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Cleer - La pronunciación de la g y la j - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

Colombia

In the Spanish alphabet, the letters g and j tend to be two of the hardest two differentiate. In this video, we'll learn how the pronunciation of the g differs depending upon the vowel that follows it.

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Caption 33 [es]: Pero si delante de estas vocales tiene que sonar suave,
Caption 33 [en]: But if in front of these vowels, it has to sound soft,

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Vocabulario de cine y películas - Géneros cinematográficos - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

Colombia

Carlos wraps up this series on film genres by talking about horror and animation, two of his personal favorites.

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Caption 12 [es]: Estas películas nos mantienen en vilo
Caption 12 [en]: These movies keep us in suspense

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Vocabulario de cine y películas - Géneros cinematográficos - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Colombia

In the second part of his series on film genres, Carlos reveals the Spanish names for science fiction, drama and musicals and explains what these types of films often entail.

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Caption 12 [es]: Estas películas exploran ideas científicas y tecnológicas innovadoras,
Caption 12 [en]: These movies explore scientific ideas and innovative technologies,

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Vocabulario de cine y películas - Géneros cinematográficos - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Colombia

Carlos teaches us the Spanish names for the main film genres, giving us examples of each and explaining to us some interesting facts about Spanish movie titles.

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Caption 19 [es]: Estas películas son conocidas por sus diálogos ingeniosos
Caption 19 [en]: These movies are known for their witty dialogues

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Vocabulario de noticias - Medioambiente - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Colombia

Carlos keeps teaching us more environmental terms, which he will reinforce by reciting a typical paragraph we might hear during a news segment on the environment.

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Caption 61 [es]: Sin embargo, la amenaza constante de la extinción de especies en estas áreas
Caption 61 [en]: However, the constant threat of extinction of species in these areas

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Carlos explica - El verbo "ser" - Part 2

Difficulty: Newbie

Colombia

After reviewing the first functions of the verb "ser" [to be] from part one of this series, Carlos teaches us several more functions with lots of example sentences.

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Caption 61 [es]: ahora que ya conocemos todas estas funciones,
Caption 61 [en]: now that we're already familiar with all these functions,

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Carlos explica - El verbo "ser" - Part 1

Difficulty: Newbie

Colombia

The verb "ser" has many uses in Spanish that enable us to express many things. In this first part of his lesson on this verb, Carlos shows us how to use it to talk about such things as character, permanent characteristics, nationality, and more.

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Caption 30 [es]: Vamos a ver algunos ejemplos de cada una de estas funciones.
Caption 30 [en]: Let's look at some examples of each one of these functions.

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Carlos explica - Cómo expresar opiniones en español - Part 6

Difficulty: Beginner

Colombia

In this last part of his serious on offering opinions in Spanish, Carlos reviews all of the formulas we have learned so far with lots of examples... and a little quiz to test your knowledge!

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Caption 80 [es]: [Creo que... un poco cansado] [estás, estés]
Caption 80 [en]: [I think that... a bit tired] [you're, you're]

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Carlos explica - Cómo expresar opiniones en español - Part 5

Difficulty: Beginner

Colombia

In this part of Carlos' lesson on how to express opinions in Spanish, he introduces some fixed expressions that could come in very handy when you want to say what you think about someone or something.

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Caption 27 [es]: Veamos cómo se pueden utilizar estas estructuras
Caption 27 [en]: Let's see how these structures can be used

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Carlos explica - Cómo expresar opiniones en español - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

Colombia

This time, Carlos focuses on general opinions with no value judgments. Through several examples, he teaches us some of the most common verbs found in this type of sentence as well as giving us two simple formulas to create both the positive and negative versions.

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Caption 81 [es]: "Marta cree que estás estudiando".
Caption 81 [en]: "Marta believes that you're studying."

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Carlos explica - Vocabulario: La palabra "así" - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Colombia

In the second video of his series about the word "así," Carlos teaches us some of the more common Spanish expressions that include it, such as "así como así," "así es que," y "así es." Let's find out what these mean!

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Caption 56 [es]: supongamos que estás hablando con una amiga
Caption 56 [en]: let's suppose that you're talking to a [female] friend,

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Carlos explica - Expresiones con las partes del cuerpo - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Colombia

Carlos reviews the names of some body parts in Spanish— and perhaps teaches us some new ones— by telling us about some popular Spanish idioms that include them.

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Caption 84 [es]: ¿Me estás comparando con un animal?
Caption 84 [en]: Are you comparing me with an animal?

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Carlos explica - 20 formas de decir no sin decir no

Difficulty: Beginner

Colombia

Expand your vocabulary by learning these alternatives to saying simply "no" in Spanish. Using several questions with examples, Carlos teaches us twenty ways to say "no"... without having to say it!

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Caption 25 [es]: "¿Estás loco?"
Caption 25 [en]: "Are you crazy?"

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Carlos explica - 20 formas de decir sí sin decir sí - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

Colombia

Do you know how to answer "yes" in Spanish without always having to say "sí"? Using several sample questions, Carlos teaches us twenty alternative ways to answer a question affirmatively in Spanish.

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Caption 37 [es]: Supongamos que estás en un restaurante
Caption 37 [en]: Let's suppose that you're in a restaurant,

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Carlos explica - Recursos para consultas del español - Part 5

Difficulty: Intermediate

Colombia

Welcome to the fifth part of this series about resources for getting your most pressing Spanish questions answered as quickly and accurately as possible! In this section, Carlos will let us know how the RAE's Linguistic Portal works.

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Caption 22 [es]: Vamos a ver cada una de estas secciones.
Caption 22 [en]: Let's look at each one of these sections.

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