Sylvia teaches us about some of the verbs that are commonly used during the course of a card game in Spanish as well as some of the different types of decks there are worldwide.

Aside from the meaning of a playing card, the Spanish word "carta" also has many other meanings. Let's learn several of them!

The board game Parcheesi is played all over the world with varying names. In this video, Silvia explains the board in detail and talks about the objective of the game.

How is Parcheesi played? Although there are some regional variations in the rules for this game, there are some generally applicable fundamentals. Let's hear Silvia explain some of them!

Silvia introduces us to the Game of the Goose, which is played with a special board, different colored pieces, and a single dice. Let's find out how to play this simple yet entertaining game.

Silvia continues her explanation of the board game known as the Game of the Goose, this time explaining some of less desirable squares on which one can land. We will also learn about a fascinating theory of the game's origin that claims it was inspired by the Way of Saint James.

Although it is believed that the origins of the game "rock, paper, scissors" date back to sixteen hundred B.C. China, it continues to be played by many throughout the world. Silvia will tell us a bit more about this entertaining hand game.

This time, Sylvia speaks to us about arm wrestling, a hand game with several interesting variants that people of all ages delight in playing around the world.

Colombian pop sensation Juanes sings this duet with Canadian superstar Nelly Furtado. The song gave each of them an award for best duet and Juanes one for best songwriter at the Latin Music Awards. This song is very clear, very easy, and repetitive using key vocabulary. Great for beginners!

It was his father who gave him the nickname “Juanes,” created by combining his first name (Juan) and the beginning of his second name (Esteban). Pops may have realized that it made for a perfect pop idol calling card, as he also taught him to play guitar.

José Rodriguez, the caretaker of a beautiful finca, or farm, is kind enough to show us around and tell us a bit about the area and himself. You will probably realize that pues, as José employs it, is a common muletilla (“filler” word), used to add a bit of emphasis or just as a matter of speech style, and doesn’t really always have to be translated (though it can often be thought of as akin to “well”).

In the ballad "Será" [It will be], famed Venezuelan vallenato singer Jorge Celedón and Latin Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter Franco De Vita team up to sing about love.

Jorge Celedon is a Colombian singer specializing in the Colombian folk genre, vallenato. In "Me gustas mucho" [I Like You a Lot], he sings about his affection for a girl with beautiful eyes.

Jennifer Lopez and Mark Anthony are in love! (Beware cold-hearted fellows! This could be painful for you…) Their careers are skyrocketing, and they have a set of absolutely angelic twins (reportedly netting them from $3 to $6 Million for a photo session). Take a chance with Por Arriesgarnos, and let them share their joy.

Javier Garcia was born in Madrid to a Cuban father and spent his earliest years in Spain before heading to boarding school in Ireland (from whence his mother comes), finishing high school in Miami after the age of 16. So what kind of Spanish accent does he have? Well, by his own admission, something of a Cuban one when he sings, a kind of a Spanish one when he talks… (we called him and asked!)