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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 25 [es]: o "La gente en general es muy gentil".
Caption 25 [en]: or "People in general are very kind."

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Cleer y Lía - Una canción navideña en acordeón

Difficulty: Beginner

Colombia

Cleer's daughter Lía joins us again, who, this time, will play us a popular Christmas tune on her accordion.

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Caption 32 [es]: OK. Porque muchas veces se ve la gente tocando de lo más de fácil,
Caption 32 [en]: OK. Because you often see people playing so effortlessly,

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Cleer y Lida - Llegando a una nueva ciudad

Difficulty: Beginner

Colombia

Upon arrival to a new city, you might need some help finding certain places. In this video, Cleer and Lida will show us how to ask pertinent questions and start a conversation with somebody in this context.

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Caption 38 [es]: Me encanta conocer gente y hacer nuevas amigas.
Caption 38 [en]: I love meeting people and making new friends.

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Cleer y Lida - ¿Qué idiomas hablas?

Difficulty: Beginner

Colombia

Cleer and Lida teach us how to carry on a basic conversation through simple questions and answers.

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Caption 38 [es]: pero, la verdad, es mejor viendo vídeos y gente hablando.
Caption 38 [en]: but, truthfully, it's better to watch videos and people talking.

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Guillermina y Candelario - Mi Amiga la Sirena

Difficulty: Beginner

Colombia

Guillermina makes an extraordinary discovery at the beach and shares all the "mythical" details with Candelario and her grandfather.

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Caption 51 [es]: y la gente no les cree.
Caption 51 [en]: and people don't believe them.

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Carlos y Cyndy - La pronunciación en Colombia y Argentina

Difficulty: Beginner

Argentina, Colombia

Carlos and Cyndy teach us to identify the difference in the manner in which the "double l" and "y" letters are pronounced in Colombia versus Argentina, with several examples.

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Caption 62 [es]: Por allá hay una calle llena de gente.
Caption 62 [en]: Over there, there's a street full of people.

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Cleer - Entrevista a Lila

Difficulty: Beginner

Colombia

Cleer interviews her cousin, Lila, who shares with us some interesting details about her travels and life.

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Caption 51 [es]: ¿Y en Alemania? -{y la gente}; y en Alemania, todo es silencio.
Caption 51 [en]: And in Germany? -and the people; you get to Germany, it's all silence.

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Leonardo Rodriguez Sirtori - Una vida como pintor - Part 4

Difficulty: Beginner

Colombia

Despite having been inspired by a multitude of diverse subjects throughout his artistic career, Leonardo Rodriguez Sirtori's gallery owner asks him to compile an exhibition focusing on his dark-skinned portraits.

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Caption 58 [es]: Eh... La gente con peso y con fuerza y que, eh...
Caption 58 [en]: Um... The overweight and strong people and who, um...

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Guillermo el chamán - tocando el tambor

Difficulty: Beginner

Colombia, Mexico

Guillermo speaks about how the sound of the drum represents keeping moving rather than staying stagnant in life and how increasing one's sphere of vision and confronting one's emotions can lead to balance and ultimately, happiness.

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Caption 13 [es]: y la gente se mueve generalmente en círculo,
Caption 13 [en]: and the people generally move in a circle,

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Viajando con Carlos - Popayán - Colombia - Part 4

Difficulty: Beginner

Colombia

Carlos concludes our tour of Popayan by pointing out several bridges as well as the Pueblito Patojo, a unique area containing miniature replicas of many of the city's most notable monuments.

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Caption 10 [es]: La gente tenía que subir dicha falla inclinada o de rodillas,
Caption 10 [en]: The people had to climb said fault bent over or on their knees,

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Aprendiendo con Carlos - América precolombina - El mito de Bochica

Difficulty: Beginner

Colombia

Carlos closes his series on pre-Columbian America by sharing with us the myth of Bochica, a God thought to be responsible for several natural phenomena.

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Caption 32 [es]: En poco tiempo, la gente comenzó a hacer el mal.
Caption 32 [en]: After a short period of time, people began to do evil.

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Aprendiendo con Carlos - América precolombina - El mito de Bachué

Difficulty: Beginner

Colombia

Carlos explains the different roles myths have played historically and tells us the Muisca myth of Bachué, which explains the origin of Man.

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Caption 43 [es]: y se dieron cuenta que en la tierra ya había mucha gente,
Caption 43 [en]: and realized that there were already many people on earth,

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Carlos comenta - Los Años Maravillosos - Forma de hablar - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

Colombia

Within the second part of the first episode of the Colombian version of The Wonder Years, Carlos points out several examples of a manner of speaking that is very typical to Bogota.

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Caption 68 [es]: sobre el modo en el cual la gente habla en Bogotá
Caption 68 [en]: about the manner in which people speak in Bogota

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Aprendiendo con Carlos - América precolombina - El Dorado

Difficulty: Beginner

Colombia

Carlos describes for us the fascinating enthronement ceremony that gave rise to to the legend of "El Dorado" ["The Golden One"], a nickname which referred to the cacique, or king, of Colombia's Muisca people.

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Caption 35 [es]: y la gente que seguía la ceremonia desde la orilla
Caption 35 [en]: and the people who followed the ceremony from the shore

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Carlos explica - Sustantivos colectivos

Difficulty: Beginner

Colombia

Carlos speaks to us about the nuances of Spanish collective nouns, which are nouns that refer to a number of beings within a specific category.

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Caption 4 [es]: Familia, orquesta, fauna, gente.
Caption 4 [en]: "Familia" [family], "orquesta" [orchestra], "fauna" [fauna], "gente" [people].

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