In order to begin to learn about accentuation in Spanish and the placement of tildes, or accent marks, Lara teaches us three different categories, "agudas," "graves," and "esdrújulas," into which Spanish words are divided, depending upon where they are stressed.

In this video, Ana Carolina talks a bit more about the way nouns and adjectives are modified in accordance with their genders as well as filling us in on some debates that have recently come about in the Spanish-speaking world regarding "inclusive language."

Let's listen to Ana Carolina explain the gender of words in Spanish, which is important to know if you want to choose the correct article or adjective with a Spanish noun.

Eight-year-old María Manuela tells us a bit about herself before treating us to her rendition of one of Colombian folklore's best-known melodies, "Pueblito viejo" [Little Old Town] by composer José Alejandro Morales.

Let's watch Marisol prepare a delicious, typical Venezuelan dish called "pabellon criollo," which is made with black beans, white rice, shredded beef, and ripe plantains.

Here's another catchy tune by the Latin Monkey band. Let's dance!

In this second part of this lesson on grammatical agreement, Carlos explains verb agreement, or the necessary correspondence of number and grammatical person between a verb and its subject.

There are two types of grammatical agreement in Spanish: noun agreement and verb agreement. In this chapter, Carlos explains to us the concept of noun agreement. Let's see what it's about!

When Cleer's daughter, Lia, shares a bit of sad news with her, Cleer is determined to cheer her up.

From Coro, Venezuela, our friend, Zony, introduces us to her family.

From Quito, Ecuador, Julia invites us into her home to share a delicious breakfast including cheese toast, fruit, tomato juice, and delicious mountain grown coffee.

From Quito, Ecuador, Julia informs us about the effects that COVID-19 has had on her great city.

Ana Carolina delights us with her user-friendly recipe for preparing a healthy and balanced "picadita mexicana" [Mexican appetizer].

How could a dinosaur, a toy car, a rope, and a mystery box possibly relate to one another? Employing those items, Ana Carolina demonstrates to us how to use prepositions of place.

The word, "vaina," is popularly used in many Latin American countries, and according to Carlos, who explains its origin and diverse uses, "defines everything and nothing at the same time."