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!
Difficulty: Newbie
Colombia
This time, Carlos focuses on the personal pronouns in Spanish, which are used to refer to people in sentences. Let's explore, among other things, which personal pronouns are singular vs. plural, which ones are masculine vs. feminine, and which ones are particular to certain regions.
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.
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.
Difficulty: Newbie
Colombia
After a quick review of the conjugation of the verb "ser" (to be) in the present indicative, Carlos gives us a quiz to test what we have learned about this extremely useful verb.
Difficulty: Beginner
Colombia
Although the Colombian version of The Wonder Years is based upon the well-known American series, Carlos explains to us some similarities and differences between the two versions.
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.
Difficulty: Beginner
Colombia
Carlos enlightens us about several words and expressions that come up in the series, "Confidential: The King of Cons," some of which are quite particular to Colombian Spanish.
Difficulty: Beginner
Colombia
Carlos utilizes examples from Part Two, Episode One of the Colombian Series, "Confidencial: El rey de la estafa" [Confidential: The King of Cons] to illuminate for us not only grammatical concepts such as diminutives, augmentatives, and uses of the verb "haber," but also to teach us some popular Colombian expressions.
Difficulty: Beginner
Colombia
Referring to the third part of the first episode of the Colombian version of The Wonder Years, Carlos edifies us regarding Colombia's dietary traditions as well as some historical conflicts.
Difficulty: Beginner
Colombia
Carlos enlightens us regarding some typical Colombian slang that shows up in part three of the first episode of "Confidencial."
Difficulty: Intermediate
Puerto Rico
We asked Carli Muñoz if he’d play a few bars of his latest compositions, and, luckily for us, he obliged. One of the tunes, “Portrait of Mia,” was written for his brand-new hija, Mia. We’re wondering if he’ll ever address her as mi’ja.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Puerto Rico
“Rock en español” is what we refer to the relatively new movement of musicians from Spanish speaking countries singing in their native language. Back in the sixties and seventies, these musicians were taken up with rock like much of the rest of the world, but they sang in English. Puerto Rican Carli Muñoz explains while looking back over his career.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Puerto Rico
Being a rebel is an undeniable part of becoming a rock star, and that’s something that Carli Muñoz couldn’t avoid when he was a kid. He had a head full of music, but little patience for music lessons. Lucky for him, the owner of the instrument store let him pound out his own musical education on the store piano.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Puerto Rico
Some people say that rock ‘n roll is half attitude and half talent. We already know that Carli had enough disrespect for the rules to make it and in this video he makes it clear that he has enough respect for the music to complete the equation.
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