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El Aula Azul - Adivina qué es - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

Spain

What objects is Ester from El Aula Azul [The Blue Classroom] language school describing? Listen carefully, and guess!

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Caption 18 [es]: Desde hace miles de años,
Caption 18 [en]: For thousands of years,

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Sonido Babel - El candombe de Uruguay

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Uruguay, Venezuela

What is candombe? In this episode from Sonido Babel [Babel Sound], we'll travel to Uruguay to find out more about this musical style that is influenced by more than twenty different African cultures as well as the indigenous Charrúas and Guaranis, the Spanish, and the Portuguese.

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Caption 4 [es]: es una realidad que tiene más de quinientos años.
Caption 4 [en]: is a reality that is more than five hundred years old.

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Víctor en Caracas - La natación

Difficulty: Intermediate

Venezuela

Our friend Victor Diaz from Caracas, Venezuela, introduces us to Judith Zuniaga, the director of the the Suma Deportes [Suma Sports] club, who tells us about its unique approach to the sport of swimming.

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Caption 44 [es]: tenía ochenta y dos años y estaba aprendiendo a nadar.
Caption 44 [en]: was eighty-two years old and was learning to swim.

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Música andina - La quena

Difficulty: Intermediate

Ecuador

Michael Guajan surprises us with yet another Andean instrument, in this case, the quena. Michael tells us about its origin, its different varieties, and its use in both Andean and world music.

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Caption 13 [es]: hace más de cinco mil setecientos años,
Caption 13 [en]: more than five thousand seven hundred years ago,

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Fermín - La plumeria - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Spain

In this video, Fermin explains the most common mistakes people make when caring for their plumerias and teaches us how to best take care of this beautiful plant.

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Caption 37 [es]: Una plumeria tarda entre dos y tres años en formarse como planta
Caption 37 [en]: A plumeria takes between two and three years of forming as a plant

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Fermín - La plumeria - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Spain

Let's learn some interesting facts about a very special flower called the plumeria. Fermin tells us about its origins, characteristics, and special place in the cultures of many nations.

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Caption 79 [es]: y muchos de ellos tienen cientos de años de antigüedad.
Caption 79 [en]: and many of them are hundreds of years old.

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Música andina - Los orígenes de la guitarra

Difficulty: Intermediate

Ecuador

In this episode of his series on Andean music, Michael shares with us some interesting facts about the guitar's origins and evolution.

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Caption 11 [es]: Con el pasar de los años, los fabricantes de guitarra
Caption 11 [en]: Over the years, guitar makers

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Víctor en Caracas - Santa Claus

Difficulty: Intermediate

Venezuela

From Caracas, Venezuela, a longtime portrayer of Santa Claus at Christmastime shares with us how he originally fell into the job and what it means to him.

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Caption 16 [es]: Ya tengo muchos años haciendo de Santa.
Caption 16 [en]: I've been playing Santa for many years now.

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Viajando con Fermín - La Feria de Santo Tomás

Difficulty: Intermediate

Spain

Discover with Fermin the Santo Tomás Fair, a popular December twenty-first celebration in various cities in the Basque Country. With its mid-nineteenth century origins, this tradition has been kept alive with numerous stands where street venders sell their products, especially scrumptious chistorra sandwiches and cider!

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Caption 44 [es]: y con el paso de los años se ha convertido en una bonita tradición.
Caption 44 [en]: and has become a nice tradition over the years.

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El Aula Azul - La Doctora Consejos: Subjuntivo y persona ideal

Difficulty: Intermediate

Spain

The best cure for "lovesickness" is to find someone compatible with you. In this video, Doctor Advice from El Aula Azul will help Ander discover who his ideal partner is as they practice using the subjunctive.

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Caption 74 [es]: tiene setenta y cinco años.
Caption 74 [en]: she's seventy-five years old.

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Tu Voz Estéreo - Feliz Navidad - Part 9

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Colombia

When Lucia tells Felipe about the unthkinkable sight she witnessed at Mister Tobias' home, her boyfriend has trouble believing such a horrific scenario.

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Caption 4 [es]: ¡Es que ni siquiera sé cuántos años pueda llegar a tener!
Caption 4 [en]: It's just that, I don't even know how old she could be!

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Luis Guitarra - Todo es de todos - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Spain

Spanish singer-songwriter Luis Guitarra performs for us one of his favorite songs, "Todo es de todos" [Everything Belongs to Everyone]. Guitarra composed the song decades ago as part of an international campaign that called for foreign debt cancellation for impoverished countries.

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Caption 5 [es]: y que me la pidieron escribir hace ya veinte años,
Caption 5 [en]: and which they asked me to write twenty years ago now,

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Confidencial: Asesino al Volante - Capítulo 1 - Part 7

Difficulty: Advanced

Colombia

Following his job interview, Roberto's disappointment turns to anguish upon receiving a call from the hospital to which his partner has been transferred.

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Caption 3 [es]: No, pero trabajé cinco años en una empresa farmacéutica.
Caption 3 [en]: No, but I worked at a pharmaceutical company for five years.

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Tu Voz Estéreo - Feliz Navidad - Part 8

Difficulty: Advanced

Colombia

In his radio interview, Felipe shares details about his relationship with his girlfriend, Lucia, and how shocked they were to discover that their mysterious neighbor, Mister Tobias, was not as lonely as he seemed.

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Caption 28 [es]: Bueno, para ese entonces llevábamos... ¿dos años?
Caption 28 [en]: Well, back then, we'd been together... for two years?

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Escuela BCNLIP - Clase con Javi: el futuro - Part 2

Difficulty: Advanced

Spain

At Barcelona's BCNLIP language school, Javi and his students continue to ponder some predictions and their chances of occurring.

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Caption 26 [es]: eso es en ciento años [sic]. -Es probable.
Caption 26 [en]: that's in like a hundred years [sic]. -It's likely.

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