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Baile Folklórico de Puerto Rico - Los Bailarines

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Puerto Rico

Nelly Ocacia and Benjamín Moldonado are both 19-year-old university students, and enjoy dancing with the Ballet Folklórico Guamanique when not studying. We caught up with them at the airport in San Juan, where they were welcoming new arrivals and seeing off departing passengers, much to the delight of travelers.

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Caption 15 [es]: Bueno, pues... donde nos lleve... ingeniería mecánica es un campo bastante grande,
Caption 15 [en]: Well then... wherever it may take us... mechanical engineering is a very ample field,

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Desayuno Puerto Escondido - Avena

Difficulty: Beginner

Mexico

Al gusto means, literally, “to the taste,” but in English we usually express this as “to taste.” So Gregoria doesn’t add honey to the avena (oatmeal). She puts it on the side of the plate. The person eating can can put it on al gusto, a little or a lot, however they like it. We often do this with salt, syrup, hot sauce… anything where individual palates vary considerably.

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Caption 22 [es]: Ah ya. -Sí, sí... necesita bastante, poquita... a su...
Caption 22 [en]: I see. -Yes, yes... needs a lot, a little... to his...

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Arturo Vega - Entrevista - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

Mexico

As it turns out the young Arturo Vega, Mexican emigré actor and artist in New York, lived below a girl who was seeing a young man named Douglas Glenn Colvin (who would come to be known as “Dee Dee Ramone”). The two visionaries got to talking…

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Caption 41 [es]: estaba... me consideraba bastante educado,
Caption 41 [en]: I was... I considered myself to be quite educated,

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Estado Falcón - Locos de la Vela - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Venezuela

Most English speakers have at some time in their lives heard Donovan sing “The Hurdy Gurdy Man,” but how many knew what such a man did? The woman in this video talks about a musical family that used to play the sinfonía, and indeed this is the Spanish name for the hand-crank organ known as a “hurdy gurdy.”

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Caption 69 [es]: con un consumo de alcohol bastante alto.
Caption 69 [en]: with a very high consumption of alcohol.

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Cuatro Amigas - Piloto - Part 5

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Argentina

Elena is absolutely certain she will not be calling Mariano, her estranged, cheating boyfriend. She professes this fact repeatedly. But when Vero drops by, still tipsy from the club, discussion of lonely reality has its effect. She breaks down and picks up the phone…

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Caption 28 [es]: Me estoy sintiendo bastante fuera de lugar, yo.
Caption 28 [en]: I'm feeling quite out of place, me.

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Playa Adícora - Francisco - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

Venezuela

Francisco’s little Taller Arte is guarded by the ever-vigilant Señor Coco, who never sleeps and sees all! Taller means “workshop,” and, as in English, this word can have a range of meanings, such as a place where artisans create, a place where things are fixed, or an event where people get together to work on ideas.

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Caption 19 [es]: yo creo que ha llevado bastante cambio hasta ahorita que está...
Caption 19 [en]: I think that it has changed a lot up to now that is...

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Playa Adícora - Chober - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Venezuela

Chober and his buddies are building a little club on the beach that is aiming to provide services to beach goers and visitors, while at the same time providing events and opportunites for community members, particularly young people. Like his friend Francisco, Chober is concerned with the environment, and finding uses for discarded materials.

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Caption 53 [es]: Sí, es bastante interesante, se puede hacer.
Caption 53 [en]: Yes, it's very interesting, it can be done.

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Playa Adícora - Francisco - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Venezuela

Francisco sees potential for creation and innovation in a wide range of materials: drift wood, shells, seeds, goat skin, even plastic debris. He is speaking with the governor about creating a tallerr, or workshop, that can be used to teach artistic skills to the young people of the area, as well as to showcase the work of other local artisans.

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Caption 12 [es]: Son unas... bastante originales, las piezas.
Caption 12 [en]: They are... very original, the pieces.

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Factor Fobia - Cucarachas - Part 3

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Argentina

When something is distasteful, it’s common to hear qué asco (how disgusting) This is precisely what Marley proclaims as Sebastián chooses a particularly fea cockroach to munch on. Sebastián didn’t in fact, tragar, or swallow, the roach, and we think Marley let him off easy!

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Caption 19 [es]: ¿A ver? -Hice bastante.
Caption 19 [en]: Let's see? -I´ve done enough.

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Casa Pancho - vinos y pinchos - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Spain

The verb pinchar means “to prick” or “to poke” and pincho is a spike or a skewer, so it’s not surprising that in the world of tapas (small portions that can be shared) pinchos (also spelled pintxos) either have toothpicks through them or can be eaten off the plate with one.

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Caption 44 [es]: estamos con bastante prestigio porque hacemos las cosas bastante bien
Caption 44 [en]: we have quite a lot of prestige because we do things quite well,

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Patricia Marti - Perspectiva Política

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Venezuela

In a time of pretty sharp political divide in Venezuela, Patricia, gives a frank middle-of-the-road explanation of the current political climate and her place in the country’s politics as apolitica.

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Caption 3 [es]: mi opinión es bastante, como decir abstracta.
Caption 3 [en]: my opinion is quite, you might say, abstract.

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Patricia Marti - Estudios Médicos - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Venezuela

Medical student Patricia Martí tells us about the study she is conducting in the village of Adícora. The study is a look at the incidence of skin problems caused by sun exposure in this town where many people work outdoors, including quite a few fishermen.

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Caption 10 [es]: Ya que ésta es una población bastante propensa,
Caption 10 [en]: Given that this population is very prone to it,

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De consumidor a persona - Short Film - Part 4

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Spain

Transgenic, or genetically modified, crops are a marginal issue for most people in the United States. This is not the case in Europe, where the issue of transgénicos is very much in the forefront of the public's mind.

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Caption 10 [es]: Eso tiene el... el riesgo bastante grave
Caption 10 [en]: That involves... the pretty serious risk

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Emiro - Pimienta Café

Difficulty: Beginner

Venezuela

Emiro spent years crewing an oil tanker, and many more as a fisherman commanding his own lancha, so it’s no surprse to find him at the helm of his own seaside kitchen, the Pimienta Café in Adícora. Join us as we drop in to check out the menu!

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Caption 13 [es]: y conozco bastante lo que es la atención con el público.
Caption 13 [en]: and I know quite well what customer service is.

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Javier García - EPK - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

Argentina, Spain

¿Quién es Javier García? With his producer (and two-time Academy Award winner) Gustavo Santaolalla, Javier Garcia talks about his roots and influences. Also, we learn about some noted musicians who contributed to the album 13, including the great trumpet player, Arturo Sandoval.

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Caption 45 [es]: Creo que esos antecedentes ya lo colocan en un mundo musical bastante interesante.
Caption 45 [en]: I think these records already put him in a musical world that is quite interesting.

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