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Mach y Daddy - Las solteras

Difficulty: Intermediate

Panama

¡Oye Mamicitas y Papicitos! Forget about the Spanish! Get up off your colas, it’s time to perrear! Turn up the volume and put your hands in the air! Tell ‘em that you’re single (aunque si no!) Stand up right now and muévete that cintura! (You know you want to!)

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Caption 7 [es]: Oye mami, el man que tienes, mira dejalo en su casa
Caption 7 [en]: Listen "mami" [baby, sexy], the man you have, look, leave him in his house

Warmup Workout

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 7 [es]: Lo conseguí por ahí en casa de un amigo que lo tenía abandonado.
Caption 7 [en]: I found it at the house of a friend that had abandoned it.

Warmup Workout

El Trip - Ibiza

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Colombia, Spain

Ibiza is a wonderful holiday destination any day, but the summer solstice presents an opportunity to partake in an ancient tradition and celebrate all night long. Let’s join Tatiana for a cruise on a beautiful velero to visit some secret swimming spots and then we’ll head into town for la noche de San Juan.

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Caption 105 [es]: para quemar todos los trastos viejos que había en una casa.
Caption 105 [en]: to burn all the old junk there was in a house.

Warmup Workout

Con ánimo de lucro - Cortometraje - Part 8

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Nicaragua, Spain Catalonia

Spain has never been a country afraid of divisive politics, and filmmaker Joan Planas has no fear of getting controversial when presenting his views of society, church and state. Note that the older gentleman is not speaking straight Spanish but Catalan, and the Spanish captions reflect not his exact words but are the same as the Spanish subtitles seen in white on the screen.

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Caption 17 [es]: para mantener mi casa y mi familia...
Caption 17 [en]: to support my home and family...

Warmup Workout

Verano Eterno - Fiesta Grande - Part 10

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Argentina

You know, it’s never the drummer or the bassist that gets the big ego, it’s usually el cantante. In this case one is about to ruin Viole’s big opening party by refusing to play on a small stage. Is this Juan’s big chance for rock and roll stardom, or is he better off sticking to his new job as plomo (roadie)?

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Caption 55 [es]: Así que chicos.... ¡nos volvemos a casa!
Caption 55 [en]: So boys... we go back home!

Warmup Workout

Jugando a la Brisca - En la calle

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Spain

The game of brisca uses 40 cards known as the “Spanish deck.” One aspect of play involves using body language to reveal your hand to your partner. This is why the gentleman says “we blink an eye and we do like this…” He is making a joke about this body language/cards relationship when he says “your head aches when you have the ace of oros.”

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Caption 90 [es]: Digo: Pues pa ti las tierras y pa mí mi casa.
Caption 90 [en]: I say: The lands for you and the house for me.

Warmup Workout

Maestra en Madrid - Nuria y amigo

Difficulty: Beginner

Spain

We happened upon Pipita on the sidewalk in Madrid and she introduced us to her traveling companion, Nuria Gonzales. Nuria hails from Asturias, in the north of Spain, but now teaches Spanish at a university in the USA. Lucky for us, they both agreed to an on-the-spot exclusive interview.

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Caption 45 [es]: bueno, más fuera, más fuera de la casa ¿no?
Caption 45 [en]: well, more outside, more outside the house, no?

Warmup Workout

¡Tierra, Sí! - Atenco - Part 3

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Mexico

Something that induces lagrimas (tears) is said to be lacrimógeno. So if you were organizing a Festival de cine lacrimógeno, only tear-jerkers would fit the bill. If, on the other hand, you were organizing a protest of the forced seizure of your family’s farm, you might find yourself crying because of the gas lacrimógeno wafting through the air.

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Caption 32 [es]: ¿Nos van a dar una casa igual como ésta?
Caption 32 [en]: Are they going to give us a house like this one?

Warmup Workout

Felipe Calderón - Publicidad - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Mexico

Felipe Calderón is running for president of Mexico as the candidate of PAN, Partido Acción Nacional. “The National Action Party” is also the party of Mexico’s current president, Vicente Fox. Felipe’s campaign slogan? Para que Vivamos Mejor, “So we can live better.” We know there must a word play parody of this phrase, but we haven’t found it yet!

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Caption 27 [es]: en la mesa de la casa y siempre pudimos ir a la escuela.
Caption 27 [en]: to eat (on the table at home) and we were always able to go to school.

Warmup Workout

Skampida - Gustavo y David

Difficulty: Intermediate

Colombia

Take it from the boys in Skampida, the best ways to learn a language are 1) to watch a lot of tv (yabla!) and 2) to find yourself a native girlfriend/boyfriend! Skampida is one of the best bands ever from Bogotá, and we caught up with them while they were spending some time hangeando in The Big Manzana.

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Caption 16 [es]: Skampida StereoBlaster, en la casa.
Caption 16 [en]: Skampida StereoBlaster, in the house.

Warmup Workout

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 23 [es]: El trabajo consiste en pasar casa por casa
Caption 23 [en]: The task is about going house by house

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Con ánimo de lucro - Cortometraje - Part 7

Difficulty: Intermediate

Nicaragua, Spain

Does broadcast media really have a responsiblity to promote and defend human rights? Or is it to simply make shows that people like and that attract ratings? Several Nicaraguan journalists and media producers discuss these ideas in a round table discussion.

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Caption 65 [es]: Me volví para casa.
Caption 65 [en]: I went back home.

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Con ánimo de lucro - Cortometraje - Part 6

Difficulty: Intermediate

Nicaragua, Spain

Viewer Discretion Advised

Does graphic and violence-ridden television news that presents the worst aspects of a society also bring out the worst in its audience? Our filmmaker seems to think so, and believes that it is young viewers who pay the price when spectacle trumps thoughtful analysis and measured presentation.

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Caption 35 [es]: y otro porque se metió a una casa a robar una llanta de bicicleta.
Caption 35 [en]: and the other one because he broke into a house to steal a bicycle tire.

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Con ánimo de lucro - Cortometraje - Part 5

Difficulty: Intermediate

Nicaragua, Spain

That literacy will directly contribute to the health and well being of a people few can doubt. But are a literate people more likely to care for the environment? One man thinks so, and has started a grassroots neighbors teaching neighbors project for the good of both la gente y la tierra.

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Caption 53 [es]: Esta casa a unas horas al día se convierte en escuela.
Caption 53 [en]: This house, some hours per day, becomes a school.

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Con ánimo de lucro - Cortometraje - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Nicaragua, Spain

Continuing their trip through Nicaragua, Planas’ film crew stops in San Nicolás and discusses the lack of potable water. A group of Spaniards have offered to remedy the situation. Why does the problem still exist? Could the elected officials actually be standing in the way of progress?

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Caption 15 [es]: Esta casa no tenía nada que ver con las casas de mi país.
Caption 15 [en]: This house had nothing to do with the houses in my country.

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