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Babasónicos - Yegua

Difficulty: Intermediate

Argentina

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In most Spanish dictionaries una yegua is “a mare,” as in “a female horse.” But in Babasónicos’ homeland, Argentina, it can also mean “a sexy thing.” To settle on your own definition of this song’s title, you may just have to watch! (By the way, this is currently one of the hottest bands in Rock en Español.)

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Caption 9 [es]: Como yegua derramaba su esplendor
Caption 9 [en]: Like a mare, she spilled her splendor

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Con ánimo de lucro - Cortometraje - Part 9

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Nicaragua, Spain

Not only does our filmmaker continue with his diatribe against the state of society as he finds it in Nicaragua, but the story takes an investigative turn. We find that not only doesn’t sponsored-child Christina del Carmen match the photo that had been supplied by Ayuda en Acción, she is also not yet enrolled in a school.

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Caption 1 [es]: Entonces quise ver cómo iba la educación del país.
Caption 1 [en]: So I wanted to see how the education in the country was going.

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¡Tierra, Sí! - Atenco - Part 4

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Mexico

In this installment of the dispute documentary we hear Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Zapata quoted over a protester’s loudspeaker. As Zapata said: “¡Victoria o muerte!” (“Victory or death!”). To protest the taking of their farmland, the people of Atenco are using stronger and stronger language. Listen in.

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Caption 18 [es]: como dijo Zapata:
Caption 18 [en]: as Zapata said:

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Cuatro Amigas - Piloto - Part 4

Difficulty: Advanced

Argentina

The cocktail party effect explains our ability to isolate a solitary voice amidst a sea of yappers, music and crowd noise. Let’s meet our ladies at the disco, where background noise and the effects of actual cocktails upon speech put our own c.p.e. skills to the test. (This one is hard, use the SLOW button!)

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Caption 3 [es]: ¡Sí lindo! -¡Cómo me deprimo, por favor! -¡Una onda!
Caption 3 [en]: Yes lovely! -Please, how it depresses me! -Good vibe!

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Tierra Envenenada - Desminando - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Honduras

Imagine the horror of stepping on a landmine while gardening. This is what happened to farmers José Moncada and Reinaldo Herrera. Through great courage they survive to testify of the enduring evils that are minas antipersonales.

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Caption 56 [es]: Y contanos cómo fue tu experiencia con este asunto de las minas.
Caption 56 [en]: And tell us what was your experience with this mine issue.

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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 61 [es]: a conocer cómo es la noche de San Juan aquí,
Caption 61 [en]: to see how the Night of San Juan is here,

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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 55 [es]: ¿Cómo vamos a solucionar la pobreza del tercer mundo
Caption 55 [en]: How are we going to solve poverty in the third world

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Rafael T. - La Cultura Maya - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

Guatemala

In Guatemala, people of Mayan descent not only retain various native forms of dress, but they also speak dialects of the Mayan language, a language many people wrongly presume to be long lost to history. Rafael treats us to some examples of words and phrases in this language, and also explains some of the particulars of traditional dress.

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Caption 39 [es]: Como por ejemplo... decir... "Buenos Días"
Caption 39 [en]: Like for example... say... "Good morning"

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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 25 [es]: Pero, ¿cómo es el gustito, algo del...?
Caption 25 [en]: But how does it taste, something like...?

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Arume - Málaga, España - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Spain

Malaga gets over 300 days of sunshine every year, so it’s no surprise that Arume has chosen it for her vacation. She’s been studying hard and learning a lot over the past year, and luckily she’s agreed to fill us in!

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Caption 6 [es]: que es como dirección de televisión y... y cine.
Caption 6 [en]: which is like TV and... and film direction.

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Juanes - Para tu amor

Difficulty: Beginner

Colombia

It was his father who gave him the nickname “Juanes,” created by combining his first name (Juan) and the beginning of his second name (Esteban). Pops may have realized that it made for a perfect pop idol calling card, as he also taught him to play guitar.

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Caption 11 [es]: Por eso yo te quiero... tanto, que no sé cómo explicar... lo que siento
Caption 11 [en]: That´s why I love you... so much, that I don't know how to explain... what I feel

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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 71 [es]: Sí, sí, claro, ¡cómo no! -Tienen que hablar, vamos llevátelo.
Caption 71 [en]: Yes, yes, of course you can! -You have to talk, come on, take him away.

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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 16 [es]: Sí, me han explicado muchas veces cómo se juega.
Caption 16 [en]: Yes, they've explained to me how to play several times.

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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 59 [es]: Vinos españoles... como Vega Sicilia:
Caption 59 [en]: Spanish wines... like Vega Sicilia:

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Casa Pancho - vinos y pinchos - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Spain

For nearly 50 years the Pérez Terradillo family has served vinos and pinchos, wines and snacks. Jose takes us on a tour to see the kitchen and the folks and gear behind the scenes of this celebrated restaurant in Burgos, Casa Pancho.

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Caption 29 [es]: Mira aquí, aproximadamente, todo cómo está.
Caption 29 [en]: Look here, approximately, how everything is.

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