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Playa Adícora - Francisco - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Venezuela

Maria Lionza is said to have been born in 1502 to an Indian Chief in the Yaracuy region of Venezuela. Today she is revered throughout the Caribbean by followers of the syncretic cult which is named after her, but artists too find her an irresistably mystical symbol alluding to history, race, and sex. Her painting hangs on the wall of Francisco’s taller in Adícora.

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Caption 60 [es]: Y estas maderas así con formas,
Caption 60 [en]: And this wood, like this in shapes,

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Escuela Don Quijote - En el aula - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

Spain

Sometimes when we give advice it seems a little presumptious to tell people outright what we think they should do. It’s a little smoother to instead say what we would do if we were in their place, “I would watch more Spanish videos (if I were you).” Let’s have a look at how we do this in Spanish.

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Caption 54 [es]: y vosotras vais a decir cualquiera de estas posibilidades.
Caption 54 [en]: and you all are going to use any of these possibilities.

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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 69 [es]: A mí me gustaría que me dijeran por qué han... han constituido estas bodas de gays.
Caption 69 [en]: I would like to be told why they have... they have allowed these gay marriages.

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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 36 [es]: Éstas siguen aparte, siguen morfándose el arroz.
Caption 36 [en]: And these ones here keep on, they keep on sucking down the rice.

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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 51 [es]: No puedo trabajar en estas condiciones.
Caption 51 [en]: I can't work in these conditions.

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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 49 [es]: Me estás cogiendo en... ¿eh? ¿Me estás cogiendo?
Caption 49 [en]: Are you getting... eh? Are you getting me [with the camera]?

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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 43 [es]: Bien. Y estás en un sitio pues que... en Burgos
Caption 43 [en]: Well. You're in a place, that well... in Burgos

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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 25 [es]: Y estas son croquetas. Ya ves que se hacen de una en una.
Caption 25 [en]: And these are croquettes. You see, they are done one by one.

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¡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 61 [es]: ¿Qué estás haciendo?
Caption 61 [en]: What are you making?

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La Cocaleros - Personas y políticas - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Bolivia

Evo Morales was a Bolivian congressman at the time of filming in 2004. At the time he was best known as an advocate and unofficial representative of traditional coca farmers, who are, for the most part, poor and marginalized. Today this indigenous politician and one-time farmer himself is best known for being president of Bolivia.

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Caption 58 [es]: y entregar estas tierras a gente,
Caption 58 [en]: and give these lands to people,

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Tu Rock es Votar - Comercial de TV - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Mexico

Just over a quarter of Mexico’s 127.5 million people are aged 18-24, and as such the “youth vote” could easily make or break any candidate in Mexico’s upcoming election on July 2. Patterned after the “Rock the Vote” campaign in the USA, Tu Rock Es Votar is running a television, radio and web campaign that hopes to improve voter turnout in the Mexican youth population despite a general desencantado (“disenchanted”) attitude found amongst all eligible voters.

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Caption 6 [es]: y que sí estás dejando que decidan por ti.
Caption 6 [en]: and that you are letting others decide for you.

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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 34 [es]: Sandrita... estás en internet
Caption 34 [en]: Sandrita... you're on the internet

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Javier Marin - Artesano Venezolano - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Venezuela

Ecological awareness is universal these days, especially among young people. Javier explains his own use of natural and biological materials, a use that does not involve the destruction of any living creatures, but rather the reuse of materials that have been jettisoned by their original animal owners.

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Caption 29 [es]: Bueno, también tenemos estas piezas
Caption 29 [en]: Well, we also have these pieces

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Javier Marin - Artesano Venezolano - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Venezuela

As an artesan, Javier Marin works with a variety of materials, employing many techniques to create his pieces. He has been kind enough to take the time to explain some of these materials and processes. Javier’s father, in the days well before email, used to transmit telegraph messages via morse code in the building adjacent to where his son now works.

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Caption 57 [es]: y se le dan estas formas,
Caption 57 [en]: and you give it these shapes,

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Cocinas Peruanas - Short Film - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

Peru

The inhabitants of the first village where special stoves were installed experienced a marked improvement in their respiratory health. Word quickly spread to a nearby community which then made the change over to the new technology. As the materials are inexpensive, it should not be difficult to get all of Peru to switch to the new stoves.

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Caption 3 [es]: El más importante fue que el uso de estas cocinas
Caption 3 [en]: The most important one was that the usage of these stoves

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