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Taimur - Taimur habla

Difficulty: Beginner

Venezuela

Young Taimur’s Spanish is not quite as easy for the non-native as that of his neighborhood pal Zulbani, but he does have a lot of interesting things to say! Listen up, because our young friend presents an opportunity to hear some expressions and turns of phase you may have not heard before.

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Caption 16 [es]: Desde que estaba chiquito, mi tía me trajo estos zapatos
Caption 16 [en]: Since I was a kid, my aunt brought for me these shoes

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La Mala Rodriguez - La Niña

Difficulty: Intermediate

Spain

Viewer Discretion Advised

María “La Mala” Rodríquez’ latest effort has taken Spain by storm. The record, says María, is called Alevosía because “Lo he hecho a tiro hecho, sobre seguro y no hay fallos. Lo he hecho queriendo.” YaTv.com calls her “the most courageous voice” of Spanish rap today.

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Caption 30 [es]: A las nueve estaba allí
Caption 30 [en]: At nine she was there.

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Verano Eterno - Fiesta Grande - Part 8

Difficulty: Intermediate

Argentina

Mauro’s not afraid to place a wager on his success with Violeta, though we wouldn’t bet on it ourselves. Franco drops into Dolores’ shop, just in time to realize that Sergio is the father of Brisa.

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Caption 46 [es]: Estaba buscando algunos percheros para "El Morena". -No tengo percheros.
Caption 46 [en]: I was looking for some coat racks for "El Morena." -I don't have coat racks.

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Verano Eterno - Fiesta Grande - Part 6

Difficulty: Intermediate

Argentina

Sofi’s “ex” seems to be courting a restaining order, no pun intended. Meanwhile, Jose, still pining for Mani, has a heart to heart with her brother, Franco, over the breakfast table about unrequitted love.

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Caption 3 [es]: ¿Cómo sabías que estaba acá?
Caption 3 [en]: How did you know I was here?

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Cuatro Amigas - Piloto - Part 1

Difficulty: Advanced

Argentina

A show about four professional women who live in the big city and talk about sex and men all the time? Where on earth did Telefe come up with this idea?

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Caption 6 [es]: No sólo que estaba con él
Caption 6 [en]: It's not just that I was with him

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Biografía - Enrique Iglesias

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Argentina, Spain

Enrique Iglesias discusses his record Cosas del Amor, and calls it the best recording he’s made in his career so far. He also discusses tricks for sneaking cheat notes into an exam and flirts shamelessly with the interviewer.

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Caption 69 [es]: Hombre, qué estaba mirando, no nada.
Caption 69 [en]: Man, what was I looking at, no nothing.

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Muñeca Brava - 1 Piloto - Part 8

Difficulty: Intermediate

Argentina, Uruguay

In the previous segment we found Milagros and Gloria shaking it to un ritmo vallenato from Colombia’s Caribbean coast. Upon her return to the convent, Milagros is singing Ricky Maravilla’s "¿Que tendrá el petiso?" which probably got its inspiration from "Locas por el mambo", a huge 1950 Havana hit from the great Benny Moré.

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Caption 4 [es]: Lo hice señora. Lo que pasa es que el señor Federico estaba muy ocupado.
Caption 4 [en]: I did it, Madame. You see, Mr. Federico was very busy.

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Biografía - Natalia Oreiro - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Uruguay

Though Natalia Oreiro may seem to have it all—talent, beauty, brains, personality and success—she wasn’t born with a silver spoon in her mouth. Her family suffered economically, and moved many times trying to better their situation. This was a bit unsettling for little Natalia, and perhaps contributed to her being a handful for her primary school teachers.

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Caption 35 [es]: No era mejor de lo que le estaba yendo en Uruguay.
Caption 35 [en]: It was not better than how he was doing in Uruguay.

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Biografía - Natalia Oreiro - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Uruguay

Muñeca Brava’s Natalia Oreiro came into the world on the 19th of March, 1977, in Montevideo, Uruguay. She showed early signs of being extraordinary, but was also quite a handful for her young parents. Her love of art and showmanship quickly manifested itself, and as a young child she spent hours singing into a tape recorder and along with the radio!!

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Caption 22 [es]: me agarraba todo el tiempo... estaba chocha.
Caption 22 [en]: grabbed me all the time... she was doting.

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Biografía - Pablo Echarri - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Uruguay

Echarri and his sister grew up without excess wealth, and even a hint of poverty, but they were happy. Circumstances only served to pull the family together and make them stronger.

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Caption 19 [es]: había... había, estaba lo justo, lo que tenía que haber.
Caption 19 [en]: there was... there was... it was just enough, what was needed.

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Biografía - Pablo Echarri - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Uruguay

Pablo Echarri, Argentine heartthrob and television star, describes his earliest years in Buenos Aires. Also we hear from Pablo’s father about his experiences as a new parent for the very first time.

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Caption 7 [es]: y eso estaba bueno.
Caption 7 [en]: which was good.

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Verano Eterno - Fiesta Grande - Part 3

Difficulty: Advanced

Argentina

Jose (Josie) and Manuel (Mani) are great friends, and hang out together all the time. When Mani starts to go out with Clara, he’s got more than just friendship in mind, and Jose’s jealousy is getting the best of her.

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Caption 23 [es]: Estaba saliendo. ¿Vamos?
Caption 23 [en]: I was just leaving. Let's go.

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La Mala Rodriguez - Entrevista

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Spain

The feisty Sevillian María La Mala Rodriquez talks about her career as a Spanish hip-hop artist. True to her “southern” roots, she often drops her “s” sounds, the way Carolina mentions in her clip on the various accents of Spain.

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Caption 62 [es]: Tampoco sabía mucho, muy bien, lo que estaba celebrando
Caption 62 [en]: Neither did I know very well, what I was celebrating

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