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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 59 [es]: Uno de ellos es el señor Pedro Vidal Sánchez...
Caption 59 [en]: One of them is Mr. Pedro Vidal Sánchez...

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Biografía - Natalia Oreiro - Part 7

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Argentina, Uruguay

When a strange man insists he is Natalia’s true father, she is oddly sympathetic, “we all know about el proceso.” But do we? The “process” is shorthand for the era of military dictatorships that engulfed the Southern Cone in the mid 70’s. During this era, untold numbers of infants of suspected “subversives” were kidnapped, often taken by police or military members to raise as their own.

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Caption 52 [es]: No, se aparece el señor.
Caption 52 [en]: No, the man shows up.

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Belanova - Y aun así te vas

Difficulty: Intermediate

Mexico

Javier (Jay) De La Cueva Rosales is known to many in Mexico by the stage name “Brian Amadeus Moderatto,” under which guise he serves as lead singer of the group Moderatto. Here we find Brian making a guest appearance with Belanova during a live show in Guadalajara, much to the delight of the tapatíos who filled the hall.

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Caption 2 [es]: Queremos pedirles un aplauso muy fuerte para el señor Brian Amadeus.
Caption 2 [en]: We want to ask you for a very strong applause for Mr. Brian Amadeus.

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Tierra Envenenada - Desminando - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Brazil, Honduras, Venezuela

You know what a calavera is, no? If you see one, especially on a sign in a former war zone, be very, very careful. Soldiers from Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela and the U.S. came together to reduce the need for these signs in Central America… reclaiming fields filled with anti-personnel mines so that farmers can return to using them for crops.

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Caption 26 [es]: El señor don Juan indudablemente confió en la operación
Caption 26 [en]: Mr. Juan undoubtfully trusted in the operation

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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 59 [es]: Si yo soy Señor Pedro,
Caption 59 [en]: If I am Mr. Pedro,

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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 46 [es]: ...quiere decir "Gracias Señor."
Caption 46 [en]: [Mayan word] means "Thank you Lord."

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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 50 [es]: ¡Sí, señor! -Si se quedan un rato enseguida...
Caption 50 [en]: Yes sir! -If you stay for a while right away...

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Escuela Don Quijote - En el aula - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Spain

A consejo is “a piece of advice” and the verb aconsejar is “to advise.” Here in the Don Quijote classroom, we take a look at the grammar and language involved when doling out recommendations, suggestions, and the like, in Spanish.

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Caption 50 [es]: Señor, le recomiendo que...
Caption 50 [en]: Sir, I recommend that...

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Burgos - Caminando

Difficulty: Beginner

Spain

Carlos and Angeles are a young couple from Burgos, located about an hour and a half north of Madrid, a city that dates back to 884! The surrounding province is also known as Burgos, and tucked inside it is an equally historical town known as Lerma, which is where we meet up for a walk and conversation.

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Caption 40 [es]: "Le" gusta todo lo histórico -Sí, señor,
Caption 40 [en]: She likes everything related to history -Yes, sir,

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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 26 [es]: No nada más porque el Señor Fox...
Caption 26 [en]: Not just because Mr. Fox...

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Con ánimo de lucro - Cortometraje - Part 3

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Nicaragua, Spain

Trying to figure out why he wouldn’t approve the water project, the filmmakers try to track down the mayor, but they can’t find him at home. They do find children with containers making the trek to the water source from home and back.

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Caption 23 [es]: ¡Señor Alcalde! Perdone, queríamos hacerle unas preguntas sobre el agua.
Caption 23 [en]: Mr Mayor! Excuse me, we wanted to ask you some questions about the water.

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José Rodríguez - La Finca

Difficulty: Beginner

Venezuela

José Rodriguez, the caretaker of a beautiful finca, or farm, is kind enough to show us around and tell us a bit about the area and himself. You will probably realize that pues, as José employs it, is a common muletilla (“filler” word), used to add a bit of emphasis or just as a matter of speech style, and doesn’t really always have to be translated (though it can often be thought of as akin to “well”).

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Caption 16 [es]: Sí... la taca del señor Villas y la piscina...
Caption 16 [en]: Yes... Mister Villas' little closet and the pool...

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Rafael T. - Viaje al norte

Difficulty: Beginner

Guatemala

Marriage and children bring with them needs and responsiblities that a soltero doesn’t have. Rafael hopes to grow his small pharmacy into a cadena of drug stores that he can use to benefit his wife and kids. To raise the necessary capital, Rafael is working abroad for a few years.

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Caption 48 [es]: hablé con un señor que... que...
Caption 48 [en]: I talked with a man that... that...

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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 52 [es]: El señor gueno...
Caption 52 [en]: Good sir...

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Disputas - La Extraña Dama - Part 10

Difficulty: Intermediate

Argentina

Viewer Discretion Advised

Gloria and Majo are still on the same job but inhabit different planets. Meanwhile Melina connives to plant seeds of desertion in Gala’s unsuspecting head…

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Caption 15 [es]: la hora... No, si yo lo hago por el señor.
Caption 15 [en]: the hour... No, I'm doing it for the gentleman.

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