Verbs of change or transformation describe the evolution of a physical or emotional trait or state. In the first part of this series on these verbs, Silvia names for us the most common verbs of change in Spanish with examples in context.

One by one, Silvia will edify us about the Spanish verbs of change, starting with two that mean "to become" or "turn into": "convertirse en" and "llegar a ser."

In this third part of her series on the useful verbs of change in Spanish, Silvia explains the nuances of the common verbs "volverse," "hacerse," and "ponerse" with lots of example sentences.

Silvia teaches us several common Spanish expressions, many of them quite entertaining, that feature the verbs of change that she has previously taught.

Silvia introduces us to some common phrases one might use to express their condolences to a friend or family member who has recently lost a loved one.

Silvia continues with the sensitive topic of expressing our condolences to someone who has experienced a loss, including vocabulary and example phrases that might be used over the phone, in written correspondence or in person.

Today, Animals in the Family introduces us to the pygmy hippopotamus which, is just a fraction of the size of the hippo that most of us know and love!

Animals in the Family continues its exploration of the pygmy hippopotamus which, is just a fraction of the size of the hippo that most of us know and love!

For the first time on Animales en familia [Animals in the Family], we witness a double surgery on Yaki, an eight-year-old English Bulldog who suffers from various maladies.

The veterinarians for Yaki, an eight-year-old English Bulldog, have a lot of work ahead of them: to correct his entropion, to try fix his lack of tear production and to surgically remove the tumor in his anal glands. Animales en familia gives us a behind-the-scenes look at these processes.

In the final stages of Yaki the English Bulldog's operations, his entropion and keratoconjunctivitis sicca, or lack of tear production, are corrected.

Animales en familia takes a closer look at coatis in captivity. Also known as Brazilian aardvarks, these diurnal mammals native to South America, Central America and south-western North America are in the raccoon family.

Animals in the Family takes us through the process of examining and putting an identifying microchip into Nacahué, a docile macaw.

Animals in the Family takes us through the process of putting an identifying microchip into Nacahué, a docile macaw.

An employee at the Benjamín Mehnert Vaccination Center is looking for a family to adopt Pino, a friendly but nervous little dog in need of orthopedic surgery.