Difficulty: Beginner
Spain
Do you know what each of the suits of the Spanish deck was associated with in the past? Discover this and other interesting facts about it, such as the names of some of the plethora of games that it can be used to play.
Difficulty: Beginner
Spain
Sylvia teaches us about some of the verbs that are commonly used during the course of a card game in Spanish as well as some of the different types of decks there are worldwide.
Difficulty: Beginner
Spain
Aside from the meaning of a playing card, the Spanish word "carta" also has many other meanings. Let's learn several of them!
Difficulty: Beginner
Spain
The board game Parcheesi is played all over the world with varying names. In this video, Silvia explains the board in detail and talks about the objective of the game.
Difficulty: Beginner
Spain
How is Parcheesi played? Although there are some regional variations in the rules for this game, there are some generally applicable fundamentals. Let's hear Silvia explain some of them!
Difficulty: Beginner
Spain
Silvia introduces us to the Game of the Goose, which is played with a special board, different colored pieces, and a single dice. Let's find out how to play this simple yet entertaining game.
Difficulty: Beginner
Spain
Silvia continues her explanation of the board game known as the Game of the Goose, this time explaining some of less desirable squares on which one can land. We will also learn about a fascinating theory of the game's origin that claims it was inspired by the Way of Saint James.
Difficulty: Beginner
Spain
Although it is believed that the origins of the game "rock, paper, scissors" date back to sixteen hundred B.C. China, it continues to be played by many throughout the world. Silvia will tell us a bit more about this entertaining hand game.
Difficulty: Beginner
Spain
This time, Sylvia speaks to us about arm wrestling, a hand game with several interesting variants that people of all ages delight in playing around the world.
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.”
Difficulty: Newbie
Colombia
Colombian pop sensation Juanes sings this duet with Canadian superstar Nelly Furtado. The song gave each of them an award for best duet and Juanes one for best songwriter at the Latin Music Awards. This song is very clear, very easy, and repetitive using key vocabulary. Great for beginners!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Colombia
Born Juan Esteban Aristizabal in Medellin, Colombia, Juanes may become the first musician to “crossover” (winning fame in the English speaking world) without ever bothering to release an album, nay, even a song, in English! A Dios le pido, “I ask God,” has been on the top of the charts in 12 countries on three continents, and spent 47 weeks in Billboard’s Latin Tracks chart.
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.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Colombia
Accompanied by current Latin rhythms and influenced by vallenato (one of Colombia's most representative musical genres), "La Plata" [Money] is an upbeat tune in Colombian artist Juanes' signature style, with a special guest appearance by Colombian reggaeton artist, Lalo Ebratt.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Ecuador
Comedic actor Juan Sanchez gives us some humorous examples of how the quarantine might bring out some eccentric behavior in our friends with various personality types.
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