Difficulty: Advanced
Mexico
En route, Juan and friends tell about working far from home. Not only are there financial obstacles, there are cultural differences as well that lead to some misunderstandings. Americans don’t quite understand the saying Mi casa es su casa. Pay attention the next time someone from Mexico tells you there’s a party at your house!
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Mexico
With the Spaniards' arrival to Tenochtitlán, Mexican culture as we know it began to emerge with their racial, cultural and spiritual merging with the diverse pre-Hispanic inhabitants of those lands. The Concheros dances about which native Mexican, Alfredo Martinez, speaks to us, are just one representation of this fusion.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Mexico, Venezuela
Ricardo from Mexico interviews Noelia from Venezuela as a potential housemate.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Argentina, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, USA, Venezuela
Although one language unites the people from all Spanish-speaking countries, it is useful- and fun- to become familiar with the different vocabulary and expressions utilized by Spanish speakers from various nations.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Mexico
Foreign students who have gone to Monterrey, Mexico to study at Monterrey Technological Institute tell us about their experience there and the plethora of opportunities that the university has to offer.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Mexico
Valeria Guerra and Karina Barbosa, students of journalism and biotechnical engineering, respectively, at the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education, also known as Monterrey Tech, in Monterrey, Mexico, tell us a bit about their daily activities, the school and the city of Monterrey itself.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Mexico
After watching this video, you'll know just that much more about the shoeshine business and life in Tijuana, Mexico.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Mexico
Don Alonso tells us a bit about his tortilla business and how the automatic machines revolutionized the way to prepare tortillas.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Mexico
Corn to dough and dough to tortilla. It’s simple, it’s automatic, and it’s how Alfonso and his siblings make their living. Step up to the counter to learn more.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Mexico
Let’s keep learning the Chilango slang. Ciudad de México, also knows as El Distrito or el D.F. is home to around 21 million people. Of course, they have to set themselves apart from people coming from other cities, and that’s why they created their own words, their own expressions. We went to share and learn with this nice construction crew, all of them very proud of being Chilangos.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Mexico
These friendly and animated guys are hardworking chilangos. That’s how people from Mexico City are known around Mexico. Let’s share a bus ride with them and learn some slang about workers and working in and around Chilangolandia.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Mexico
Maybe business is not as good as it used to be, but there are still plenty of hungry mouths to feed in Fonda La Lupita. As we can see, José, our friend and encargado, works six days a week and doesn’t have much free time on his hands.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Mexico
Get your fresh oranges here! Yabla talks to an orange-vendor in Playa del Carmen about his goods. No chemicals, no mistreatment in transit… These healthy fruits are very popular with the people whether they’re fighting a cough or just craving some sweet juice.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Mexico
Quite frankly, it’s not hard to find excellent Mexican food in Mexico City! Yet, we still consider ourselves lucky to have pulled into Fonda Mi Lupita while out foraging along Calle 17 de Mayo. We invite you to join us for a little chat with manager José Luis Calixto Escobar, completamente!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Mexico
Music lover Michael Faustino Cortés Ruiz, also known as Maistro Alfonzo Zayas, tells us what excites him about both the city of Berlin, where he lives, and music. Let's find out more about how he keeps his love for music alive.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Colombia, Mexico, Venezuela
Maoli, the ophthalmologist, and even the judge herself all seem to be making some pretty serious mistakes, grammatical and otherwise, in part two of this entertaining series on grammatical errors in Spanish.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Colombia, Mexico, Venezuela
You have surely noticed the use of the word "sic" in some of Yabla's transcriptions. In this new episode of Cases of Yabla, you'll find out the meaning of this term as well as hearing some entertaining examples of cases in which you might find it.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Colombia, Mexico
As Lida continues to try to prove Cleer's deception in court, a surprising witness shows up to testify on her behalf.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Colombia, Mexico
When a scandalous piece of evidence is presented, the judge has a surprising manner of resolving the case.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Colombia, Mexico
Judge Cleer continues to preside over the entertaining case between Lida and her seemingly deadbeat husband.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Colombia, Mexico
Lida enlists the court's help when, after leaving voluntarily, her ex-husband returns and refuses to leave her home.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Mexico, Miami
After a thorough examination of the dog, Huesos, the veterinarian recommends to his owner to seek out specialists for some of the issues particular to him.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Mexico, Miami
The owner of "Huesos" [Bones] the dog takes him to meet a new veterinarian and find out about his general health.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Mexico, Miami
A Mexican stunt double, whose experience lies primarily in film and TV, visits a theater in hopes of signing up for classes to gain experience in a different genre.
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