Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
To get around Madrid and the surrounding areas of Spain's capital, it's essential to know the different public transportation options available to you. Isabel and Paula introduce the various alternatives.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
This time, Soledad talks to us about the importance of sharing our worries and frustrations with people we trust to help us to feel better and emotionally freer.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
After pointing out the numerous benefits of smartphones in our daily lives, in the final part of this lesson, Fermín and Manuel focus on the negative consequences that excessive smartphone use can bring.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
Fermín and Manuel continue to discuss the multitude of uses of smartphones in today's society and how they have changed the way we live, work, and stay connected to the world.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
Fermín and Manuel continue their discussion on cell phones, discussing the latest cutting edge features and which of them each deems most important for their own needs.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
Thanks to their many advantages, cell phones have become ubiquitous in our lives. However, our reliance on these devices also comes with some disadvantages. Let's hear what Fermín and Manuel have to say about this topic.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
In the final part of this lesson, Fermín talks to us about such driving-related topics as traffic regulations, signs, and the types of roads there are in Spain.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
Soledad tells us that, despite her continued bouts with insomnia, she manages to be productive during some of those sleepless nights. Let's hear more about her experiences in this regard.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
After learning vocabulary related to the different parts of a car's exterior, it's time to learn about the parts of the interior. Let's learn the words for their names and functions in Spanish!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
In the first part of this lesson, Fermín explains to us what the different parts of a car's exterior are called in Spanish.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
Have you heard the proverb "He who has many chairs to sit on ends up sitting on the floor"? What do you think it refers to? Soledad explains to us her interpretation of the type of person it might describe.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
How do you sleep at night? Many people, including our narrator Soledad, suffer from a common sleep disorder known as insomnia, which makes falling asleep difficult. In this video, she will share with us a breathing technique that might bring some natural relief.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
Are you familiar with the Spanish sayings "Aunque la mona se vista de seda, mona se queda" or "La cabra tira al monte"? Soledad will explain the meaning behind these two popular proverbs and the situations in which we can use them.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
In addition to Spanish, five other co-official languages are spoken in different regions of Spain, and many areas have additionally developed their own argot, or vocabulary that, while utilized by members of a certain community, might not even be found in the dictionary! Soledad gives us some examples she discovered upon leaving her home province of Alicante.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
Sayings can serve to convey lifely wisdom, describe people or situations, or even endeavor to predict future outcomes. In this video, Soledad, a lover of sayings, will tell us some popular Spanish sayings and explain the meaning behind them.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
What's better, the city life or the country life? Let's hear about Soledad's childhood experience growing up in the country and the conclusions she has subsequently drawn.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
Do you have a significant other? How long have you been with your "better half"? In this video, Soledad explores some of the many dynamics of different partner relationships.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
Soledad talks about the extent to which friends can surprise you in both positive and negative ways and shares with us one of her family member's personal experiences with a so-called friend,
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
In this video, Ester from El Aula Azul explains the recipe for a delicious and very typical Spanish dessert: natillas, asking us to pay special attention to the use of the imperative with the person "vosotros" [informal plural "you" in Spain].
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
Ester from El Aula Azul prepares a delicious chickpea recipe that is ideal for children who don't like to eat their vegetables.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
Eight-year-old Paula tells us about the things she likes to do and the activities in her daily routine.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
The best cure for "lovesickness" is to find someone compatible with you. In this video, Doctor Advice from El Aula Azul will help Ander discover who his ideal partner is as they practice using the subjunctive.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
In another great session with El Aula Azul's Doctor Advice, her patient Ander will teach us how to use the subjunctive tense when we talk about feelings that other people or situations provoke in us.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
Let's examine the difference between the verbs "parecer" and "parecerse." This time, Doctor Advice from El Aula Azul wants to help Ander, who seems very tired. To get to the bottom of his issues, the doctor inquires what is important to him in his daily life and how he resembles his parents and siblings.
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