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Wednesday Vine – corre, corre, corre, corazón

October 30, 2014

Okay guys, I had an entirely different lesson planned for today, but then I saw this. I was blown away: this Vine is the perfect mix of funny, ridiculous, useful, and memorable. Today’s Vine is by SrDePera, from Panama, who was also featured in a lesson in September (“¿cómo te fue?“). He matches a Mexican acoustic-pop song with footage of a cheese-rolling festival in Gloucester, England. The cheese-rolling festival is apparently an annual tradition where […]

Monday Vine – ¡deja de grabarme!

October 27, 2014

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commands / Mexico / objects / present progressive / present tense / ya

Today’s Vine is by Werevertumorro, from Mexico City. His real name is Gabriel Montiel Guitiérrez, and he is one of the first Spanish-speaking Youtubers I started following. With over 8 million subscribers, his Youtube channel is the 13th most-subscribed channel in the world. You can read more about him on his Wikipedia page. Many of his fans simply call him “Werever.” In this Vine, the first thing you’ll hear is the verb grabar – to record. He […]

Friday Treat: #GirlsDanceToAnything

October 25, 2014

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Friday Treat / Mexico / music / numbers

The Friday Treat is an “easy” Vine in with minimal or no dialogue, that you can understand and enjoy without an explanation. Today’s Friday Treat is by ThatJuanKid. It’s part of a series called #GirlsDanceToAnything, where Viners all over the world are taking a clip of two girls dancing, and matching it to different songs. This particular matching made me laugh. It’s a Mexican song called “El Sonidito” by Hechizeros Band. Make sure to check out […]

Wednesday Vine – la maldición de la calculadora

October 23, 2014

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beginner / objects / present tense / questions / Spain

Today’s Vine is by Dante Caro, from Madrid, Spain. The caption is: La maldición de la calculadora. (The curse of the calculator) The Vine Transcript Calculadora: Hey. Estudiante: ¿Mmm? Calculadora: ¿Te ayudo? Estudiante: No, es fácil. Calculadora: ¿Seguro? Estudiante: Sí. Calculadora: ¿SEGURO? Estudiante: [nervously reaches for calculator to type 2+2=4] Explanation Calculator: Hey. Student: ¿Mmm? Calculator: Can I help you? Student: No, it’s easy. Calculator: You sure? Student: Yeah. Calculator: YOU SURE? Student: [nervously reaches for calculator to type 2+2=4] This Vine is a great illustration […]