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Friday Treat – when someone sneezes

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beginner / Friday Treat / Mexico

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 Nath Campos from Mexico City. Question to consider as you watch: how do you say “bless you” in Spanish after someone sneezes? Weekly Review Here are the Monday and Wednesday Vines. Watch them one more time and then quiz yourself below. Monday: “¡Atrévete!”   Wednesday: “Tu cara es un […]

Friday Treat – expectation vs. reality

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beginner / Friday Treat / Panama

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 SrDeLaPera from Panama. It’s a perfect illustration of the words expectativa and realidad. Weekly Review Here are the Monday and Wednesday Vines. Watch them one more time and then quiz yourself below. Monday: “I don’t care what it’s called!” Wednesday: “Are you listening to me?” Quiz Yourself Translate to […]

Friday Treat – correcting math on the street

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Argentina / beginner / Friday Treat / numbers / present tense

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 Zepet from Buenos Aires, Argentina. I think you’ll be able to understand it with no explanation.  The caption is: Qué imbeciles.  (Recognize that word?)  The one new spoken word is: es = it is / he is / she is Weekly Review Here are the Monday and Wednesday Vines.  Watch them […]

Wednesday Vine – corre, corre, corre, corazón

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así / beginner / commands / Mexico / music / Panama

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 […]