Today’s Vine is by Rodo Becerra, from Tabasco, Mexico. It’s a parody of the famous British children’s TV show, Art Attack. The real show, which ran from 1990-2007, was all about teaching you how to draw. In this Vine, Rodo Becerra pretends to teach you how to draw in 6 seconds. The Vine Transcript ¡Esto es Art Attack! (notice how he says the English phrase “Art Attack” with a Spanish pronunciation – “ahhh-dt a-taaack” – such […]
Today’s Vine is by Mau Hernandez, from Mexico City. In this Vine, Mau pretends to be a schoolteacher talking to the famous singer Enrique Iglesias. The Vine Transcript Teacher: A ver Enrique, ¿con cuál de mis materias tienes problemas? Enrique Iglesias [singing]: Con tu física y tu química, también con tu anatomía, la cerveza y el tequila… Explanation Teacher: Let’s see Enrique, which of my subjects do you have trouble with? [literally: with which of my subjects to […]
On the run? Prefer listening over reading? You can listen to today’s entire lesson as an audio version: Or, keep reading below: Today’s Vine is by Dante Caro, from Madrid, Spain. It’ll be helpful to read the caption first: Cuando me gusta una chica, la entro con confianza, sin nervios… porque a ellas les encanta que tengas confianza en tí mismo. Translation: “When I like a girl, I go for her with confidence, without nervousness… because girls […]
Today’s Vine is made by Buoy from Puerto Rico. Note: This Vine contains one expletive in Spanish. I substituted it for a softer English word in my translation, in an effort to keep this blog relatively clean. I figured it’s worth it to be familiar with expletives so you can recognize them when you hear them, instead of being blindsided by them. In your own conversations, I’d recommend not using Spanish expletives because as a non-native speaker, you have a high […]
Spanish in Six Seconds 