A fresh take on the classic concept of a crazy cat lady.

Vocabulario:

1. joven is young
2. anciano is elderly
3. la edad is age
4. mostrar is to show
5. me da igual (dar) is I don’t care
6. diferente is different
7. tenía ganas de (tener) is she wanted to
8. festejar is to party
9. y tal y tal is so on and so forth
10. exitosa is successful
11. el espacio is space
12. lentamente is slowly
13. el jardín is the garden
14. alrededor is surrounding
15. pronto is soon
16. preocupada is worried
17. los estudiantes universitarios are college students
18. por lo menos is at least
19. por todas partes is everywhere
20. juzgadores is judgmental
21. por las tardes is in the afternoons
22. los hornos are ovens
23. amados are beloved
24. sola is alone
25. solitaria is lonely

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Blogger Kat drips sarcasm while giving some interesting financial advice to her generation in this episode.

Vocabulario:

1. dejara de comer (dejar) is stopped eating

2. el aguacate is avocado

3. por ciento is percent

4. los consejos are advice

5. los retos are challenges

6. mensualmente is monthly

7. el salario is salary

8. el gasto is expense

9. las suscripciones are subscriptions

10. corresponde (corresponder) is it matches

11. hoy en día is nowadays

12. incrementó (incrementar) is she increased

13. el mercado is market

14. los compañeros de cuarto are roommates

15. sucios is dirty

16. soñaba con (soñar) is dreamed about

17. resiente (resentir) is she resents

18. el gerente is manager

19. el maquillaje is makeup

20. se volvió (volverse) is she became

21. en primer lugar is in the first place

22. seleccionó (seleccionar) is she selected

23. borrar is to erase

24. la alegría is joy

25. buena suerte is good luck

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In an unknown land, the weather changes on a dime. Ride the wave and learn some weather vocabulary!

Vocabulario:

1. el tiempo is weather (in other contexts, time and tense!)

2. el clima is climate

3. la época del año is period of the year

4. la nieve is snow

5. lluviosa is rainy

6. seca is dry

7. la primavera eterna is eternal spring

8. el cielo is sky

9. te pones (ponerse) is you put on

10. está lloviendo (llover) is its raining

11. un paraguas is an umbrella

12. el granizo is hail

13. domina (dominar) is dominates

14. el viento is wind

15. la brisa is breeze

16. muerto is dead

17. todo esto is all of this

18. él mismo is he himself

19. el relámpago is lightning

20. el trueno is thunder

21. los faros are headlights

22. la avalancha de lodo is mudslide

23. el invierno is winter

24. el verano is summer

25. el otoño is autumn

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Weddings can feel magical to some and like a disaster to others, find out who's who in this episode of cringey nuptials.

Vocabulario:

1. el lugar is the venue

2. les costaron (costar) is it was hard for them

3. los padrinos de boda are groomsmen

4. no había dado seguimiento (dar) is hadn’t followed up

5. entró en pánico (entrar) is she freaked out

6. damas de honor are bridesmaids

7. chilló (chillar) is she shrieked

8. el estallido is the outburst

9. una banda is a band

10. chispadita is tipsy

11. una magulladura is a bruise

12. los votos matrimoniales are vows

13. se encarga (encargarse) is she is in charge

14. cierto is right, correct

15. decepcionado is disappointed

16. confundieron (confundir) is they confused

17. aplaudieron (aplaudir) is they applauded

18. pisoteó (pisotear) is he stepped

19. el culo is ass

20. tiernamente is tenderly

21. llorar is to cry

22. sintiendo pena por sí misma (sentir) is feeling bad for herself

23. saldré (salir) is I will come out

24. se abrazaron (abrazarse) is they hugged

25. el pastel is the cake

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Test your skills with 4 new riddles!

Vocabulario:

1. así se dice is so they say

2. utilizar is to use, utilize

3. el verano is summer

4. alrededor is around

5. sacar una foto is to take a photo

6. cálida is warm

7. incluso is including

8. adecuado is adequate

9. débil is weak

10. para nada is at all

11. la mascota is the pet

12. el proyecto is project

13. metes (meter) is you put in

14. la tabla is board

15. o sea is I mean, or rather

16. extraña is strange

17. resulta que is it turns out that

18. un montón is a ton

19. los dueños are owners

20. el polvo is powder

21. el ejemplo is example

22. adelgazar is to lose weight

23. la apariencia is appearance

24. difundir is to spread

25. bastante is enough

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Ever wanted to win the lottery? Let's see how it goes for Graciela.

Vocabulario:

1. la suerte is luck

2. adivinó (adivinar) is she guessed

3. el riesgo is risk

4. ¡qué pena! is what a shame!

5. de mala gana is reluctantly

6. los cumpleaños are birthdays

7. tonta is dumb

8. déjenme en paz (dejar) is leave me in peace

9. en primer lugar is in the first place

10. un impuesto is a tax

11. el / la aguafiestas is party pooper

12. la fe is faith

13. el mensaje de texto is text message

14. chequea (chequear) is check!

15. millones are millions

16. se enteró (enterarse) is she found out

17. floja is groggy

18. la propina is tip

19. compartir is to share

20. las ganancias are winnings

21. tonterías is bullshit

22. injusta is unfair

23. agotador is exhausting

24. propósito is purpose

25. demasiado is too much

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Ever wanted to take a sick day when you weren't sick? Follow Roberto through his day of playing hooky.

Vocabulario:

1. los recursos humanos are human resources

2. el balance is balance

3. el último is last

4. se enojó (enojarse) is he got mad

5. sino is but instead

6. creó (crear) is he created

7. limpiaré (limpiar) is I will clean

8. los quehaceres are chores, to-dos

9. perdido (perder) is lost

10. las colegas are colleagues

11. nerviosamente is nervously

12. el informe is report

13. carajo is dammit!

14. mintiendo (mentir) is lying

15. me dará mala cara (dar) is it will make me look bad

16. sentirse is to feel

17. una manta is a blanket

18. se tumbó (tumbarse) is he laid down

19. mear is to pee

20. las devoluciones are returns

21. sacudió (sacudir) is he shook

22. los deberes are tasks

23. mejoré (mejorar) is I got better

24. el portátil is laptop

25. la reunión is meeting

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A comedy of errors results in a one star review from Roger and Greta.

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Vocabulario:

1. persiguió (perseguir) is he chased

2. se acercan (acercarse) is they approach

3. la anfitriona is hostess

4. el barrio is neighborhood

5. explica (explicar) is he explains

6. el mesero is waiter

7. lloran (llorar) is they cry

8. aparece (aparecer) is he appears

9. se presenta (presentarse) is he introduces himself

10. no te vayas (irse) is don’t leave

11. ordenaremos (ordenar) is we will order

12. rosado is pink

13. las bebidas are drinks

14. alcohol is alcohol

15. hace señales is he flags down

16. maldita sea is goddammit

17. una marca is a brand

18. cierto is right, true

19. exige (exigir) is he demands

20. me enloquecen (enloquecer) is they drive me crazy

21. inocentemente is innocently

22. notando (notar) is noticing

23. apuradamente is hurriedly

24. intercambian (intercambiar) is they exchange

25. la reseña is review

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Take a deeper look into what they Disney movies of the 1990s were really trying to tell us. Its up to you to decide, did those old Disney movies age well?

Vocabulario

1. de joven is in my youth

2. las princesas are princesses

3. los príncipes are princes

4. el siglo is century

5. nada más is no more than

6. casarse is to get married

7. los quehaceres are chores, to-dos

8. las inseguridades are insecurities

9. sobrevivir is to survive

10. apoyan (apoyar) is they support

11. la boda is wedding

12. fallecida is passed away

13. recordarles is remind you all

14. ¡Qué horror! is what horror

15. el requisito is requirement

16. enseñan (enseñar) is they teach

17. un villano is a villain

18. la nariz is nose

19. la receta is récipe

20. la alegría is joy

21. la cola de sirena is mermaid tail

22. aguantar is to deal with

23. por lo menos is at least

24. el alivio is relief

25. dejamos ver (dejar) is we let see

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Another chance to listen for clues to who our mystery celebrity is!

Vocabulary

1. últimos is last

2. quince is fifteen

3. me dedico (dedicarse) is I do for a living

4. reconocidos is recognized

5. la costa este is east coast

6. colegio is high school (not college!)

7. las entrevistas are interviews

8. nadie is no one

9. me intimidaron (intimidar) is they bullied me

10. seguir is to continue, follow

11. la fe is faith

12. rendir is to perform

13. aquí y allí is here and there

14. lancé (lanzar) is I launched

15. de repente is suddenly

16. los fanáticos are fans

17. genial is awesome

18. sin fin is never-ending

19. la enfermedad is illness or disease

20. el currículum is resumé or CV

21. la diseñadora is designer

22. estando comprometida para casarme (estar) is being engaged to marry

23. un gran éxito is huge success

24. me pregunto (preguntarse) is I wonder

25. tal vez is maybe

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