Julia will take you through the basic functions of Yabla, including video playback, captions, and games. Enjoy!

Sigrid traveled back to the U.S. recently to visit her family. She talks about her trip and takes some "detours" to share what she learned about some of the places she visited. She also happened to go to Mexico, where she shot this introductory segment.

What happens when an important river like the Mississippi starts drying up because of lack of rain? We find out in this segment.

Annette explains what colloquial contractions are, and shows us three popular ones: "kinda," "wanna," and "gonna." She tells us where these words come from and how they're used in context.

The Mississippi River is one of the most important rivers in the world, but because of climate change, it is drying up at the moment, and that means trouble.

Adele's new single is a hit, thanks to a chat she had with Ellen…

Maria arrives at the café covered in mud, but her mother is unsympathetic about her bad luck. As it turns out, she has a surprise in store for Maria!

Maria’s mother waits all morning in the café. She will certainly have some questions for Maria, if and when she arrives!

Maria is going out for lunch, but first she must choose which clothes to wear. She’d better hurry, or she will be late!

Maria and Oscar have fun in the park, and we learn more of the most common words in the English language.

In this episode, we learn about the strong bond between Maria and her pet dog, Oscar. It takes only simple, but very important vocabulary to say, “I love you!”

More simple, but very common words are used in context in part three of this series for beginners. We learn more of the most common prepositions and new conjugations of the verb "to be."

Gaby Moreno’s wonderful voice always comes straight from the heart, and this rock track from her latest album Alegoría is no exception. It’s also a useful reminder that sometimes when things happen and no one’s really to blame, the best thing we can do is keep calm and carry on!

In part two, we learn five more common and crucial words, and learn them in the best way possible: in context!

Piggeldy is a very curious little piglet, always accompanied by his brother Frederick who inspires him to discover and learn about the world as they walk through the field.