Welcome to this beginner series, in which the one hundred most commonly used words in the English language are used in context. Master them, and you will be on the way to becoming an English speaker!

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.

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

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."

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!”

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

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

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!

In Central Park, John finds himself next to a sculpture of the Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen, author of some of the world’s best loved stories, including "The Ugly Duckling."

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.

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.

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

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.

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