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Learn Spanish with One Hundred Years of Solitude · Cien años de soledad
Just right for youB2–C1Colombian
ColombianSeries · 2024 · 2 seasons · Drama · 16 episodes
In the mythical town Macondo, seven generations of the Buendía family navigate love, oblivion and the inescapability of their past — and their fate.
on NetflixIMDb 8.3Season 1 adds 181 words to your vocabulary
Distinct words across 8 episodes. The essentials repeat, so early episodes do half the work of later ones.
Words you’ll meet in season 1
compadrebuddy, mate, close friend (also literally: co-parent / godfather relationship)
Essential
¿Qué más, compadre? ¿Cómo le fue en el partido?What's up, buddy? How did the match go for you?
corregidorgovernment-appointed local magistrate / administrator
noun (m)Essential
El corregidor llegó al pueblo para imponer las nuevas reglas del gobierno central.The magistrate arrived in town to impose the new central government rules.
mijomy son; term of endearment (from 'mi hijo')
Essential
Mijo, siéntate y come antes de que se enfríe la sopa.Come on, son, sit down and eat before the soup gets cold.
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alquimiaalchemy
noun (f)Essential
Mi abuelo estudió alquimia durante años sin conseguir transformar el plomo en oro.My grandfather studied alchemy for years without managing to transform lead into gold.
gitanoRomani person; gypsy (also used loosely for travelling merchants)
noun/adj (m)Essential
Los gitanos llegaban cada año con mercancías y espectáculos que nadie había visto antes.The Romani travellers arrived every year with goods and spectacles no one had seen before.
ciénagaswamp, bog, marshland
noun (f)Essential
Las ranas croaban sin parar en la ciénaga al borde del camino.The frogs croaked nonstop in the swamp at the edge of the road.
pesteplague, epidemic
noun (f)Essential
La peste se propagó rápidamente por todos los barrios de la ciudad.The plague spread quickly through all the neighborhoods of the city.
presagioomen, premonition, foreboding
noun (m)Essential
Sintió un presagio oscuro antes de salir de casa esa mañana.She felt a dark premonition before leaving home that morning.
