Arroz con Leche
Rice Pudding
In this episode, you will listen to a traditional Spanish nursery rhyme called ‘Arroz con Leche’ (Rice Pudding).
The episode focuses on:
- Family and social relationships
• Traditional roles and customs
• Repetition and rhythm in Spanish
• Present tense verbs
• Basic vocabulary (A1–A2 level)
• Understanding meaning through context and repetition
Before you listen, think about this question:
- ¿Qué comidas conoces en español? Escribe cuatro.
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| 🧩 Vocabulary: Food & Actions (A1) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Español | English | Español | English |
| 🍚 arroz | rice | 💍 casar | to marry |
| 🥛 leche | milk | ⚽ jugar | to play |
| 🧵 coser | to sew | 🚪 abrir | to open |
| 🪡 bordar | to embroider | 💬 quiero | I want |
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| 🧩 Vocabulary: People, Places & Verbs from the Song (A1) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Español | English | Español | English |
| 👩 señorita | young lady | 🧠 sepa | knows |
| 📍 lugar | place | ⚽ jugar | to play |
| 🧑 persona | person | 💍 casar | to marry |
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| 🔑 Grammar: El Presente Simple (A1) | |
|---|---|
| Español | English |
| Enfoque gramatical | Grammar focus |
| El presente simple | Present simple |
| Repetición en canciones infantiles | Repetition in nursery rhymes |
| Las canciones infantiles usan frases cortas y repetitivas. | Nursery rhymes use short, repetitive sentences. |
| Ayudan a memorizar vocabulario y estructuras básicas. | They help memorise vocabulary and basic structures. |
| El presente se usa para expresar deseos y acciones habituales. | The present tense is used to express wishes and habitual actions. |
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8. Credits
- Narration: Jonathan Chávez
- Story script: Jonathan Chávez
- Music: “The Carnival of the Animals – Fossiles” by Camille Saint-Saëns, trimmed for use. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution–ShareAlike 2.0 (CC BY-SA 2.0). Source: Wikimedia Commons.
- Sound effects: sourced from Mixkit
- Video production: Rafeal B – shared via Vimeo
- Audio editing: Jonathan Chávez
- Transcription: Jonathan Chávez
- Study guide writer: Gabriel Chávez
- Images: ChatGPT Plus
