El animal más agradable: curiosidades del tapibara

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A2 Spanish listening practice · Mexican Spanish · Curated for beginners

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What does “aguas termales” mean in Spanish?

aguas termales
Spanish for thermal springs — naturally hot water from the ground
“aguas termales” means thermal springs — a place where naturally hot water comes up from the earth.

The clip says the capybara’s favourite thing is to relax in “aguas termales y charcos” — thermal springs and puddles. “Aguas” means waters and “termales” links to heat, the same idea as the English “thermal.” Together they name a place: naturally hot water bubbling up from the earth. That cognate makes the phrase easy to pick up. Warm springs, muddy puddles — pure capybara life.

Spoken line: “Su actividad favorita es relajarse en aguas termales y charcos.” — “Its favourite activity is relaxing in thermal springs and puddles.” More examples: - “Fuimos a unas aguas termales en la montaña.” — “We went to some hot springs in the mountains.” - “El agua termal sale caliente de la tierra.” — “The thermal water comes out of the ground warm.” - “Después de caminar, un baño en aguas termales es perfecto.” — “After hiking, a soak in hot springs is perfect.” Usage notes: You will often see it in the plural, “aguas termales,” when talking about a place you visit to bathe. The singular “agua termal” describes the water itself. The word “termal” links to heat — the same root as “thermal” in English.

Vocabulary frequency

How common is the vocabulary in this A2 Spanish listening practice listening practice?

90.8%
of words are in the top 2,000 most common Spanish words
Based on this reel’s transcript, most of the vocabulary is high-frequency, everyday Spanish.

General Spanish frequency

82.7%
Top 1,000
90.8%
Top 2,000
94.9%
Top 5,000

Spoken Spanish frequency

89.8%
Top 1,000
97.7%
Top 2,000
100%
Top 5,000
👄 Conversational vocabulary
This reel’s words appear more often in subtitle-based spoken-Spanish data than in general usage, so it may feel closer to everyday conversation.

Words above this video’s level

Quick glosses for vocabulary that goes beyond this video’s A2 level.

absorber
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
to absorb
charcos
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
puddles
cocodrilos
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
crocodiles
metabolismo
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
metabolism
microbios
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
microbes

Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-ESP 2011 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.

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