Spanish TV vocabulary

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Last updated Oct 5, 2025 • Reading time: 1 minute

Here’s a list of TV-related terms. They can be useful should you decide to move to a Spanish-speaking country and binge-watch local TV/Netflix/Hulu/HBO Latino for a few months to improve your Spanish listening skills.

  • El cable - the cable

  • La suscripción - the subscription

  • El televisor/la televisión - the TV

  • El proyector - the projector

  • El mando a distancia/el control remoto - the remote

  • La serie - the series/the show

  • El programa (it’s masculine!) - the TV program/the show

  • La temporada - the season

  • El episodio - the episode

  • El premio - the award

  • El guión - the screenplay

  • El director/la directora - the director

  • El productor/la productora - the producer

  • El actor/la actriz - the actor

  • La serie de culto - the cult series

  • El documental - the documentary

  • Películas aclamadas por la crítica - critically acclaimed movies

  • Popular en Netflix - popular on Netflix

  • La cuenta de mi hermana - my sister’s account

  • La cuenta de mi antiguo compañero de piso - my former roommate’s account

  • Los géneros - the genres

  • Acción - action

  • Comedia - comedy

  • Drama - drama

  • Thriller/suspense - thriller/suspense

  • Terror - horror

  • Ciencia ficción - science fiction

  • Maratón de [nombre de la serie] - Binge watching session of [name of the show]

  • Los créditos - the credits

  • Los Pollos Hermanos - Los Pollos Hermanos

Dan Berges
Dan Berges
Dan Berges is the Managing Director of Berges Institute.

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