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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