CON OTRA – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English
Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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robar /roˈβar/ A2 |
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enseñar /en.seˈɲar/ A2 |
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enloquecer /en.lo.keˈθeɾ/ B2 |
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extrañar /ekstɾaˈɲaɾ/ B1 |
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intención /in.tenˈθjon/ B1 |
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mala /ˈmala/ A1 |
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enemigo /e.neˈmi.ɣo/ A2 |
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dormir /doɾˈmiɾ/ A1 |
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despistada /des.pisˈta.ða/ B2 |
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equivocada /e.ki.βoˈka.ða/ B1 |
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engañar /eŋ.ɡaˈɲaɾ/ B1 |
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lugar /luˈɣaɾ/ A1 |
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asegurar /a.se.ɣuˈɾaɾ/ B1 |
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inseguridad /in.se.ɣu.ɾiˈðað/ B2 |
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loco /ˈloko/ A2 |
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problema /pɾoˈβle.ma/ A2 |
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perdonar /peɾ.ðoˈnaɾ/ A2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Robado se va / lo que robado viene
➔ Passive Voice; Impersonal 'Se'
➔ The structure "robado se va" uses the impersonal "se" indicating a passive meaning. 'Se va' translates to 'it is taken away'. Similarly, "lo que robado viene" implies 'what comes stolen'.
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Tu papá y mamá debieron enseñartelo
➔ Past Perfect Modality (deber + haber + participle); Pronoun Enclisis
➔ "Debieron enseñartelo" uses "deber" + "haber" (implied) + past participle to express a past obligation that was not fulfilled. The pronoun "te" and "lo" are attached to the end of the infinitive "enseñar" (enclisis).
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Y muy despistada te estas cuidando de la equivocada
➔ Present Continuous (estar + gerund); reflexive verb
➔ "Te estas cuidando" uses the present continuous with a reflexive verb. "Estar + gerund" indicates an action in progress. The "te" indicates that the action of caring is directed back to the subject.
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No te deseo el mal, pero el te va a engañar con otra
➔ Future Simple (ir a + infinitive); Indirect Object Pronoun
➔ "Te va a engañar" uses the "ir a + infinitive" structure to express the near future. "Te" is the indirect object pronoun, indicating *to you* he will cheat.
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De cómo tu te reias el día en que estuve en tu lugar
➔ Prepositional phrase with 'de'; past tense (reías); Relative Clause
➔ "De cómo..." introduces a prepositional phrase indicating 'of how'. "Reías" is the imperfect past tense of "reir", describing a repeated action in the past. "En que estuve en tu lugar" is a relative clause modifying "el día."
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Y no lo dudo / Te lo aseguro
➔ Direct Object Pronoun (lo); Indirect and Direct Object Pronouns combined (te lo)
➔ "Lo" is the direct object pronoun. "Te lo aseguro" uses both the indirect object pronoun "te" (to you) and the direct object pronoun "lo" (it) combined. The order is always indirect before direct when combined.
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La inseguridad lo vuelve loco
➔ Pronoun as direct object ('lo'); verb 'volver' meaning 'to make someone become'
➔ Here, "lo" is a direct object pronoun referring to the insecurity. The verb "vuelve" comes from "volver", and in this context, it means "makes him become" or "drives him". The insecurity drives him crazy.
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Yo jamás te haría lo que me hiciste
➔ Adverb of time ('jamás') intensifying negation; Relative Pronoun ('lo que'); Past tense
➔ "Jamás" emphasizes the negation. "Lo que me hiciste" translates to 'what you did to me', using "lo que" as a relative pronoun to refer to the action. The verbs are in the past tense.