Lyrics & Translation
Dive into the rhythmic world of Puerto Rico with 'DE CAROLINA'! This song is a perfect gateway to learning Spanish through contemporary urban slang and infectious Caribbean cadences, making language learning feel like a summer party.
Key Vocabulary
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calle ka-ye A1 |
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noche no-che A1 |
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fumando fu-man-do A2 |
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temblando tem-blan-do B1 |
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jugando xu-gan-do A1 |
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esquina es-ki-na A2 |
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rico ri-ko A1 |
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pobre po-bre A1 |
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corre ko-re A1 |
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miedo mye-do A2 |
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roble ro-ble B2 |
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asustes a-sus-tes B1 |
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pared pa-red A2 |
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presidente pre-si-den-te A2 |
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mundo mun-do A1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Somo' de Carolina y venimo' vira'o
➔ Apocope (Apócope)
➔ The final 's' in "somos" and "venimos" is dropped, a common feature in Caribbean Spanish dialects, particularly in Puerto Rico.
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Si me ven de noche en gafa' e' que estaba fumando
➔ Conditional sentence (Type 1) + Periphrastic verb
➔ The structure "Si + present indicative" is used for real conditions, and "estaba + gerund" indicates a past progressive action.
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Ya somo' rico', ante' éramo' pobre'
➔ Imperfect tense (Pretérito imperfecto)
➔ The imperfect "éramo'" (éramos) is used here to describe a continuous state or repeated situation in the past.
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Si escucha' un "tun-tu-tu-tun", ¡corre!
➔ Imperative mood (Modo imperativo)
➔ The verb "corre" is the informal 'tú' imperative form used to give a direct command.
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Que ella 'tá bellaca y yo duro como un roble
➔ Use of 'estar' (Adjective + State)
➔ 'Tá' (está) is used here because it describes a temporary physical or emotional state rather than a permanent characteristic.
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Con la nota volando, de mí 'tá abusando
➔ Present participle (Gerundio)
➔ "Volando" acts as an adverbial phrase describing how the person is with "la nota" (high/excited).
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Tu novio tiene pinta de agente
➔ Colloquialism / Idiomatic expression
➔ "Tener pinta de" means "to look like" or "to seem like", used commonly in colloquial Spanish.
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Cuida'o que te pillan de repente
➔ Subjunctive mood (Modo subjuntivo)
➔ "Pillan" is in the indicative here, but it follows a structure often requiring subjunctive context in formal grammar; "cuidado que" acts as a warning.
Same Singer
¿Y Eso?
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Nubes
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PONTE NASTY
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DE CAROLINA
Rauw Alejandro, Dj Playero
RAULEETO
Rauw Alejandro
DE CAROLINA
Rauw Alejandro
DIME QUIÉN????
Rauw Alejandro
CORAZÓN DESPEINADO
Rauw Alejandro
VERDE MENTA
Rauw Alejandro
NO ME SUELTES
Rauw Alejandro
RON COLA
Rauw Alejandro, Subelo NEO
QUÉ RICO CH**GAMOS
Rauw Alejandro
DECA' A LAS VEGAS (INTERLUDE)
Rauw Alejandro
CAZADORES
Rauw Alejandro, Arcángel
PANTIES Y BRASIERES
Rauw Alejandro, Daddy Yankee
GATAS
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MÁS DE UNA VEZ
Rauw Alejandro
DEJAU'
Rauw Alejandro, Dj Playero
Todo De Ti
Rauw Alejandro
Todo De Ti
Rauw Alejandro
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