Dinero – English Lyrics

• By: Jennifer Lopez, DJ Khaled, Cardi B

Lyrics & Translation

Thinking about learning Spanish? Let Jennifer Lopez's 'Dinero' be your energetic and fun entry point! This bilingual track seamlessly blends English and Spanish, allowing you to pick up key vocabulary related to money and ambition. The repetitive and catchy chorus, "Yo quiero, yo quiero dinero," makes it easy to sing along and remember. Beyond the language, the song is a powerful celebration of success and heritage, making it an inspiring and culturally rich learning experience.

[English]

♪ Me and Benjamin Franco stay at the banco ♪

♪ Gettin' checks like Nike ♪

♪ Everywhere that I go ♪

♪ If you ain't gettin' no pesos ♪

(artist singing in foreign language)

♪ Stack it up like Legos ♪

(artist singing in foreign language)

♪ Another one ♪

♪ Me and my man, we stack it up to the ceiling ♪

♪ More money ♪

(artist singing in foreign language)

♪ Let me finish ♪

♪ More money ♪

♪ Everyday I'm alive I make a killing ♪

♪ Let's get it ♪

♪ Yeah, I swear I'ma get it ♪

♪ (artist singing in foreign language) ♪

♪ (artist singing in foreign language) ♪

♪ I just want the green, want the money ♪

♪ Want the cash flow ♪

♪ (artist singing in foreign language) ♪

♪ I just want the green, want the money ♪

♪ Want the cash flow ♪

♪ (artist singing in foreign language) ♪

♪ They say my money talk, but my talking bilingual ♪

♪ I should be cuffed 'cause I don't do singles ♪

♪ In love with the money so don't need to mingle ♪

♪ Let's ride ♪

♪ Just back it up, hot talk yeah back it up ♪

♪ Holla at that if you actin' up ♪

♪ You ain't got that, you can't sit with us, yeah ♪

♪ Designer frames make you double take ♪

♪ Ben and Andy on a double date ♪

♪ Grant just hit me, said he on the way ♪

♪ (artist singing in foreign language) ♪

♪ I just want the green, want the money ♪

♪ Want the cash flow ♪

♪ (artist singing in foreign language) ♪

♪ Cardi B ♪

♪ Look ♪

♪ They gon' do what I say so ♪

♪ Cardi B and J Lo ♪

♪ Talk behind my back, but ♪

♪ never up in my face, though ♪

♪ I just want my money, chips, guac, and queso ♪

♪ Y'all can kiss my ass ♪

♪ (artist singing in foreign language) ♪

♪ Dominicana, drippin' in designer ♪

♪ I got the juice, no Tropicana ♪

♪ I got the box that got the most flavor ♪

♪ Big fat cat like in the bodegas ♪

♪ Still making money moves ♪

♪ Tell me what you think ♪

♪ Merengue to the money ♪

♪ Bachata to the bank ♪

♪ I slice it up ♪

♪ I'm like sofrito ♪

♪ I need my money, yo necesito ♪

♪ I told y'all, I'm trap Selena ♪

♪ I'll backhand a bitch like Serena ♪

♪ We need the guap, run up in your spot ♪

♪ Put it in your head like give me what you got ♪

♪ Two bad bitches that came from the Bronx ♪

♪ Cardi from the pole and Jenny from the block ♪

♪ (artist singing in foreign language) ♪

♪ I just want the green, want the money ♪

♪ Want the cash flow ♪

♪ (artist singing in foreign language) ♪

♪ I just want the dinero, di ♪

♪ I just want the dinero, dinero ♪

♪ I just want the dinero, dinero ♪

♪ (artist singing in foreign language) ♪

♪ I just want the green, want the money ♪

♪ Want the cash flow ♪

♪ (artist singing in foreign language) ♪

♪ Me and Benjamin Franco stay at the banco ♪

♪ Getting checks like Nike ♪

♪ Everywhere that I go ♪

♪ If you ain't getting no pesos ♪

♪ (artist singing in foreign language) ♪

♪ Stack it up like Legos ♪

♪ (artist singing in foreign language) ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
dinero /diˈneɾo/ A1	noun - money
money /ˈmʌni/ A1	noun - a medium of exchange for goods and services
stack /stæk/ A2	verb - to arrange in a pile noun - a pile of objects
cash /kæʃ/ A1	noun - money in the form of coins or banknotes
flow /floʊ/ B1	noun - the continuous movement of money verb - to move or circulate
bilingual /baɪˈlɪŋɡwəl/ B2	adjective - able to speak two languages fluently
designer /dɪˈzaɪnər/ B1	noun - a person who plans the form, look, or workings of something adjective - created by a designer
drippin /ˈdrɪpɪn/ B1	verb - to be covered or decorated with something valuable or stylish
juice /dʒuːs/ A2	noun - influence or power
flavor /ˈfleɪvər/ A2	noun - the distinctive taste of a food or drink
making /ˈmeɪkɪŋ/ A2	noun - the process of creating or earning something
moves /muːvz/ A2	noun - actions taken to achieve a particular purpose
slice /slaɪs/ A2	verb - to cut into parts
necessito /neɣeˈsito/ B1	verb - I need
guap /ɡwɑp/ B2	noun - money (slang)

Key Grammar Structures

• Me and Benjamin Franco stay at the banco

  ➔ Informal Pronoun Case

  ➔ Use of "Me" instead of "I" as subject pronoun in informal/colloquial speech

• If you ain't gettin' no pesos

  ➔ Double Negative + Informal Contractions

  ➔ "Ain't" (informal for isn't/aren't) + "no" creates double negative. "Gettin'" drops final 'g'.

• They say my money talk, but my talking bilingual

  ➔ Personification + Adjective Complement

  ➔ "Money talk" personifies money. "Bilingual" acts as adjective complement describing "talking"

• I should be cuffed 'cause I don't do singles

  ➔ Modal Verb + Slang Metaphor

  ➔ "Should be cuffed" (slang for committed) with modal "should". "Do singles" = handle small bills.

• You ain't got that, you can't sit with us

  ➔ Zero Conditional + Informal Negation

  ➔ General truth structure: If [condition], [result]. "Ain't got" (don't have) + "can't" shows exclusion.

• Everyday I'm alive I make a killing

  ➔ Adverbial Phrase + Idiom

  ➔ "Everyday I'm alive" modifies the action. "Make a killing" = idiom for earning large profits.

• I just want the green, want the money, want the cash flow

  ➔ Ellipsis + Synonym Repetition

  ➔ Omission of "I" in second and third clauses. "Green/money/cash flow" are synonymous terms.

• Cardi from the pole and Jenny from the block

  ➔ Elliptical Construction + Prepositional Phrases

  ➔ Omission of verb (is/comes). "From the pole" and "from the block" describe origins.