Manos de Mujeres – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English
Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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mano /ˈmano/ A1 |
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fuerte /ˈfuerte/ A2 |
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barriendo /baˈrjendo/ B1 |
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escribir /es.kɾiˈβiɾ/ A2 |
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carta /ˈkaɾta/ A1 |
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amor /aˈmoɾ/ A1 |
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nudos /ˈnuðos/ B1 |
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soledad /soleˈðad/ B2 |
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trabaja /tɾaˈβaxa/ A2 |
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libertad /liβeɾˈtað/ B2 |
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esperanza /espeˈɾanθa/ B1 |
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hijo /ˈi.xo/ A1 |
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sangre /ˈsaŋɡɾe/ A2 |
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viento /ˈbjen.to/ A2 |
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mar /maɾ/ A1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Mano fuerte va barriendo pone leña en el fogón
➔ Present tense of the verb 'ir' + infinitive (va barriendo, pone)
➔ 'Va' is the third person singular of 'ir' (to go) used with an infinitive to express near future or ongoing action.
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Manos que tejen haciendo nudos
➔ Present tense of 'tejen' + gerund ('haciendo')
➔ 'Tejen' is the third person plural of 'tejer' (to weave) in present tense, and 'haciendo' is the gerund form of 'hacer' (to do/make), indicating ongoing action.
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Mano vieja que trabaja va enlazando algún telar
➔ Present tense of 'trabaja' + gerund ('enlazando')
➔ 'Trabaja' is the third person singular of 'trabajar' (to work) in present tense, and 'enlazando' is the gerund form of 'enlazar' (to link or connect), indicating ongoing action.
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Mano vieja que trabaja va enlazando algún telar
➔ Present tense of 'trabaja' + gerund ('enlazando')
➔ This structure uses the present tense of 'trabajar' plus the gerund 'enlazando' to show an ongoing action involving work.
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Mano fuerte va barriendo pone leña en el fogón
➔ Present tense of 'va' + gerund ('barriendo'), and present tense of 'pone'
➔ 'Va' is used with 'barriendo' (gerund of 'barrear') to describe an ongoing action, and 'pone' is in present tense to indicate a current action.
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Mano firme cuando escribe una carta de amor
➔ Present tense of 'escribe' + indefinite article 'una'
➔ 'Escribe' is the third person singular present tense of 'escribir' (to write), and 'una' is an indefinite article used to specify 'a love letter'.