Préndelo Pingüino – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Neutro Shorty

Lyrics & Translation

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
prender /pɾenˈdeɾ/ B1	verb - to light; to turn on (a device); to set fire to; (slang, Latin America) to light up (e.g., a joint); to ignite/start (a party or situation); to excite/turn on (a person)
Pingüino /pinˈɡwino/ A2	noun - penguin; (in the song's context) a nickname or proper name
extintor /eks.tinˈtoɾ/ B1	noun - fire extinguisher
bombero /bomˈbeɾo/ A2	noun - firefighter
frío /ˈfɾi.o/ A1	adjective - cold, chilly; (slang, Latin America) calm, cool, unfazed
cristalino /kɾis.taˈlino/ B1	adjective - crystalline, clear, transparent; very clear or sharp
peine /ˈpei̯.ne/ A1	noun - comb; (slang, Latin America, especially Caribbean) gun magazine (for ammunition)
rifle /ˈrif.le/ B2	noun - rifle
nalga /ˈnal.ɡa/ B1	noun - buttock, butt
kilo /ˈki.lo/ A1	noun - kilogram
fumar /fuˈmaɾ/ A2	verb - to smoke
requisa /reˈki.sa/ B2	noun - search, pat-down (often by police); confiscation
plomazo /ploˈma.so/ C1	noun - (slang, Latin America) gunshot; bullet wound
feka /ˈfe.ka/ C1	adjective - (slang, Latin America, especially Venezuela) fake, bogus, counterfeit; (referring to a person) impostor noun - (slang, Latin America, especially Venezuela) fake person or thing
fracaso /fɾaˈka.so/ B1	noun - failure, flop
tombo /ˈtom.bo/ C1	noun - (slang, Colombia/Venezuela) police officer, cop
ordeñar /oɾ.ðeˈɲaɾ/ B2	verb - to milk (an animal); (in the song's context) used provocatively with a sexual connotation
convive /konˈbi.βe/ C1	noun - (slang, Venezuela) friend, close acquaintance, buddy verb - (imperative form of 'convivir') to coexist; (in the song) used as a direct address like 'buddy' or 'pal'
flow /floʊ/ C1	noun - (loanword, informal) style, swag, rhythm, vibe; a particular manner of moving or expressing oneself, especially in urban music and fashion
culona /kuˈlo.na/ C1	adjective - (informal, sometimes vulgar) big-butted noun - (informal, sometimes vulgar) a woman with a large behind

Key Grammar Structures

• Tráeme do' extintore' y cuatro camione' de bombero', que Pingüino la va a prendé'

  ➔ Imperative with attached object pronoun and informal periphrastic future

  ➔ "Tráeme" combines the imperative "trae" (bring) with the object pronoun "me" (to me). "va a prendé'" is an informal version of "va a prender", representing the periphrastic future ("ir a" + infinitive) with the final 'r' omitted, common in certain dialects.

• Con los mío' yo estoy frío, yo estoy claro cristalino (¡Brr!)

  ➔ Colloquial use of possessive adjective as a noun (meaning 'my people')

  ➔ "los mío'" (instead of "los míos") informally refers to "my people" or "my crew," where the possessive adjective functions as a noun, similar to "mine" but implying a group of individuals.

• Y las babies con las nalga' que pesan 40 kilo', kilo' (Chu, chu)

  ➔ Relative clause and informal omission of final 's' in plurals

  ➔ "nalga' que pesan" uses "que" as a relative pronoun to introduce a clause describing "nalgas" (buttocks). The 's' in "nalgas" and "kilos" is omitted in pronunciation, a common feature of some Spanish dialects, especially Caribbean Spanish.

• Pingüino, si tú la prendes, dime que yo bajo con los duende'

  ➔ Type 1 Conditional Clause and informal use of present tense for future action

  ➔ "Si tú la prendes" is a Type 1 conditional clause, expressing a real or probable condition. "dime que yo bajo" uses the present tense "bajo" (I go down) instead of the future "bajaré" (I will go down) to indicate an immediate or certain future action, common in informal speech.

• Y fumamo' hasta que nos caigan los verde'

  ➔ Subjunctive mood in temporal clauses introduced by "hasta que"

  ➔ "hasta que nos caigan" requires the subjunctive mood ("caigan") because "hasta que" introduces a clause that refers to an unaccomplished action or a condition that must be met for the main action to occur.

• Dicen que tu nombre es "feka" y que tu apellido es "fracaso"

  ➔ Impersonal construction "Dicen que..."

  ➔ "Dicen que..." is an impersonal construction meaning "They say that..." or "It is said that...", used to report general opinions or rumors without specifying who is saying them. "feka" and "fracaso" are slang/informal terms.

• Es talento de los tombo', se voltean más que un tazo

  ➔ Comparative of inequality ("más que")

  ➔ "más que un tazo" uses the comparative structure "más que" (more than) to indicate that one thing has a greater degree of a quality than another. "Tombo" is slang for police, and "tazo" is a collectible disc that can be flipped in games.

• Ella me agarra el pipi como una goma de mascar

  ➔ Comparison of equality ("como")

  ➔ "como una goma de mascar" uses "como" (like/as) to make a comparison, indicating that the action is performed in a similar manner to how one would handle chewing gum.

• Los policía' me persiguen como si fuera Mister Steven

  ➔ Imperfect subjunctive in clauses introduced by "como si"

  ➔ "como si fuera" requires the imperfect subjunctive ("fuera") because "como si" always introduces a hypothetical or contrary-to-fact comparison, regardless of the tense of the main clause.

• Que preparen la botella, las culona' y los diles por qué

  ➔ Subjunctive used for indirect commands or suggestions

  ➔ "Que preparen" functions as an indirect command or suggestion, often translated as "Let them prepare..." or "They should prepare...". This construction uses "que" followed by a verb in the subjunctive mood.