Si Te Pudiera Mentir – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English
Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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mentir /menˈtir/ B1 |
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casa /ˈkasa/ A1 |
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pensamiento /pensamienˈto/ B2 |
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voz /boθ/ A1 |
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doler /doˈleɾ/ B1 |
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caminar /kamiˈnaɾ/ A1 |
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cambio /ˈkambio/ B1 |
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imposible /impoˈsiβle/ B2 |
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música /ˈmusika/ A1 |
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corazón /koɾaˈθon/ A2 |
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regresar /reɣreˈsaɾ/ B1 |
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necesitar /nesesiˈtaɾ/ A2 |
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sentir /senˈtir/ B1 |
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oscuro /osˈkuɾo/ B2 |
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imposible /impoˈsiβle/ B2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Si te pudiera mentir
➔ Use of the imperfect subjunctive mood to express unreal or hypothetical situations.
➔ The phrase "Si te pudiera mentir" uses the *imperfect subjunctive* form of "poder" to talk about a hypothetical ability.
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Todo va marchando muy bien
➔ Present tense of 'ir' used with a gerund to indicate ongoing action.
➔ The phrase "va marchando" is a form of "ir" in present tense used with the gerund "marchando" to express ongoing progress.
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He hecho unos cambios en mí
➔ Present perfect tense to indicate an action that has been completed recently or has relevance to the present.
➔ The phrase "He hecho" is the present perfect of "hacer" used to describe an action recently completed.
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No existe fórmula para olvidarte
➔ Use of 'no existe' (there is no) to deny the existence of a specific concept or thing.
➔ The phrase "No existe fórmula" uses "no existe" to indicate that there is no known method or formula.
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Sé que no hay un corazón que sienta lo mismo por ti
➔ Use of the present tense of 'saber' (sé) with a subordinate clause expressing certainty.
➔ The sentence "Sé que no hay un corazón..." uses "sé" (I know) to show certainty about the following clause.
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Y es Calibre 50, chiquitita
➔ Use of the pronoun "es" (it is/this is) to identify or define the subject.
➔ The word "es" is the third person singular form of "ser" used here to identify "Calibre 50" in a poetic or emphatic manner.