Lyrics & Translation
Learn a mix of English and Spanish with the upbeat track "SIMPLY THE BEST"! This song is a fantastic way to pick up fun, modern phrases in both languages. The blend of cultures from the Black Eyed Peas, Brazilian superstar Anitta, and Dominican rapper El Alfa makes this song a unique and energetic learning experience.
Key Vocabulary
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best /bɛst/ A1 |
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better /ˈbɛtər/ A1 |
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forget /fərˈɡɛt/ A1 |
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hear /hɪr/ A1 |
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stop /stɒp/ A1 |
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fear /fɪər/ A2 |
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drink /drɪŋk/ A1 |
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glass /ɡlɑːs/ A2 |
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law /lɔː/ B1 |
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swear /swɛər/ B1 |
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life /laɪf/ A1 |
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blessed /ˈblɛst/ B2 |
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international /ˌɪntərˈnæʃənəl/ B2 |
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fresh /freʃ/ A2 |
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level /ˈlɛvl/ A2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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This is it, bet you won't, bet you won't
➔ Conditional Clause (implied)
➔ Implies a conditional statement like "I bet you won't do it" or "I bet you won't forget it." The "bet you won't" suggests a challenge or prediction.
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It don't get better than, better than this
➔ Double Comparative (informal)
➔ "It don't get better than..." uses a double comparative to emphasize that something is the best. "Don't get better than this" means nothing can surpass this.
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El dueño de la Tierra subió a Marte y no me ven ni por telescopio
➔ Preterite tense (Subió) & Negative Concordance (ni...ni)
➔ "Subió" is the preterite form of "subir" (to go up), indicating a completed action in the past. "Ni por telescopio" uses negative concordance, meaning "not even with a telescope."
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¿Te volviste loco? ¿Te fumaste un pate de opio?
➔ Preterite tense (Volviste, fumaste) & Rhetorical Question
➔ "Volviste" and "fumaste" are preterite forms indicating completed actions in the past. These are rhetorical questions, not requiring an answer but making a point.
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Tiene' que respetar, leyenda' son leyenda'
➔ Modal Verb (Tiene que) & Nominalization (Leyenda')
➔ "Tiene que" (you have to) is a modal construction expressing obligation. "Leyenda' son leyenda'" is a colloquial, emphatic restatement of the word "leyenda" (legend), creating emphasis.
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We are about to break the la-la-la-law
➔ "Be about to" construction (future intention)
➔ "Are about to break" indicates an immediate future intention, suggesting they will break the law very soon. The repetition of "la" is stylistic.
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Tu movie no se ve ni que la rende
➔ Subjunctive Mood (rende) & Negative Concordance (ni...que)
➔ "Ni que la rende" requires the subjunctive mood. It emphasizes that the movie is so bad it's not even watchable even if someone renders it.
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