Sway – English Lyrics

• By: Luis Fonsi

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Spanish with Luis Fonsi's "Sway"! This catchy Latin Pop track, with its engaging bilingual lyrics, offers a fun and rhythmic way to learn new vocabulary and phrases, especially those related to dancing, social interactions, and expressing joy.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
sale /sale/ A2	verb - to offer something for money noun - an event to sell items at reduced prices
loca /ˈlo.ka/ B1	adjective - crazy, mad
manos /ˈma.nos/ A2	noun - hands
quieres /ˈkje.ɾes/ A2	verb - you want
mostrar /mosˈtɾaɾ/ B1	verb - to show
cuerpo /ˈkweɾ.po/ A2	noun - body
movimiento /mo.βiˈmjen.to/ B1	noun - movement
termino /teɾˈmi.no/ B1	verb - to finish, to end
besarnos /beˈsaɾ.nos/ B1	verb - to kiss each other
conocer /ko.noˈθeɾ/ B1	verb - to know, to meet
manera /maˈne.ɾa/ A2	noun - way, manner
dime /ˈdi.me/ A2	verb - tell me
sé /se/ A2	verb - I know
bailar /baˈʝaɾ/ A2	verb - to dance
latino /laˈti.no/ B1	adjective - Latin
fino /ˈfi.no/ B1	adjective - refined, elegant

Key Grammar Structures

• CUANDO ELLA SALE CON SUS AMIGAS

  ➔ Imperfect Subjunctive (Cuando + Subjunctive)

  ➔ The imperfect subjunctive is used because the action ('salir con sus amigas') is hypothetical or dependent on another clause. 'Cuando' triggers the subjunctive.

• NO QUIERE NOVIO AY AY AY

  ➔ Present Tense (Habitual Action)

  ➔ The present tense 'quiere' indicates a habitual or ongoing characteristic – she doesn't usually want a boyfriend.

• WHY DON'T YOU SHOW ME, MOVE A BIT CLOSER

  ➔ Suggestion with 'Why don't you...'

  ➔ This is a common way to make a suggestion in English. 'Why don't you...' followed by the base form of the verb.

• IF YOU WANT ME TO STAY, I'MA NEED THAT THING TO SWAY

  ➔ Conditional Sentence (Type 1), Contractions, Slang ('I'ma')

  ➔ A Type 1 conditional expresses a likely future outcome. 'I'ma' is a colloquial contraction of 'I am going to'.

• SI Tú QUIERES BABY LO HACEMOS A TU MANERA

  ➔ Conditional with 'Si' (If)

  ➔ This is a standard conditional sentence structure in Spanish, using 'Si' to introduce the condition. 'Lo' is a direct object pronoun referring to 'eso' (that).

• VAMO A BESARNOS A LAS DOCE

  ➔ Imperative Mood (Let's...)

  ➔ 'Vamo' is a colloquial contraction of 'Vamos a', which means 'Let's'. It's followed by the infinitive 'besar' (to kiss).

• SALES TU SALGO YO

  ➔ Simple Present Tense (Habitual Action)

  ➔ The simple present tense describes a habitual action. 'Sales' (you go out) and 'Salgo' (I go out) are parallel structures.

• NADIE VE QUE PASO

  ➔ Imperfect Tense (Past Continuous)

  ➔ The imperfect tense 've' describes an ongoing action in the past – nobody saw what happened.