Dime Cómo Quieres

• Por: Christian Nodal, Ángela Aguilar

Letra:

[Español]

[English]

Todo empezó cuando te vi pasar

It all started when I saw you passing by

Sentí algo tan bonito que no sé explicar

I felt something so beautiful I can't explain

Tú me cachaste y me gustaste más

You caught me and I liked you even more

Ay, qué chula rancherita, hola, ¿cómo estás?

Oh, what a lovely ranch girl, hi, how are you?

Te aviso desde ahorita que con palabras bonitas no te alcanza pa' poderme conquistar

Just so you know right now, sweet words aren't enough to win me over

No soy de esas facilitas, como aquellas muchachitas con las que yo siempre te he mirado andar

I'm not one of those easy girls, like those other girls I've seen you with

¿Y si te llevo rosas? (cómo quiera se me van a marchitar)

What if I bring you roses? (they'll still wither anyway)

¿Y si te llevo serenata? (cómo quiera te va a correr mi papá)

What if I serenade you? (my dad will still chase you away)

¡Ay!

Oh!

Dime cómo quieres que te quiera

Tell me how you want me to love you

Este vato se hace a tu manera

This guy will do it your way

Pide por esa boquita hermosa

Ask for that beautiful little mouth

Que por ti daría cualquier cosa

Because I would give anything for you

Dime que más quieres que te diga

Tell me what more you want me to say

Si a ti no te quieren mis amigas

If my friends don't love you

Y un poquito menos mi familia

And my family loves you even less

¿Qué van a pensar si un día nos miran?

What will they think if they see us someday?

Ay, ay, ay

Oh, oh, oh

Yo no soy tan malo como dicen por ahí

I'm not as bad as they say out there

Ay, ay, ay

Oh, oh, oh

No soy una tonta pa' dejarme engañar, oh-oh

I'm not foolish enough to let myself be fooled, oh-oh

...

...

Ja, ja, ay, Angelita, ya no seas tan mala

Ha, ha, oh, Angelita, don't be so mean

Y usted no sea tan coqueto

And you, don't be so flirtatious

...

...

¿Y si te llevo rosas? (cómo quiera se me van a marchitar)

What if I bring you roses? (they'll still wither anyway)

¿Y si te llevo serenata? (cómo quiera te va a correr mi papá)

What if I serenade you? (my dad will still chase you away)

¡Ay!

Oh!

Dime cómo quieres que te quiera

Tell me how you want me to love you

Este vato se hace a tu manera

This guy will do it your way

Pide por esa boquita hermosa

Ask for that beautiful little mouth

Que por ti daría cualquier cosa

Because I would give anything for you

Dime que más quieres que te diga

Tell me what more you want me to say

Si a ti no te quieren mis amigas

If my friends don't love you

Y un poquito menos mi familia

And my family loves you even less

¿Qué van a pensar si un día nos miran?

What will they think if they see us someday?

Ay, ay, ay

Oh, oh, oh

Yo no soy tan malo como dicen por ahí

I'm not as bad as they say out there

Ay, ay, ay

Oh, oh, oh

No soy una tonta pa' dejarme engañar, oh-oh

I'm not foolish enough to let myself be fooled, oh-oh

...

...

Vocabulario en esta canción:

Vocabulario	Significados
pasar /paˈsaɾ/ A1	verb - to pass, to happen
bonito /boˈnito/ A1	adjective - pretty, beautiful
gustar /ɡusˈtaɾ/ A1	verb - to like
chula /ˈtʃula/ A2	adjective - cute, beautiful (Mexico)
palabras /paˈlabɾas/ A1	noun - words
conquistar /koŋkisˈtaɾ/ B1	verb - to conquer, to win over
rosas /ˈrosas/ A1	noun - roses
marchitar /maɾtʃiˈtaɾ/ B2	verb - to wilt, to wither
serenata /seɾeˈnata/ A2	noun - serenade
correr /koˈreɾ/ A1	verb - to run, to chase away
manera /maˈneɾa/ A2	noun - way, manner
hermosa /eɾˈmosa/ A2	adjective - beautiful
amigas /aˈmiɣas/ A1	noun - friends (female)
familia /faˈmilja/ A1	noun - family
malo /ˈmalo/ A1	adjective - bad
engañar /eŋɡaˈɲaɾ/ B1	verb - to deceive, to cheat
coqueto /koˈketo/ B2	adjective - flirtatious, coquettish

Gramática:

• Sentí algo tan bonito que no sé explicar

  ➔ Relative Clause with 'que'

  ➔ The 'que' connects the main clause ('Sentí algo tan bonito') to the relative clause ('no sé explicar'). It acts as the subject of the verb 'explicar'. This construction allows the singer to express a quality about the 'algo' which they can't explain.

• Tú me cachaste y me gustaste más

  ➔ Use of reflexive pronouns with verbs like 'gustar'

  ➔ The phrase 'me gustaste más' literally translates to 'you pleased me more.' The verb 'gustar' requires an indirect object pronoun ('me' in this case) to indicate who is being pleased. This construction is common for expressing likes and dislikes.

• que con palabras bonitas no te alcanza pa' poderme conquistar

  ➔ Use of 'alcanzar' + 'para' + infinitive to express 'to be enough to'

  ➔ The structure 'no te alcanza para' means 'it's not enough for you to'. Here, it means that beautiful words are not enough for him to be able to conquer her.

• como aquellas muchachitas con las que yo siempre te he mirado andar

  ➔ Relative pronouns ('con las que') referring to people

  ➔ 'Con las que' refers back to 'aquellas muchachitas' (those girls) and is the object of the preposition 'con' (with). The entire phrase describes the type of girls he is usually seen with. The phrase 'he mirado andar' is using 'mirar' to describe seeing him with them.

• ¿Y si te llevo rosas? (cómo quiera se me van a marchitar)

  ➔ Conditional 'si' clause (hypothetical scenario) and future tense

  ➔ The question '¿Y si te llevo rosas?' sets up a hypothetical scenario: what if I bring you roses? The response '(cómo quiera se me van a marchitar)' uses the future tense ('van a marchitar') to indicate that even if he did, they would wither anyway.

• Dime cómo quieres que te quiera

  ➔ Subjunctive Mood after 'querer' expressing desire or request

  ➔ The use of the subjunctive 'quiera' after 'quieres' indicates a desire or request for something to happen. He is asking her to tell him how she wants to be loved. The clause 'que te quiera' needs the subjunctive.

• Este vato se hace a tu manera

  ➔ Use of 'hacerse a' to mean 'to adapt to' or 'to conform to'

  ➔ 'Hacerse a' in this context means that he will adapt or conform to her way of doing things. He's willing to change to be with her.

• Si a ti no te quieren mis amigas

  ➔ The use of the personal 'a' with direct objects when referring to people

  ➔ The 'a' before 'ti' is the personal 'a'. It's used when the direct object of a verb is a specific person. So in this case, 'mis amigas' do not like 'you (ti)'.