I have a Colombian girl who writes to me every day.
Skills You'll Learn
Talking about preferences
Hablar sobre preferencias
Expressing past relationships
Expresar relaciones pasadas
Describing communication habits
Describir hábitos de comunicación
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
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Me gustan mucho las Gabriela
meh GOOS-tan MOO-cho lahs gah-bree-EH-la
I like the Gabrielas a lot
💬 With gustar, the thing liked is the subject, so me gustan literally works like "they please me." Swap the noun and keep the pattern: me gustan mucho las películas, me gusta mucho Gabriela.
💬 With names used this way, Spanish often keeps the article plural but leaves the name itself unchanged: las Patricia, las Nicole, las Sofía. In real-life speech this means "the girls/women named Patricia/Nicole/Sofía."
💬 With names used this way, Spanish often keeps the article plural but leaves the name itself unchanged: las Patricia, las Nicole, las Sofía. In real-life speech this means "the girls/women named Patricia/Nicole/Sofía."
💬 With names used this way, Spanish often keeps the article plural but leaves the name itself unchanged: las Patricia, las Nicole, las Sofía. In real-life speech this means "the girls/women named Patricia/Nicole/Sofía."
💬 With names used this way, Spanish often keeps the article plural but leaves the name itself unchanged: las Patricia, las Nicole, las Sofía. In real-life speech this means "the girls/women named Patricia/Nicole/Sofía."
💬 Se llamaba means "was called/named," but Spanish uses it for people's names where English often just says "her name was." Same pattern: mi abuelo se llamaba José.
💬 In songs and Caribbean speech, to' los día' is clipped pronunciation for todos los días. You'll hear final s dropped a lot even though standard writing keeps it.
I have a Colombian girl who writes to me every day.
💬 In songs and Caribbean speech, to' los día' is clipped pronunciation for todos los días. You'll hear final s dropped a lot even though standard writing keeps it.
💬 Todavía means "still" in the sense of something continuing: todavía me quiere, todavía vivo aquí. In Mexico you'll also hear aún, but todavía is extremely common in everyday speech.
OH-trah en SAN an-TOH-nee-oh keh meh KYER-eh toh-dah-VEE-ah
Another one in San Antonio who still loves me
💬 Todavía means "still" in the sense of something continuing: todavía me quiere, todavía vivo aquí. In Mexico you'll also hear aún, but todavía is extremely common in everyday speech.
💬 Todita' is a clipped, extra-emphatic version of todas here, meaning "every single one/all of them." In songs you'll often see dropped final sounds like todita' and mía' for a relaxed Caribbean pronunciation.
💬 Todita' is a clipped, extra-emphatic version of todas here, meaning "every single one/all of them." In songs you'll often see dropped final sounds like todita' and mía' for a relaxed Caribbean pronunciation.
🇲🇽 PR is read as Puerto Rico. In Mexican everyday speech, people do use country and place abbreviations like this, especially in music and online.
🇲🇽 Uva bombón is not a standard literal description; it lands like playful slang comparing someone to a sweet candy. In lyrics like this, food words often work as flirtatious praise, not something you'd copy into normal conversation.
🇲🇽 Uva bombón is not a standard literal description; it lands like playful slang comparing someone to a sweet candy. In lyrics like this, food words often work as flirtatious praise, not something you'd copy into normal conversation.
🇲🇽 Uva bombón is not a standard literal description; it lands like playful slang comparing someone to a sweet candy. In lyrics like this, food words often work as flirtatious praise, not something you'd copy into normal conversation.
💬 La de Barcelona literally means "the one from Barcelona," with la standing in for a woman already understood from context. You can reuse that shortcut: el de rojo, la de México.
lah deh bar-theh-loh-nah keh vee-noh en ah-bee-ohn
The one from Barcelona who came by plane
💬 La de Barcelona literally means "the one from Barcelona," with la standing in for a woman already understood from context. You can reuse that shortcut: el de rojo, la de México.
💬 In Mexico, bicho does not mean what it means in Puerto Rican slang here; this line uses a Puerto Rican meaning, not Mexican usage. Also, cabrón is very strong and very context-dependent—common in music, but not a safe default word for learners.
🇲🇽 This line is sexual slang from Puerto Rico, not something you'd casually reuse in Mexico. A literal translation will mislead you, and saying it yourself can sound crude fast.
💬 After dejo que, the next verb changes to a form like jueguen, not plain juegan. You'll see the same after verbs of wanting or allowing: quiero que vengas, dejo que entren.
💬 After dejo que, the next verb changes to a form like jueguen, not plain juegan. You'll see the same after verbs of wanting or allowing: quiero que vengas, dejo que entren.
💬 Quisiera is a softer, less blunt way to say "I'd like to" than just quiero. You can reuse it for polite wants: quisiera hablar contigo, quisiera mudarme.
el dee-ah keh meh kah-seh teh en-vee-oh lah een-vee-tah-see-ohn
The day I get married, I'll send you the invitation.
💬 In el día que me case, Spanish often uses the present form case to talk about a future event after a time expression. The same pattern shows up in cuando llegue, te llamo.
🇲🇽 In Mexico, muchacho can sound old-fashioned, regional, or like scolding depending on tone. You'll hear it, but it's not the most neutral way for most learners to address someone.
🇲🇽 Deja eso is a natural way to tell someone to stop that or cut it out. In Mexico it often sounds like correction or scolding, not just a neutral request.
🇲🇽 Deja eso is a natural way to tell someone to stop that or cut it out. In Mexico it often sounds like correction or scolding, not just a neutral request.
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