Las Mañanitas, meaning “the morning songs”, is a famous Mexican song commonly sung on the morning of a person’s birthday and at birthday parties. The song was written by Alfonso Esparza Oteo and has been performed by the great Mexican singers such as Pedro Infante, Vicente Fernandez and many more.
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Despacito, meaning slowly, is a hit song by Puerto Rican singer Luis Fonsi and features Daddy Yankee. Released in 2017, this Spanish-language song went to the top of the charts internationally. This post explains the lyrics vocabulary and grammar in detail.
La cucaracha (Meaning: the cockroach) is a famous Mexican folk song. The song became popular in the 1910s during the Mexican Revolution, with its lyrics making reference to the fight between revolutionaries and politicians. This post explains the vocabulary and grammar of the lyrics.
Guantanamera (or Guajira Guantanamera) is a famous Cuban folk song. The meaning of the song’s title is “peasant woman from Guantánamo”. The song was written by Joseíto Fernández and it became popular in the late 1920s. The song celebrates Cuban nationalism and poor people around the world.
La Bamba (Meaning: the beat) is a traditional Mexican folk song from the state of Veracruz. While the song lyrics were often traditionally improvised, the earliest recording was made by Alvaro Hernández Ortiz in 1938. In 1958, Ritchie Valens made the song famous with his rock version rising to the top of the US charts. In …
Bésame Mucho (Meaning Kiss me a lot or much; Pronunciation: Bay-sah-may moot-cho) is the most famous song written by Mexican singer Consuelo Velázquez and arguably one of the most famous Spanish langauge songs of all time. This post explains the vocabulary and grammer of the song’s Spanish lyrics, which are actually not very difficult to …
Querida (Meaning: Dear; Pronunciation: ker-ee-dah) is the single most popular song by Juan Gabriel, one of Mexico’s most famous singers of all time. Querida appeared on the album Recuerdos, Vol. II, which was released in 1984 and was Mexico’s best selling album in history with over seven million sales.
In Spanish, verbs are called reflexive when a subject both carries out and receives an action. These verbs equate to the -self and -selves verbs in English. Reflexive verbs in Spanish are often used for daily routines.
Cielito Lindo (Meaning: Pretty little sweetheart; Pronunciation see-ehl-ee-toh leen-doh) is a famous Mexican folk song made famous by author Quirino Mendoza y Cortés in 1882. In this post we’ll provide a line-by-line explanation of the song lyrics vocabulary, verbs and grammar.
In Spanish, the imperative mood (imperativo) is used for giving commands. The imperative is always conjugated in the present tense and omits the personal pronoun. The imperative exists in five main forms: (tú) ¡habla! (speak!), (used) ¡hable! (speak!), (nosotros) ¡hablemos! (vosotros) ¡hablad! and (ustedes) ¡hablen! This post will explain precisely how to conjugate and use …