Which would you rather choose a boring highschool spanish class that teaches you robotic , uncommon expressions or listening to spanish music and learning more everyday , normal vocabulary and improving your pronunciation. Of course , listening to music cannot be your only method to learning spanish but its’ an excellent aid tool and makes language learning a fun habit. With the question above , you must’ve picked listening to music in spanish because our brains always avoids pain and wants pleasure. Making habits more fun makes us to stick to them. However I wont recommend any beginner songs. It’s more worth it to learn the top 200 words most frequently used words in spanish and then listen to music , just to avoid the fustration of not understanding the lyrics. Here are some songs to learn spanish
“Cuando Me Enamoro” Enrique Iglesias & Juan Luis Guerra
A smooth love ballad , “Cuando Me Enamoro” talks about how love changes you and things you do for somebody you love.
“Andar Conmigo” Julieta Venegas
“Andar Conmigo” is a youthful song that talks about the nervous and exciting beginning of a relationship. Andar conmigo in this context doesn’t mean to walk with you. This is a literal translation because andar means “to walk” and contigo means “with you”. It means to date (somebody).
Dimelo starts with ping pong sounds but its’ chorus will have you hooked. Iglesias sings of a difficult relationship that is emotionally distant.
A romantic ballad that describes an unconditional love. Personally it took me a couple of listens to really enjoy this song.
La Bicicleta – Shakira & Carlos Vives
A duo song by Shakira and Carlos Vives describes a simple life with a bicycle that goes anywhere.
A pop song with an addictive beat and catchy lyrics
“Pies Descalzos, Sueños Blancos”-Shakira
A lyrically rich and angsty song that mocks and criticizes social conventions and people who blindly follow them.
“Si Te Vas”-Shakira
Si te vas sings of betrayal and confronting her boyfriend whom is leaving with another woman. She warns him that their new relationship will run their course and he will want to come back. The album ¿Dónde Están los Ladrones? is worth listening to.
Lo que Mas-Shakira
Lo que mas is written in the past tense and visits a failed but devotional love. A sad song with strong lyrics.
Estoy aqui-Shakira
Estoy aqui sings of a dead but all-consuming love that drowns teen Shakira. This was one of the first songs I listened to when studying spanish.
Octavo Dia-Shakira
From her sophmore album “¿Dónde Están los Ladrones?” Octavo Dia mocks modern society and tells a universal truth that even the blind can see.
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