7 Puerto Rican Spanish Words You’ll Learn from Bad Bunny: A Conversation with Adriana López ♫ 239
In this episode, we continue our deep dive into the lyrics of "Nueva York" by Bad Bunny with Puerto Rican linguist Adriana Lopez. In Part 2, we explore the heavy cultural references in the song—from Dominican rap anthems to Puerto Rican boxing legends—and discuss the controversy surrounding Forbes naming Bad Bunny the "King of Pop." You'll also learn key vocabulary distinctions and cultural nuances between island life and city life. What You'll Learn in This Episode: The meaning of 7 Puerto R...
In this episode, we continue our deep dive into the lyrics of "Nueva York" by Bad Bunny with Puerto Rican linguist Adriana Lopez.
In Part 2, we explore the heavy cultural references in the song—from Dominican rap anthems to Puerto Rican boxing legends—and discuss the controversy surrounding Forbes naming Bad Bunny the "King of Pop." You'll also learn key vocabulary distinctions and cultural nuances between island life and city life.
What You'll Learn in This Episode:
- The meaning of 7 Puerto Rican Spanish words & phrases used in the song, like está buena, las gatas, and sacarla del estadio 🇵🇷
- How Bad Bunny really feels about being named "King of Pop" by Forbes Magazine (and how he addresses it in the lyrics) 👑
- The critical difference between the verbs mover and mudar (and why mixing them up changes your meaning completely) 💃🏽
Resources:
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Show Notes & Lyrics: learnspanishconsalsa.com/239
Vocabulary Guide: 7 Puerto Rican Spanish Words & Phrases from Bad Bunny's 'NuevaYol'
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🌊 El flow – Style, swagger, or being "cool" (influenced by Hip Hop culture)
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😺 Las gatas – Slang for "the girls" or "the ladies"
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😄Estar en la mía – To be "in my zone," doing my own thing, or minding my own business
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⚾ Sacarla del estadio – Literally "to take it out of the stadium" (a baseball reference meaning to hit a home run or have huge success)
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🔥Está buena – A phrase used to say someone is "hot" or attractive
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🍹Cañita (or Pitorro) – Traditional Puerto Rican moonshine or homemade cured rum, often flavored with fruits
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🎶Dembow – A musical rhythm and genre originally from Jamaica (Dancehall) that became a staple of Dominican and Puerto Rican urban music, characterized by a fast, repetitive beat
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🇺🇸 My name is Adriana López Berríos. I am from Gurabo, Puerto Rico. I have been bilingual (Spanish and English) my entire life, and I have always loved traveling and meeting people and seeing places from all over the world.
I earned a Bachelor's degree in Modern Languages at the University of Puerto Rico, where I learned French and Italian. This sparked my curiosity about how people learn languages, which led me to pursue a Master's degree in Applied Linguistics at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands.
It was during my Master's program that I began teaching Spanish, and I really enjoyed it. After graduating, I worked as a teacher of Puerto Rican Spanish and English in Prague, Czech Republic. During those years, I discovered that there were many people who specifically wanted to learn to speak Spanish like Puerto Ricans.
That is why I decided to create the Instagram account @idiomas_coqui—to provide my students with a gateway to Puerto Rican content available on the internet and help them practice. Today, I continue working as an English and Puerto Rican Spanish teacher.
🇵🇷 Mi nombre es Adriana López Berríos. Soy de Puerto Rico del pueblo de Gurabo. Toda mi vida he sido bilingüe (español e inglés) y siempre me ha gustado viajar y conocer lugares y personas de diferentes partes del mundo.
En la universidad de Puerto Rico estudié un bachillerato en Lenguas Modernas y aprendí francés e italiano. Esto me incrementó la curiosidad por como las personas aprenden idiomas y por esta razón estudié una Maestría en Lin… Read More
