Spanish slang clarifications

[arux]

[quote=dmoney101;652849]reggaeton never was really good. it's not about the lyrics, just the beats because everyone likes to dance it.

Yeah I agree on that. It just feels nice to dance to reggaeton. Also partly because of how its danced, and sex is always a tasty condiment for the masses. However due to the nature of the market and the repetitive nature of the beat people get eventually tired and new things emerge to quench the thirst for the new thing. Regardless it will always be fun for me.

[RoyalDominicanChula<3]

Originally Posted by arux

Hey is it me or is reggaeton almost dead?

i was thinkin tha same thing... most reggaeton stars have actually merged to this new Urban sounding music.. like wisin y yandel... either way i still luv tha music

[dmoney101]

[quote=arux;652859]

Originally Posted by dmoney101

reggaeton never was really good. it's not about the lyrics, just the beats because everyone likes to dance it.

Yeah I agree on that. It just feels nice to dance to reggaeton. Also partly because of how its danced, and sex is always a tasty condiment for the masses. However due to the nature of the market and the repetitive nature of the beat people get eventually tired and new things emerge to quench the thirst for the new thing. Regardless it will always be fun for me.

yea, the beats get repetitive, but the old school straight perreo will always be my favorite.

[x0babiigirlx0]

anyone fluent in spanish who is able to read slang??????

[x0babiigirlx0]

thanks again !!!!!! lol were you able to get a translation on that other song from the other page????

[x0babiigirlx0]

are these mexican slang words ???? i'm not quite sure but sometimes i hear the hondurians and mexicans saying it but also sometimes salvadorians like me lol but i'm not quite sure if these are or not????

k pedo k onda

k p2

simon

cantona

lol not sure if these are slang but i would like to know what these one's mean i hear them used alot !

[dmoney101]

Originally Posted by x0babiigirlx0

are these mexican slang words ???? i'm not quite sure but sometimes i hear the hondurians and mexicans saying it but also sometimes salvadorians like me lol but i'm not quite sure if these are or not????

k pedo k onda

k p2

simon

cantona

lol not sure if these are slang but i would like to know what these one's mean i hear them used alot !

k pedo-what's up
k onda-same as above
k p2 is short for que pedo
simon=si
idk what cantona is but un canton is your house

[Zahra2008]

simon = yeah / yes
cantona = house / big house


and yes.. these are mexican slang

[x0babiigirlx0]

ohhhh lol niceeee i'm starting to learn alittle bit now !!!!!!

what's caile???

carnal

chale

firme

i hear these alot also i know these are deff mexican slang

[Zahra2008]

caile = come here (over here)

carnal = brother and/or friend

firme = firm / steady

chale = is kindo of = no / damn / oppps / when you want to say something is ugly / unpleasant / that you don't like it

chale = is of central Mexico and basically is use to expressed disappointment, not satisfaction, but taken with disgust unexpected resignation and calmly

[Zahra2008]

coz basically you are asking slang.. I moved your post to the slang thread...

[x0babiigirlx0]

thanks Zahra !!!!! =]

[citlalli]

Originally Posted by Zahra2008

caile = come here (over here)

carnal = brother and/or friend

firme = firm / steady

chale = is kindo of = no / damn / oppps / when you want to say something is ugly / unpleasant / that you don't like it

chale = is of central Mexico and basically is use to expressed disappointment, not satisfaction, but taken with disgust unexpected resignation and calmly

"Chale" is also used to express surprise: "¡Chale! ¿Viste qué cara hizo?" (Wow! did you see his/her face?), "¡Chale! ¿Qué onda?" (Hey! What's going on?)

[dmoney101]

Originally Posted by Zahra2008

firme = firm / steady

firme is also used to describe something as being cool

[x0babiigirlx0]

Anyone able to help me with these slang words because if i could have that translation i could be able to understand the songs better!!!!

rakata

Jangueo y aventuras

[karmenrundiss]

wut cualto mean?
tu no tiene cualto

[Zahra2008]

Originally Posted by karmenrundiss

wut cualto mean?
tu no tiene cualto

cualto = cuarto = room (if I'm not wrong, Puerto Ricans tend to pronounce the R as L)

tu no tiene cualto = you don't have room

[x0babiigirlx0]

need help with these mexican slang words because i hear these alot but not quite sure what they mean and they are used in some phrases i've heard before!!

carrucha

cagua

careja

califas

rifando

clica

[citlalli]

Originally Posted by x0babiigirlx0

need help with these mexican slang words because i hear these alot but not quite sure what they mean and they are used in some phrases i've heard before!!

carrucha

cagua

careja

califas

rifando

clica

-Cagua: I'm not sure, but I reckon it may be short for "caguama", which is a one-litre bottle of beer (very popular in Mexico )

-Careja: mmhhh, I've never heard this before... are u sure it's not "carajo"?? (Carajo is something like "hell", "f*ck" or "sh*t" ).

-Rifando: "rifarsela" means to take a big risk.


The other ones don't tell me much really; sorry... I'm mexican btw...

[dmoney101]

Originally Posted by citlalli

-Cagua: I'm not sure, but I reckon it may be short for "caguama", which is a one-litre bottle of beer (very popular in Mexico )

-Careja: mmhhh, I've never heard this before... are u sure it's not "carajo"?? (Carajo is something like "hell", "f*ck" or "sh*t" ).

-Rifando: "rifarsela" means to take a big risk.


The other ones don't tell me much really; sorry... I'm mexican btw...

i got the rest because it's all cholo words (and well..i know a lot of cholos lol)

clica-click, gang
carrucha-beat up old car
califas-name for california

i thought rifando was smoking weed, but i guess not :P

[citlalli]

Originally Posted by dmoney101

i got the rest because it's all cholo words (and well..i know a lot of cholos lol)

clica-click, gang
carrucha-beat up old car
califas-name for california

i thought rifando was smoking weed, but i guess not :P

Woooow Dmoney!! I'm quite impressed

I knew gang as "pandilla" or "banda" and old car as "carcacha"; but I guess this changes in other parts of the country or when the ppl grew up in the US and that sort of thing.

Anyway, concerning rifando, that's the meaning I know... but maybe it has another one (I don't know any cholos jejejeje )

[x0babiigirlx0]

lol thanks for your help!!! i wasn't sure if it was mexican slang or more of cholos but you've answered my question!!! =]

[Wicho1248]

Originally Posted by dmoney101

reggaeton never was really good. it's not about the lyrics, just the beats because everyone likes to dance it.

I've only heard one Spanish Urban artist that's a lyricist, and that's Calle 13.

Some people say they don't like his songs because they are too vulgar/don't make sense. But the thing is, that's how we speak in Puerto Rico.
And all his songs DO make sense and every line has a point, which is what I love about Calle 13. If you understand what he's saying and all the points he's trying to get across in the songs, you'd grow to love their music.

There's just SO much Puerto Rican slang that I've had to explain even to other Boricuas the meaning and context. The lyrics have amazing poetic flow and imagery. The songs are split between funny/weird/Satirical songs and the serious/political/cultural songs.

An example of how they're misunderstood is "Tango del Pecado" The song's corus translates to

"Three spins of the ram, and *flap* you fell down the trap door. All the perverts dancing on top of volcanic lava, turn up the satanic music. Let's burn in the flames of hell with the devil, because I'm the maximum exponent of sin!"

Yea...they're music was labeled Satanic after this and people freaked out over it. But if you listen to the rest of the song and know of the real life story of the rapper and his relationship, you'll notice it's a LOVE SONG, and all the allusions to hell are because he was called "El Diablo" by the people who thought he wasn't good enough for his girlfriend. So the song is a satire trying to mess/shock his girlfriend's parents.

I think the Spanish Urban genere needs more lyricists like Residente Calle 13, that's the only thing that might save it.

[x0babiigirlx0]

anyone able to translate slang in the song oye mi canto or is there anyone who has translated that song before???

because i posted that song up but i think there's alot of puerto rican slang or dominican slang not sure but i'm stumped on it

[x0babiigirlx0]

anyone understand songs from Don Omar with the slang he uses?

[MasSueltoQueTu]

Originally Posted by Wicho1248

I've only heard one Spanish Urban artist that's a lyricist, and that's Calle 13.

Some people say they don't like his songs because they are too vulgar/don't make sense. But the thing is, that's how we speak in Puerto Rico.
And all his songs DO make sense and every line has a point, which is what I love about Calle 13. If you understand what he's saying and all the points he's trying to get across in the songs, you'd grow to love their music.

There's just SO much Puerto Rican slang that I've had to explain even to other Boricuas the meaning and context. The lyrics have amazing poetic flow and imagery. The songs are split between funny/weird/Satirical songs and the serious/political/cultural songs.

An example of how they're misunderstood is "Tango del Pecado" The song's corus translates to

"Three spins of the ram, and *flap* you fell down the trap door. All the perverts dancing on top of volcanic lava, turn up the satanic music. Let's burn in the flames of hell with the devil, because I'm the maximum exponent of sin!"

Yea...they're music was labeled Satanic after this and people freaked out over it. But if you listen to the rest of the song and know of the real life story of the rapper and his relationship, you'll notice it's a LOVE SONG, and all the allusions to hell are because he was called "El Diablo" by the people who thought he wasn't good enough for his girlfriend. So the song is a satire trying to mess/shock his girlfriend's parents.

I think the Spanish Urban genere needs more lyricists like Residente Calle 13, that's the only thing that might save it.

I think you might of forgot vico c...and maybe voltio or that dude eddie dee now called eddie avila...Im not rican and I know this...Also tego calderon..his earlier work was more rap as opposed to reggaeton.

[MasSueltoQueTu]

Originally Posted by x0babiigirlx0

anyone understand songs from Don Omar with the slang he uses?

probably..alot of times they use metaphors in reggaeton..

[x0babiigirlx0]

lol thanks because i get confused alot when i hear his songs it's that i'm not puerto rican either i'm salvadorian so alot of it is confusing but i kind of understand only a bit of things but when it comes to slang i have no idea half the time !!

[MasSueltoQueTu]

Originally Posted by x0babiigirlx0

lol thanks because i get confused alot when i hear his songs it's that i'm not puerto rican either i'm salvadorian so alot of it is confusing but i kind of understand only a bit of things but when it comes to slang i have no idea half the time !!

I can probably help you out with some of it..Im Mexican but my neighborhood is full of Puerto Ricans.

[x0babiigirlx0]

lol gracias !!! =]