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A popular and fun way to improve your Spanish can be achieved effortlessly through listening to songs in Spanish.
To get the most out of this activity, read the lyrics whilst listening to the song.
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Aunque corras, no puedes escapar / Although you run, you can’t escape
Ves, tú y yo / See, you and I
es así / it’s like that
sube y baja / up and down
pero un día al fin / but one day in the end
sin querer / accidentally
nos va bien / we’ll be ok
cuando uno ha dicho se acabó / when one says it’s over
una voz / a voice
dice no / says no
y se queda. / and it remains.
[Estribillo:] / [Chorus:]
Si decides dejarme / If you decide to leave me
no te voy a suplicar / I’m not going to beg you
allá tú si más tarde / you will see later
aunque corras, te escondas / although you run, you hide
no puedes escapar / you can’t escape
aunque corras, te escondas, no puedes escapar. / although you run, you hide, you can’t escape.
Hoy si te vas / Today if you leave
ya verás / you’ll see
que no es tan fácil olvidar / it’s not so easy to forget
sale bien / it goes well
sale mal / it goes bad
como sea, pero es tan real / however, but it is so real
que al final / that in the end
lo demás / the rest
no te importa / doesn’t matter
[Estribillo:] / [Chorus:]
Correrás, / You’ll run,
te esconderás, / you’ll hide
pero no te escaparás. (x2) / but you won’t escape. (x2)
Hoy una voz / Today a voice
dice no / says no
y se queda. / and it stays the same.
Corre y dime adiós. / Run and say to me goodbye.
[Estribillo:] (x2) / [Chorus:] (x2)
You can run, You can run, You can run …..
You can run, You can run, You can run …..
Correrás, nunca vas a escapar, / You’ll run, you’ll never escape,
Correrás, correrás, nunca vas a escapar.
You’ll run, you’ll run, you’re never going to escape.
You can run, You can run.
You can run, You can run.
Aunque corras, no puedes escapar.
Although you run, you can’t escape.
To enquire about other enjoyable ways to learn Spanish or any language, you are more than welcome to contact VLS for complimentary advice or book a few lessons so that you can soon understand the lyrics of any song that you hear!
I am often asked by clients how they can type Spanish accents easily on an English computer. Although it is easy to get away with typing without any accents, it is a good idea to include them if possible as this will help you to remember which syllable to stress in a word and also because it can cause confusion; si = if, whereas sí = yes. el = the (for a masculine noun) but él = him/he.
Here are the easiest ways to add accented letters when typing in Spanish:
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Skype is a free program allowing you to communicate with people all over the world with free voice or video calls. It is becoming increasingly popular amongst language learners as it provides an amazing tool for learning a language effectively.
As a Spanish tutor I have noticed a sharp increase in the number of learners requesting Spanish Skype lessons over the past two years.