Deception: "Women no longer cry, women bill" Shakira / 5 minutes of Spanish + Podcast (English version)

 

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 Las mujeres no lloran, facturan.

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Today in podcast number 134 we are going to talk about a very popular topic in the mass media.

 

Oh... and now, are we a news of the moment podcast? I already said that our topic is Spanish....

 

No, we're just going to talk about celebrities

 

Oh my goodness ..... no me asustes / do not scare me

 

Actually, it's about love, or rather lack of love....

 

There are many expressions to talk about love: Te quiero o te amo and the translation is I love you. You can say “me gustas mucho” and it is also related to love.

 

Well, but today we will see the vocabulary that is used when love ends and a couple separates. So we will see words like

Desengaño               disillusion

Decepción                 deception, disappointment

Tristeza                      sadness

Por despecho           for spite

 

We are going to be inspired by the example of two celebrities.

 

My God! It's not a little bit like invading someone's privacy, it's like gossip, please.

 

Well, I recognize that there is some gossip, but... with a good objective, to practice Spanish,

 

Chisme          gossip

 

And who are the celebrities?

 

They are Spanish speaking celebrities; I'll give you a hint she is a singer born in Colombia and he is a former soccer player from Barcelona.

 

 The famous separation of Shakira and Piqué.

 

Shakira wanted to make catharsis with her art and composed two songs that became very, very famous. Everyone talks about those songs

 

Ahh I didn't know

 

You are very uninformed.  Shakira's new song broke records. In its first 24 hours of life on YouTube the song had 33 million views.

 

Uyy yes this podcast had ....Bueno, plus it is important because it is a song in Spanish And what does it say? Some hints?

 

Indirects actually are not, they are very direct phrases and also Shakira has become the leader that empowers women, that reinforces self-esteem and shows women's feelings.

 

 

Empoderamiento                                         empowerment

Autoestima                                                    self esteem

 

Let`s see some of its stanzas:

 

I understood that it's not my fault that they criticize you,

I just make music; sorry I splashed you.

 

Culpar            to blame

Salpicar         to splatter, to splash   

 

Salpique is the subjunctive of salpicar and she says sal pique and makes a gesture with her nails and with all her glamour and of course. The song is a rap.

 

A rap? And, the musician?

 

A famous 24-year-old Argentine rapper: Bizarrap. Here comes the empowerment slogan:

 

Me dejaste de vecina a la suegra,  

You left me as a neighbor the mother-in-law,

 

con la prensa en la puerta y la deuda en Hacienda.

with the press at the door and the debt at the tax office.

 

Te creíste que me heriste y me volviste más dura.

You thought you hurt me and you made me tougher.

 

Las mujeres ya no lloran, las mujeres facturan.

Women no longer cry, women bill.

 

My God! And what's the “estribillo” (chorus) like?

 

A she-wolf like me ain't for guys like you uuuu

 

She-wolf is a woman Wow

He also talks about some brands ...for example that "he" exchanged a Rolex for a Cassio or a Ferrari for a Twingo.

 

Um I don't know why he will say that....

 

Well, I know, of course you don't know Shakira...But, anyway it's “Claramente” (clearly) not (Clara is the name of Pique's new girlfriend) .....

 

Oops, does she also mention her?

 

Yes, clearly. I was saying it's not “Claramente”, the most listened song on YouTube....

 

What is the most listened song on YouTube?

 

You know it very well, but very well, can you guess?

 

No, what is it?

 

Baby Shark!!! The shark family, a children's song that all the parents in the world, grandparents and uncles know perfectly well.

 

And the second one?

 

Despacito.

 

Ah, it’s also in Spanish, … it’s not exactly about heartbreak…

 

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