Here Are Five Spanish Songs That Will Help You Learn Some Spanish

Learning Spanish just isn't about learning vocabulary and grammar, it's about exploring different cultures and opening yourself up to new things. Listening to Spanish songs is both very relaxing and a great way to learn Spanish. Here are five Spanish songs, that will help you learn some Spanish. I hope you enjoy them!

Dena Daconte – Tenia Tanto Que Darte

Very catchy song from Spain. The lyrics aren't too challenging and the chorus consists of the verb 'tener' in the imperfect.

Manu Chao – Me Gustas Tu

A favorite with Spanish teachers when teaching 'me gusta.' Another catchy song from Manu Chao and is an easy Spanish song to learn. There's a little French in here as Manu Chao sings in French, Spanish, English, Galician, Arabic and Portuguese.

Juanes – A Dios le Pido

A bit more challenging and uses the subjunctive quite a lot.

Rosario Flores – No Dudaría

A very beautiful song – the imperfect subjunctive and conditional forms are used a lot here.

Fito & Fitipaldis – Me Acordé de ti

Lots of different tenses used here.

Just listening to these different Spanish songs and enjoying them will help your Spanish, but you can take it further by doing the following:

Listen to the song without the lyrics first a few times; try and understand the words used and the general meaning of the song.

Listen to the song with the lyrics and look up any words you don't understand.

Sing along while reading the lyrics.

Try to memorize the lyrics and sing along.

Doing this will help with your pronunciation and also your ability to understand different words and phrases and use them in conversation. It’s also a lot of fun!