Listen to Loba - Shakira's Next Spanish Single

Shakira has made a comeback 6.29.09 with her latest Spanish single - "Loba" Listen Below! Follow the Ineem link for the full song! Comments?

Loba - Shakira

"Loba"

Sigilosa al pasar
Sigilosa al pasar
Esa loba es especial
Mirala, caminar caminar

Quién no ha querido a una diosa licántropa
En el ardor de una noche romantica
Mis aullidos son el llamado
Yo quiero un lobo domesticado

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Por fin he encontrado un remedio infalible que borre del todo la culpa
No pienso quedarme a tu lado mirando la tele y oyendo disculpas
la vida me ha dado un hambre voráz y tu apenas me das caramelos
Me voy con mis piernas y mi juventúd por ahí aunque te maten los celos

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Una loba en el armario
Tiene ganas de salir
Deja que se coma el barrio
Antes de irte a dormir

Tengo tacones de aguja magnetica
Para dejar a la manada frenetica
La luna llena como una fruta
No da consejos ni los escucha

Llevo conmigo un radar especial para localizar solteros
Si acaso me meto en aprietos tambien llevo el número de los bomberos
ni tipos muy lindos ni divos ni niños ricos yo se lo que quiero
pasarla muy bien y portarme muy mal en los brazos de algún caballero

Una loba en el armario
Tiene ganas de salir
Deja que se coma el barrio
Antes de irte a dormir

Cuando son casi la una la loba en celo saluda a la luna
Duda si andar por la calle o entrar en un bar a probar fortuna
Ya está sentada en su mesa y pone la mira en su proxima presa
Pobre del desprevenido que no se esperaba una de esas

Sigilosa al pasar
Sigilosa al pasar
Esa loba es especial
Mirala caminar, caminar

Deja que se coma el barrio
Antes de irte a dormir

Learn Business Spanish Phrases

Thanks to Patrick Johnson from Learning Spanish Like Crazy for the following free Spanish video of common business words and phrases. Tweet me @SpanishExpert or comment below if you have any questions or need any help. Remember, I am here as a free resource!



Video Vocabulary:

Negocios
Business (General)
La Bolsa de Valores
The stock Market
El Contrato
The contract
La Empresa
The company
La reunión de directorio
The board meeting
El Presidente del directorio
The chairman (Board President)
Los Miembros del directorio
The board Members
El mercado
The market
El personal de la empresa
The company personell (Referred to as 'headcount' in the video)
Un acuerdo
An agreement
Los accionistas
The shareholders
El objetivo (drop the c in objective)
The goal (objective)
La facturación
The billing
El Por ciento
The Per cent
El margen de ganancias
The Profit margin
Las ganancias, ingresos
The Profit, revenue; repsectively -- los ingresos for revenue, and las ganancias for profit (but often used interchangeably)
El dólar
The dollar (American in this case, dólar canadiense for Canadian dollar).
El ejercicio fiscal
The fiscal year
Los problemas financieros
The financial problems
La Pórcion del mercado
The market share
Los gráficos
The graphs
Las estadisticas
The statistics
La decisión
The decision
El nivel gerencial
The management level

Verbs and common phrases used in the video:

Phrases using the verb tener, haber (to have):

1. Tener un nuevo contrato
To have a new contract
Video example:
Tenemos un nuevo contrato con la empresa.
We have a new contract with the company.

2. Tener una reunión
To have a meeting
Video Example 1:
Hubo* una reunión de directorio.
There was a board meeting.

*Note that this phrase uses the auxillary verb haber, which also means "to have" but formed in the perfect tense (hubo, there was) -- perfect tenses indicate completed actions. To find more about the perfect tense and how to use the verb haber, go here: http://spanishexpert.blogspot.com/2009/06/present-perfect-tense.html

To use the verb tener, you can also say: Tuvimos una reunión de directorio. We had a board meeting.

3. Tener más de 120 empleados
To have more than 120 employees
Video example:

Esta empresa tiene más de 120 empleados.
This company has more than 120 employees.

Dirigirse (Reflexive)* a alguien
To address someone
Video Example:
El presidente del directorio se dirigió a los miembros.
The chairman of the board addressed the members.

*Learn more about reflexive verbs

Hacer negocios con
To do business with
Video example:
Hacemos negocios con los japoneses.
We do business with the Japanese.

Achicarse (reflexive)*
To be diminished
Video example:
El mercado se achicó.
The market has shrunk.

*Learn more about reflexive verbs

Phrases using the verb llegar (to reach, arrive)

Llegar a
To reach, to come to
Video example 1:
El personal de la empresa llega a* mil personas.
The headcount has reached one thousand (people).

Note: The video uses llega a which actually means "reaches" not "has reached".

Video example 2:
No llegaron a un acuerdo.
They didn't reach an agreement.

Contratar
To hire
Video example:
Hemos contradado nuevo personal.
We have hired new personell.

Reunirse (reflexive)*
To meet
Video example:
Los accionistas se reunieron (Literally, "the shareholders reunited themselves").
The shareholders held a meeting.

*Learn more about reflexive verbs

To increase
Incrementar

Video example 1:
Nuestro objetivo es incrementar la facturación en un 20%.
Our goal is to increase billing by 20%.

Video example 2:
Debemos incrementar nuestra pórcion del mercado.
We must increase our market share.

To go up, rise
Subir
Video example:
El margen de ganancias subió 0.5%.
The profit margin went up by 0.5%.

Phrases using the verb ser (to be)

Video example 1:
Las ganancias fueron de 2 millones de dólares. (Note: las ganancias is f. plural, unlike in english, revenue, which is singular. Fueron is ser in past tense and is needed when the subjet is plural -- las ganancias)
The revenue was 2 million dollars.

Video example 2:
Esta es una decisión a nivel gerencial.
This is a management level decision.

Video example 3:
Él es un consultor externo.
He is an external consultant.

Estar Sacudido(a)
To be shaken
Video example:
La bolsa estuvo sacudida por problemas financieros.
The stock market was shaken by financial problems.

Terminar
To end, terminate (verb)
Video example:
El ejercicio fiscal termina en diciembre.
The fiscal year ends in December.

Usar
To use
En la presentación usaremos gráficos y estadisticas.
In the presentation we will use graphs and statistics.

Recibidos, bienvenidos
To be welcomed
Video example:
Fuimos recibidos por personas del más alto nivel gerencial de la empresa.
We were welcomed by the top management personnel in the company.

Encontrar
To find

Video example 1:
Necesitamos encontrar un consejero.
We need to find an advisor / counselor.

Video example 2:
Es difícil encontrar un buen asistente.
It's difficult to find a good assistant.

Video example 3:
Quisiera encontrar un trabajo de emploeado de oficina.
I'd like to find a clerk position.

Ser ascendido(a)
To be promoted
Video example:
Fui ascendido a gerente.
I was promoted to manager.

Spanish Stress and Accent Rules

The best way to learn pronunciation is to be surrounded by native speakers to hear how words are pronounced. But if you ever wondered if there are rules of pronunication, the following videos could clear a few things up:

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Review: Mi Vida Loca - BBC

For those interested in European Spanish, I have found this course to be very useful, thanks to @julianreed for the recommendation. Mi Vida Loca is an interactive Mini drama intended for beginners of Spanish - completely free. It is part of the BBC's Languages program for Spanish.

I went through a couple of the lessons. I actually have become so interested in the program, that I may very well finish the whole series just for fun. It's very interactive, for example, el taxista (the cab driver) asked me for "veinticinco euros" and an interactive menu of Euro bills popped up. I then dragged the correct amount and placed it in his hand.

The program is intended for beginners but intermediate and advanced level users can use the on/off subtitle options and test their knowledge of Spanish. Also, I found the video footage of Madrid's streets to be a great experience.

You do not need any software requirements except Flash and the program loads within seconds in a fast connection.

Thanks to the BBC for such a wonderful resource and I hope to see more programs like this!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/mividaloca/