Spanish Off the Map Hub - Vocabulary & Mexican Music Culture

Vocabulary and cultural terminology flashcards based on the Spanish Off the Map Hub lecture notes by Valeria Pinatelli.

vamos a casa

Let's go home

parques para montar bicicleta

Parks for cycling

casi todos los días

Almost every day

mi madre y yo fuimos

My mother and I went

el mercado de segunda mano

Second-hand market

encontrar

To find

el cuero

Leather

de buena calidad

Good quality

investigar

To research / to investigate

la reventa

Resale

querer

To want

quisieron

They wanted

¿Quieres venderla o usarla?

Do you want to sell it or wear it?

vender

To sell

entender

To understand

cómo usarla

How to use it / wear it

si

If

te puedes inspirar

You can get inspired

hay

There is / There are

las tiendas

The shops / stores

elegantes

Elegant

porque no es cara

Because it's not expensive

puedes ir a un mercado

You can go to a market

doscientos

Two hundred

incluso

Even

no cuestan mucho

They don't cost much

la chaqueta

The jacket

¿La quieres usar?

Do you want to wear it?

¿Los quieres usar?

Do you want to wear them?

le doy un regalo

I give him/her a gift

le gusta

He/she likes it

escuchar

To listen to

¿Qué nos llama la atención?

What catches our attention?

¿Qué cosa nos llama la atención?

What catches our attention?

la música

Music

¿A quién le llama la atención?

Whom does it catch the attention of?

le impresiona la moda

Fashion impresses him/her

le gusta la moda

He/she likes fashion

yo aprendí

I learned

lo necesito escuchar / necesito escucharlo

I need to listen to it

Ska mexicano

A musical genre that combines Jamaican-origin ska with punk, rock, traditional Mexican rhythms, and reggae.

Rancheras

Music named after Mexican ranchers that was popularized by the mariachis of Jalisco, typically featuring romantic or melancholic lyrics.

Charro

The traditional attire worn by mariachis when performing ranchera songs.

Corridos

The Mexican version of the ballad, characterized as narrated poetry that originated as a way to narrate popular stories of Mexico.

José Alfredo Jiménez

A prominent Mexican composer and singer famous for his beloved ranchera songs.