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How to Learn Spanish Slang Online Fast and Easy Listening to Reggaeton Music
By:Pat Jackson

If you are interested in how to learn Spanish slang online fast and easy listening to Reggaeton music, this article is a must-read. Reggaetón music is what I would describe as Spanish reggae music mixed with Hip Hop music. Reggaetón actually originated in Panama from Panamanians with Jamaican ancestry, but it was popularized and "internationalized" by Puerto Rican Reggaetón artists.

If you are learning Spanish with your kids you'll want to avoid listening to Reggaetón. Just like someone who is learning English with his or her children will want to avoid listening to 50 Cent or any other "gansta" rapper.

But if you are not easily offended by "adult" lyrics, you can learn lots of Spanish slang from listening to the "letras" (lyrics) of Reggaetón music. I have learned a lot of Spanish slang from listening to Reggaetón music.

Here are 4 words that I have learned:

1. Sandunguear - to dance "cerca" or "close;" or to dance "pegado" or "pegadito"

2. Pegado/pegadito - cerca ("close"); literally "glued"

3. Tener antojo - to have a craving, often used in a sensual manner, for example, "tengo un antojo" - I
have a (sensual) craving.

"Tener antojo" is similar to the phrase "tenger ganas" which you will often hear Spanish speakers use.
"Tener ganas" means "to feel like doing something" or "to have desires." Por ejemplo,

Tengo ganas de comer un churrasco.
I feel like eating a steak.

Tiene ganas
He/she has (sensual) desires.

4. Perrear - literally, to be like a "dog"; to go out to pick up women -- especialmente mujeres fáciles (especially, easy women).

In Paisa (the Spanish of Medellín, Colombia) there's a slang word which means the same as "perrear." And that word is "putear."

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