Song detail
Fénix · 2018
Nicky Jam, J Balvin
Difficulty
Advanced
Challenging — very repetitive, and vocabulary-dense.
Vocabulary
39/100
Grammar
85/100
Colombia & Puerto Rico
This collaboration blends two accents: Nicky Jam's Puerto Rican delivery and J Balvin's Colombian Paisa cadence. Nicky Jam's lines show the classic Caribbean dropping of final 's' in casual speech — 'estamos claro'' instead of 'estamos claros' — while J Balvin's Paisa Spanish keeps consonants clearer and more evenly paced, a contrast audible across the track's back-and-forth verses.
Curated from the words that matter most
to desire, to want, to want to
"Yo quiero ir a la calle hoy."
I want to go to the street today.
best translated with to feel like, to want
"Tengo gana de ver a mi amiga mañana."
I feel like seeing my friend tomorrow.
to feel
"Ella siente mucho estrés en el trabajo."
She feels a lot of stress at work.
to deny
"Él niega que es verdad."
He denies that it is true.
to move
"Mueve la mano hacia la derecha, por favor."
Move your hand to the right, please.
to stop, halt
to go down, come down
"Necesito bajar las escaleras ahora."
I need to go down the stairs now.