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DtMF

Bad Bunny

DtMF by Bad Bunny, line by line: what the lyrics mean, 25 expressions explained and 472 words translated with their grammar. Learn Spanish from the song, free.

59 lines translated 472 words explained 25 expressions

Lyrics with English translation, line by line

Each line as sung, what it means, and — where it needs one — why it's said that way.

  1. Eh-eh-eh-eh

    Eh-eh-eh-eh

  2. Otro sunset bonito que veo en San Juan

    Another beautiful sunset I see in San Juan

    San Juan is the capital city of Puerto Rico. The song is set there, and the opening image of a beautiful sunset establishes a nostalgic, bittersweet mood rooted in the island.

  3. Disfrutando de todas esas cosas que extrañan los que se van

    Enjoying all those things that people who leave miss

  4. Disfrutando de noche' de esas que ya no se dan

    Enjoying nights like those that don't happen anymore

  5. Que ya no se dan

    That don't happen anymore

  6. Pero queriendo volver a la última vez

    But wanting to go back to the last time

  7. Que a los ojos te miré

    That I looked into your eyes

  8. Y contarte las cosas que no te conté (Te parece' a mi crush, jaja)

    And tell you the things I never told you (You look like my crush, haha)

  9. Y tirarte la' foto' que no te tiré (Acho, jura'o te ves bien linda, déjame tirarte una foto)

    And take the photos I never took of you (Damn, I swear you look really pretty, let me take a photo of you)

    'Acho' is a Puerto Rican interjection derived from 'muchacho' (boy/dude), used to express surprise or emphasis. 'Tirar una foto' (literally 'to throw a photo') is Puerto Rican slang for 'to take a photo'.

  10. Ey, tengo el pecho pela'o, me dio una matá'

    Hey, my chest is bare, it hit me hard

    'Pecho pela'o' (bare chest) is used metaphorically to mean being emotionally exposed or vulnerable. 'Matá'' (from 'matada') is Puerto Rican slang for a hard emotional blow.

  11. El corazón dándome patá'

    My heart is kicking me

  12. Dime, baby, ¿dónde tú está'?

    Tell me, baby, where are you?

  13. Pa' llegarle con RoRo, Julito, Krystal

    To show up with RoRo, Julito, Krystal

    RoRo, Julito, and Krystal are the artist's real-life friends, making this a personal shout-out rather than fictional characters. This is a common practice in Latin urban music to honor one's inner circle.

  14. Roig, Edgar, Seba, Óscar, Darnell y Big Jay, tocando batá

    Roig, Edgar, Seba, Óscar, Darnell and Big Jay, playing batá drums

    Batá drums are sacred Afro-Cuban/Afro-Caribbean double-headed drums used in Yoruba-derived religious ceremonies (Santería/Lucumí). Their mention here celebrates Afro-Caribbean cultural heritage.

  15. Hoy la calle la dejamo' 'esbaratá

    Tonight we tore up the streets

    'Dejar la calle 'esbaratá' (to leave the street wrecked) is slang for having such a wild, energetic night out that you metaphorically destroyed the block/street with your presence.

  16. Y sería cabrón que tú me toque' el güiro

    And it would be wild if you played the güiro for me

    The güiro is a traditional Puerto Rican percussion instrument made from a gourd, scraped with a stick. It is central to many Puerto Rican musical genres including salsa, merengue, and plena.

  17. Yo veo tu nombre y me salen suspiro'

    I see your name and sighs escape me

  18. No sé si son petardo' o si son tiro'

    I don't know if they're firecrackers or gunshots

  19. Mi blanquita, perico, mi kilo

    My white girl, cocaine, my kilo

    'Blanquita' and 'perico' are both slang terms for cocaine in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean. 'Mi kilo' refers to a kilogram of drugs. This line uses drug references as metaphors for an addictive love interest.

  20. Yo estoy en PR, tranquilo, pero

    I'm in PR, chilling, but

    PR is the standard abbreviation for Puerto Rico. The artist is saying he is back home on the island, chilling, but still thinking about the person he misses.

  21. Debí tirar más fotos de cuando te tuve

    I should have taken more photos of when I had you

  22. Debí darte más beso' y abrazo' las vece' que pude

    I should have given you more kisses and hugs the times I could

  23. Ey, ojalá que los mío' nunca se muden

    Hey, I hope my people never move away

  24. Y si hoy me emborracho, pues que me ayuden

    And if I get drunk today, well let them help me

  25. Debí tirar más foto' de cuando te tuve

    I should have taken more photos of when I had you

  26. Debí darte más beso' y abrazo' las veces que pude

    I should have given you more kisses and hugs the times I could

  27. Ojalá que los mío' nunca se muden

    I hope my people never move away

  28. Y si hoy me emborracho, pues que me ayuden

    And if I get drunk today, well let them help me

  29. Ey, hoy voy a estar con abuelo to'l día, jugando dominó

    Hey, today I'm going to spend all day with grandpa, playing dominoes

  30. Si me pregunta si aún pienso en ti, yo le digo que no

    If he asks me if I still think about you, I'll tell him no

  31. Que mi estadía cerquita de ti ya se terminó

    That my time close to you is already over

  32. Ya se terminó, ey

    It's already over, hey

  33. Que prendan la' máquina', voy pa' Santurce

    Fire up the machines, I'm heading to Santurce

    Santurce is a vibrant, historically significant neighborhood in San Juan, Puerto Rico, known for its nightlife, street art, and cultural scene. 'Prendan las máquinas' (fire up the machines) is slang for getting the party started.

  34. Aquí todavía se da caña

    Around here the party still goes hard

  35. Chequéate las babie', diablo, mami, qué dulce

    Check out the girls, damn, mami, how sweet

  36. Hoy yo quiero beber, beber, beber

    Today I want to drink, drink, drink

  37. Y hablar mierda hasta que me expulsen

    And talk shit until they kick me out

  38. 'Toy bien loco ('Toy bien loco), 'toy bien loco ('Toy bien loco)

    I'm real crazy (I'm real crazy), I'm real crazy (I'm real crazy)

    'Toy bien loco' uses the contracted form of 'estoy' ('estoy' → ''toy'), a very common feature of Caribbean Spanish speech where the initial unstressed syllable is dropped.

  39. Cabrón, guía tú, que hasta caminando yo estoy que choco

    Damn, you drive, because even walking I'm crashing into things

  40. 'Toy bien loco ('Toy bien loco), 'toy bien loco ('Toy bien loco)

    I'm real crazy (I'm real crazy), I'm real crazy (I'm real crazy)

  41. Vamo' a disfrutar, que nunca se sabe si nos queda poco

    Let's enjoy it, because you never know how much time we have left

  42. Debí tirar más f—

    I should have taken more ph—

  43. Gente, lo' quiero con cojone', los amo

    People, I love you all so much, I love you

    Lines 42–47 appear to be a spoken interlude during a live performance, where the artist addresses the crowd directly and asks everyone to gather for a group photo. 'Con cojones' is a vulgar intensifier meaning 'a whole lot / deeply'.

  44. Gracias por estar aquí, de verdad

    Thank you for being here, truly

  45. Para mí e' bien importante que estén aquí

    For me it's really important that you're here

  46. Cada uno de ustede' significa mucho para mí

    Each one of you means a lot to me

  47. Así que, vamo' pa' la foto, vengan pa'cá

    So, let's go take the photo, come over here

  48. Métase to'l mundo, to'l corillo, vamo'

    Everybody get in, the whole crew, let's go

    'Corillo' is Puerto Rican slang for one's close group of friends or crew. It is widely used across the island and in Puerto Rican diaspora communities.

  49. Zumba

    Zumba

    'Zumba' here likely refers to the Zumba fitness dance brand, used humorously as a command to get moving/dancing, though it can also mean 'to buzz/hum' in Spanish.

  50. Ya Bernie tiene el nene y Jan la nena

    Bernie already has his son and Jan has her daughter

    Bernie and Jan are real friends of the artist who have recently had children (a son and a daughter respectively). This line marks a generational shift — the crew is growing up and starting families.

  51. Ya no estamo' pa' la movie' y las cadena'

    We're not about the movies and the chains anymore

    'Las cadenas' (chains/necklaces) refers to flashy gold chains, a symbol of the street/trap lifestyle. The line says the crew has moved past that phase of life.

  52. 'Tamos pa' las cosa' que valgan la pena

    We're about the things that are worth it

  53. Ey, pa'l perreo, la salsa, la bomba y la plena

    Hey, for the perreo, the salsa, the bomba and the plena

    Perreo is the signature grinding dance of reggaeton. Bomba and plena are traditional Afro-Puerto Rican music and dance forms with deep roots in the island's African heritage. Listing all four together celebrates the full spectrum of Puerto Rican musical culture.

  54. Chequéate la mía cómo es que suena

    Check out how mine sounds

  55. Debí tirar más fotos de cuando te tuve

    I should have taken more photos of when I had you

  56. Debí darte más besos y abrazo' las veces que pude

    I should have given you more kisses and hugs the times I could

  57. Ojalá que los mío' nunca se muden

    I hope my people never move away

  58. Y que tú me envíe' más nude'

    And that you send me more nudes

  59. Y si hoy me emborracho, que Beno me ayude

    And if I get drunk today, let Beno help me

    Beno is a specific friend of the artist named in this final version of the chorus, replacing the generic 'they' of earlier repetitions, making the closing line more intimate and personal.

Expressions and idioms in “DtMF”

The lines that don't mean what the dictionary says.

los que se van those who leave
irse (reflexive) means 'to leave / to go away'; plain ir means simply 'to go'. The reflexive se van signals a departure with a sense of finality, not just movement.
ya no se dan don't happen anymore
se da / se dan is an impersonal construction with dar meaning 'to happen / to occur'. The particle ya no together signal 'no longer / not anymore', a very common Spanish pattern.
queriendo volver a wanting to go back to
volver a + infinitive is a periphrastic construction meaning 'to do something again' or 'to return to doing something'. Here it means 'to go back to (the last time)'.
a los ojos te miré I looked into your eyes
mirar a los ojos is a fixed expression meaning 'to look into someone's eyes'. The indirect object pronoun te (you) is placed before the verb, which is standard Spanish word order for object pronouns.
contarte las cosas que no te conté to tell you the things I never told you
contar + indirect object pronoun (te) means 'to tell someone something'. The clitic te is attached to the infinitive (contarte) and also appears before the conjugated verb (conté), showing both positions where Spanish places object pronouns.
me dio una matá' it hit me hard
dar + indirect object pronoun (me) is used idiomatically to mean something 'hit' or 'struck' someone emotionally. The structure me dio (it gave me) is used where English says 'it hit me'.
el corazón dándome patá' my heart kicking me
dar + indirect object pronoun (me) + noun is used to describe a physical or emotional sensation. Dándome patadas literally means 'giving me kicks', used here to describe a racing or aching heart.
pa' llegarle con to show up for her with
llegar + le (indirect object clitic) is a colloquial Caribbean Spanish construction meaning 'to show up for someone / to come through for someone'. It is not deducible from llegar alone ('to arrive').
sería cabrón que it would be wild if
sería + adjective + que introduces a hypothetical or wishful scenario in the conditional tense. The subjunctive toque' follows because the clause expresses a hypothetical wish.
de cuando te tuve from when I had you
tener + direct object pronoun (te) meaning 'to have someone' in a romantic/relational sense. The preposition de links the noun (fotos) to the time clause (cuando te tuve).
debí tirar más fotos I should have taken more photos
deber (preterite) + infinitive expresses a past obligation that was not fulfilled — equivalent to English 'should have done'. This is distinct from the conditional debería, which is softer.
ojalá que los míos nunca se muden I hope my people never move away
ojalá que + subjunctive is a fixed construction expressing a heartfelt wish or hope. It always triggers the subjunctive. mudarse (reflexive) means 'to move (residence)', distinct from plain mover ('to move an object').
que me ayuden let them help me
que + subjunctive is used to express a wish or indirect command directed at a third party — equivalent to 'let them...' in English. This is the subjunctive of wish/volition.
me emborracho I get drunk
emborracharse is a reflexive verb meaning 'to get drunk'. The reflexive pronoun me is required; you cannot say simply emboracho without it in this meaning.
voy a estar I'm going to be
ir a + infinitive is the standard periphrastic future in Spanish, equivalent to English 'going to + verb'. It expresses a planned or imminent action.
pienso en ti I think about you
pensar en is a verb + governed preposition construction. Spanish uses en where English uses 'about'. You cannot say pienso de ti for this meaning.
se terminó it ended / it's over
terminarse (reflexive) emphasizes the finality of something coming to an end on its own. Plain terminar can be transitive ('to finish something'); the reflexive se terminó means 'it came to an end'.
se da caña the party goes hard / things get wild
dar caña is a colloquial expression meaning 'to go hard / to give it energy'. The impersonal se da construction means 'it happens / things go that way here'.
hasta que me expulsen until they kick me out
hasta que + subjunctive is used when the action in the subordinate clause has not yet happened at the time of speaking. If the event were already completed, the indicative would be used instead.
hablar mierda to talk shit
hablar mierda is a fixed colloquial expression meaning 'to talk nonsense / to talk trash'. It is a direct parallel to the English idiom.
vamo' a disfrutar let's enjoy it
ir a + infinitive in the 1st person plural (vamos a) functions as a cohortative — 'let's do something'. It is one of the most common ways to suggest a shared action in Spanish.
nunca se sabe you never know
nunca se sabe is a fixed impersonal expression using the impersonal se + saber. It is equivalent to English 'you never know' and is used as a set phrase.
nos queda poco we have little left
quedar + indirect object pronoun (nos) means 'to have something remaining'. The structure nos queda poco mirrors how Spanish uses quedar for 'to have left', where English uses 'have'.
valer la pena to be worth it
valer la pena is a fixed idiom meaning 'to be worth it / to be worthwhile'. It is not deducible from valer ('to be worth') + pena ('sorrow/trouble') alone.
cómo es que suena how it sounds
cómo es que + verb is a colloquial Caribbean Spanish construction used for emphasis, equivalent to 'how it is that...' or simply 'how...'. It adds rhetorical weight compared to plain cómo suena.

Vocabulary to learn from “DtMF”

The words the song uses most.

Verbs in the song, and the form being sung

Present tense for each; the highlighted row is the one you'll hear.

estar you are

sung: está' irregular
estar — present tense
yo estoy
tú estás
él / ella / usted está
nosotros estamos
vosotros estáis
ellos / ustedes están

dar give / happen / occur

sung: dan irregular
dar — present tense
yo doy
tú das
él / ella / usted da
nosotros damos
vosotros dais
ellos / ustedes dan

tirar to take for you / to throw to you

sung: tiré
tirar — present tense
yo tiro
tú tiras
él / ella / usted tira
nosotros tiramos
vosotros tiráis
ellos / ustedes tiran

deber I should have / I ought to have

sung: debí
deber — present tense
yo debo
tú debes
él / ella / usted debe
nosotros debemos
vosotros debéis
ellos / ustedes deben

ir go / leave

sung: van irregular
ir — present tense
yo voy
tú vas
él / ella / usted va
nosotros vamos
vosotros vais
ellos / ustedes van

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