Me gusta tu canción.
I like your song.
It's a new acquaintance in the park, and a kind word about the canción makes an easy opener.
From Un papá genial · Spanish audio
Spanish vocabularyA1 · Beginner
How to say "song" in Spanish
la canción
nounfeminineplural: las canciones
"Song" in Spanish is la canción. Like every noun ending in -ción, it's feminine: esta canción, una canción nueva. In the plural, las canciones, the written accent goes away and the stress stays where it was.
Hear "canción" in real movie scenes
A compliment and a peace offering. Each video starts and stops on that line.
Esta es nuestra canción
This is our song
Two old friends have fallen out, and one tries to make peace with a song they share. Esta and nuestra are feminine to match canción.
From Dr. House · Spanish audio
Useful phrases with canción
Six phrases for talking about the music you hear.
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| ¿Cómo se llama esta canción? | What's this song called? |
| mi canción favorita | my favorite song |
| una canción de amor | a love song |
| la letra de la canción | the lyrics of the song |
| cantar una canción | to sing a song |
| poner una canción | to put on a song |
Tip: On the radio and in music news you'll also hear el tema for a song or track.
Grammar: la canción, las canciones
Four rules for talking about songs.
-ción means feminine
la canción, una canción, esta canción. Nouns that end in -ción take la.No accent in the plural
las canciones. The stress stays on cio, and the extra syllable makes the written accent unnecessary.Gustar agrees with the song
Me gusta esta canción. Me gustan estas canciones. The verb follows the song, not the person.Describing a song
The type goes after de: una canción de amor. Most adjectives follow the noun: una canción triste.Example sentences
Sentences from the Wordy Spanish course. Tap to listen.
Me encanta esta canción.
I love this song.
Sí, conozco esta canción.
Yes, I know this song.
¡Qué buena canción!
What a good song!
Esta es nuestra canción.
This is our song.
Common mistakes
Mistakes learners make with this word, and how to fix them.
✗el canción
✓la canción
Every noun in -ción is feminine, so it takes la.
✗las canciónes
✓las canciones
Drop the written accent in the plural. The stress doesn't move.
✗Me gusta estas canciones
✓Me gustan estas canciones
When the thing you like is plural, gustar changes to gustan.
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How to remember it
Canción belongs to the same Latin family as cantar, to sing, and English chant. Picture a stadium chanting its favorite canción.
Questions about "song" in Spanish
How do you say song in Spanish?
La canción, pronounced lah kahn-SYOHN. The plural is las canciones.
Is canción masculine or feminine?
Feminine, like every noun ending in -ción: la canción, una canción bonita.
How do you say "I love this song" in Spanish?
Me encanta esta canción. For several songs, say Me encantan estas canciones.
How do you say "favorite song" in Spanish?
Mi canción favorita, with favorita in the feminine. You'll also hear mi canción preferida.
