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“Échame la Culpa” meaning

Luis Fonsi, Demi Lovato · 2017 · 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico · Level A2

Luis Fonsi and Demi Lovato trade lines in Spanish and English: a couple arguing over whose fault it is. "Blame me."

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What the song is about

“Échame la Culpa” (blame me) is a 2017 duet in which a couple can't stop fighting and can't stop wanting each other. Fonsi tells her to go ahead and blame him for everything that happens; Demi Lovato answers, partly in English, partly in Spanish.

Released after “Despacito”, it became another huge hit for Fonsi, and its bilingual structure makes it ideal for learners: you often hear the same idea in both languages.

“Echar la culpa” (literally to throw the blame) is the everyday Spanish for “to blame”. The chorus also shows the pronoun dance of Spanish commands: échame — throw me (the blame), blame me.

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