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Escucho la canción nueva.

Escucho la canción nueva.
I listen to the new song.
From Lesson 42:The personal a (veo a mi amiga)·Spanish (Latin America)

Breakdown of Escucho la canción nueva.

nuevo
new
escuchar
to listen
la canción
the song

Questions & Answers about Escucho la canción nueva.

Why is there no word for "I" in this Spanish sentence?
In Spanish, the ending of the verb tells you who is doing the action. The -o ending on escucho means "I listen," so you do not need to say the word yo (I) unless you want to add emphasis.
English uses "listen to", so why isn't there a word for "to" after escucho?
The Spanish verb escuchar already means "to listen to." You do not need to add an extra word for "to" when talking about listening to things like music or a song.
Why does nueva (new) come after canción (song)?
In English, descriptive words (adjectives) come before the noun, like "new song." In Spanish, they usually come right after the noun they describe, which is why it is canción nueva.
How do I know canción is feminine and uses la?
A great rule to remember is that almost all Spanish words ending in -ción are feminine. Because it is feminine, it uses la (the) and pairs with the feminine adjective nueva.

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