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"Canta" is a form of "cantar", a transitive verb which is often translated as "to sing". "Baila" is a form of "baila", a noun which is often translated as "spotted sea bass". Learn more about the difference between "canta" and "baila" below.
cantar(
kahn
-
tahr
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (music)
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
3. (music)
4. (to snitch)
a. to confess (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Cantó tras horas de interrogatorio.He confessed after hours of interrogation.
5. (colloquial) (to smell badly)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. to stink (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Te canta el aliento por las mañanas.Your breath stinks in the morning.
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
6. (literature)
la baila(
bay
-
lah
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (animal)
a. spotted sea bass
El pescador pescó una baila, pero la devolvió al agua.The fisherman caught a spotted sea bass, but released it back to the water.
2. (culinary)
a. spotted sea bass
Luisa asó la baila a la parrilla y la sirvió con salsa de tomate.Luisa grilled the spotted sea bass and served it with tomato sauce.
