Lyrics & Translation
Dive into the raw, ambitious sound of French Hip-Hop with KLM's '100K.' Learning the lyrics is a great way to grasp contemporary French street slang and cultural references often used in the rap genre, offering a glimpse into themes of ambition, loyalty, and the hustle for financial success.
Key Vocabulary
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jaloux /ʒa.lu/ A2 |
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mort /mɔʁ/ A1 |
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peau /po/ A1 |
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tuer /tɥe/ A2 |
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bête /bɛt/ A2 |
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haine /ɛn/ B1 |
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cage /kaʒ/ A2 |
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maison /mɛ.zɔ̃/ A1 |
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table /tabl/ A1 |
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manger /mɑ̃.ʒe/ A1 |
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famille /fa.mij/ A1 |
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mort /mɔʁ/ A1 |
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collège /kɔ.lɛʒ/ A1 |
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problème /pʁɔ.blɛm/ A2 |
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victime /vik.tim/ B1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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J'arrive sur eux ils sont morts, ils ont vendu la peau avant d'tuer la bête
➔ Present tense with 'être' for immediate action
➔ The verb 'sont morts' uses 'être' as an auxiliary verb, typical for intransitive verbs or verbs indicating state.
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Depuis mineur, j'suis en place
➔ Present tense with 'être' for ongoing state
➔ 'J'suis en place' uses 'être' to describe a continuous state of being in a certain position or situation.
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Si y a plata on dit pas non
➔ Conditional structure with 'si'
➔ The phrase uses 'si' to introduce a condition, followed by the consequence 'on dit pas non'.
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À la maison, allégé de canons
➔ Past participle used as an adjective
➔ 'Allégé' is the past participle of 'alléger', used here to describe the state of being lightened.
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La société a plus d'salariés
➔ Negation with 'plus de'
➔ 'Plus d'salariés' means 'no more employees', using 'plus de' for negation.
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J'le fais pour la famille, j'le fais pour la cause
➔ Pronoun 'le' as direct object
➔ 'Le' replaces the direct object, referring back to the action mentioned earlier.
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J'enlève le collant, j'suis prêt pour le décollage
➔ Present tense for immediate future action
➔ 'J'suis prêt' uses the present tense to indicate readiness for an action about to happen.
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Des fois j'suis en gain et des fois j'suis en perte
➔ Contrastive conjunction 'et'
➔ 'Et' is used to contrast 'en gain' and 'en perte', showing two opposite situations.
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