– English Lyrics

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

[Music]

let me yeah I'd like to place an order

what you like yeah I like three orders

of garlic chicken and then three orders

of white rice oh hey you guys want soup

sure yeah three orders of wonton soup Oh

some fortune cookies - yes I think

that's about it no that's it

no and then I saw lai want and then I'm

and then I'm then nothing else cuz I'm

done ordering okay no no see all I want

is the three orders of the garlic

chicken and the three orders of the

white rice and the soup dude and and the

wonton soup and a cookies fortune

hey and then a fortune cookie yet so

it's just the it's the the chicken the

rice the soup and the fortune cookies

and that's it and then you can put it in

a brown paper bag and come put it in my

hand cuz I'm ready to eat I refuse to

play their Chinese through mind games no

no and then no one no one no one no no

no intent

stop just me awfully and then I'm gonna

come in there and I'm gonna put my foot

in your ass if you say and then again

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[Applause]

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
order /ˈɔːdər/ A2	noun - A request for something to be made, supplied, or served verb - To request something, such as food or goods
chicken /ˈtʃɪkɪn/ A1	noun - A type of bird kept for its eggs or meat
rice /raɪs/ A1	noun - Small white or brown grains used as food
soup /suːp/ A1	noun - A liquid dish made by boiling meat, vegetables, etc.
cookie /ˈkʊki/ A2	noun - A small sweet baked food, often crisp
fortune /ˈfɔːtʃən/ B2	noun - Luck, or a large amount of wealth
bag /bæɡ/ A1	noun - A container made of paper, plastic, or cloth for carrying things
hand /hænd/ A1	noun - The part of the body at the end of the arm
play /pleɪ/ A1	verb - To engage in a game or activity for enjoyment
eat /iːt/ A1	verb - To put food into the mouth, chew, and swallow it
ready /ˈrɛdi/ A2	adjective - Prepared or available for use or action
refuse /rɪˈfjuːz/ B2	verb - To say or show that one will not do or accept something
mind /maɪnd/ B1	noun - The part of a person that thinks, feels, and remembers verb - To be bothered or upset by something
game /ɡeɪm/ A1	noun - An activity or sport with rules played for fun or competition

Key Grammar Structures

• I'd like to place an order.

  ➔ Use of 'would like to' for polite requests or offers.

  ➔ The form 'I'd like' softens the request and is more polite than 'I want'.

• What you like?

  ➔ Missing auxiliary 'do' in a question: 'What do you like?'.

  ➔ Questions in simple present usually need 'do' or 'does' unless using 'to be'.

• You guys want soup?

  ➔ Informal question formed without inversion or auxiliary.

  ➔ In spoken English, speakers often drop 'do' in informal contexts.

• Three orders of garlic chicken.

  ➔ Use of quantifier 'three' and plural noun to indicate quantity.

  ➔ Orders is plural because there are three separate servings.

• That's about it.

  ➔ Contraction 'that's' for 'that is'; expression meaning 'nothing more'.

  ➔ The contraction makes speech more natural and connected.

• Come put it in my hand.

  ➔ Imperative form 'come' + base verb 'put' for direct instruction.

  ➔ Using verbs in sequence gives a sense of physical action or urgency.

• I refuse to play their Chinese food mind games.

  ➔ Verb + infinitive ('refuse to play') to show denial or unwillingness.

  ➔ The infinitive after 'refuse' indicates the action rejected.

• I'm gonna put my foot in your ass.

  ➔ Use of informal future form 'gonna' for 'going to'.

  ➔ It indicates spoken, informal English often used in threats or promises.