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Lyrics & Translation

[English]

What do you think your like embarrassing

dad trait is going to be?

>> I definitely um recognize when I am

talking to like strangers or like

someone I sort of know, I turn into the

way my dad like turns on for people

where he's just like he's like, "Hey,

how's it going? Nice. Great." And I'm

like, "What am I doing? Damn.

>> I don't need to do that."

>> Like I can be normal.

>> No, I don't know. I think there's

something kind of really sweet about

just transforming into all of the things

that you thought were so cringey. Mine

is like trauma dumping on cashiers.

>> On cashiers specifically.

>> You'd be at the gas station just be

like, "Yeah, lost everything in the

divorce." And I'm like, "Oh my god, this

is a this is a Chevron. Don't do that."

And then literally this morning I was

like buying a kombucha. And then how's

your day going? I was like, "My cat's

really sick and they don't know what's

going on."

>> Oh dude.

>> Oh, you'll be all right. He'll be right.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
embarrassing /ɪmˈbærəsɪŋ/ B1	adjective - causing embarrassment or awkwardness
dad /dæd/ A1	noun - father
trait /treɪt/ B2	noun - a distinguishing characteristic or quality
recognize /ˈrɛkəɡnaɪz/ B1	verb - to identify someone or something seen before; to acknowledge
stranger /ˈstreɪŋɡər/ B1	noun - a person whom one does not know
turn /tɜːn/ B1	verb - to change direction or position; to become noun - a change in direction; an opportunity to act
people /ˈpiːpəl/ A1	noun - human beings in general
cashier /kæˈʃɪər/ B1	noun - person who handles payments in a shop or bank
divorce /dɪˈvɔːrs/ B2	noun - the legal termination of a marriage verb - to end a marriage legally
kombucha /kɒmˈbuːtʃə/ B2	noun - fermented tea drink, often slightly fizzy
cat /kæt/ A1	noun - a small domesticated feline animal
trauma /ˈtruːmə/ B2	noun - a deeply distressing or upsetting experience; psychological injury
dumping /ˈdʌmpɪŋ/ B2	verb - to unload or discard waste or unwanted material noun - the act of discarding something unwanted
morning /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/ A1	noun - the period of time from sunrise until noon
transform /trænsˈfɔːrm/ B2	verb - to change in form, appearance, or character
cringey /ˈkrɪndʒi/ C1	adjective - causing embarrassment or discomfort; awkward
chevron /ˈʃɛvrən/ B2	noun - a V‑shaped pattern or insignia

Key Grammar Structures

• What do you think your like embarrassing dad trait is going to be?

  ➔ Tag question

  ➔ The phrase 'is going to be?' is a tag question used to seek confirmation or agreement.

• I definitely um recognize when I am talking to like strangers or like someone I sort of know,

  ➔ Present simple with 'recognize'

  ➔ 'Recognize' is used in the present simple to describe a habitual action.

• where he's just like he's like, 'Hey, how's it going? Nice. Great.'

  ➔ Quoting speech with 'like'

  ➔ The word 'like' is used informally to introduce quoted speech.

• I don't need to do that.

  ➔ Present simple with negation

  ➔ The sentence uses 'do not' to express a present habit or necessity.

• Mine is like trauma dumping on cashiers.

  ➔ Present simple with 'is'

  ➔ 'Is' is used to describe a current state or characteristic.

• You'd be at the gas station just be like, 'Yeah, lost everything in the divorce.'

  ➔ Conditional with 'would' and indirect speech

  ➔ 'Would' is used to describe a hypothetical situation, and the speech is reported indirectly.

• And then how's your day going? I was like, 'My cat's really sick and they don't know what's going on.'

  ➔ Tag question and indirect speech

  ➔ The tag question 'how's your day going?' is used to initiate conversation, and the response is reported indirectly.