– English Lyrics

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

so I've cut out back there why don't you

say something

there's no point is that we just won't

come here again then I'll say something

won't do any good we're leaving tomorrow

when I get to I'm sitting here waiting

for nearly a half an hour what's this

see okay I ordered the comité salad and

I've been waiting about half an hour for

it salad yes you want change no no no I

don't want to change okay I don't want

this he's saying no one changed I want

the salad oh excuse me

yes look we've been waiting here for

about half an hour I mean I gave the

waiter out all Oh him he's hopeless

isn't he yeah well I don't wish to

complain but when he does bring

something he's got it wrong well you

think I don't know I mean you only have

to eat you we have to live with it I

have to pay his fare all the way from

Barcelona but you can't get the staff

you see it's a nightmare she was

supposed to be complaining to him

[Laughter]

thank you so much enjoy a meal

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
cut kʌt A1	verb - to divide or separate with a sharp tool
waiting ˈweɪtɪŋ A1	verb - to stay in place in anticipation of something
ordered ˈɔrdərd A1	verb - to give a command or instruction
salad ˈsæləd A1	noun - a dish of raw vegetables, often with a dressing
change tʃeɪndʒ A1	verb - to make or become different
complain kəmˈpleɪn A2	verb - to express dissatisfaction or annoyance
hopeless ˈhoʊpləs A2	adjective - without hope; despairing
bring brɪŋ A1	verb - to carry or take something to someone
wrong rɒŋ A1	adjective - not correct or true
staff stæf A2	noun - employees of an organization
nightmare ˈnaɪtˌmɛr A2	noun - a frightening or unpleasant dream
supposed səˈpoʊzd A2	verb - expected or believed to be true
enjoy ɛnˈdʒɔɪ A1	verb - to take pleasure in something
meal mil A1	noun - an act of eating food

Key Grammar Structures

• so I've cut out back there why don't you say something

  ➔ Present Perfect (I've cut out)

  ➔ The phrase "I've cut out" uses the present perfect to describe an action completed in the past with relevance to the present.

• there's no point is that we just won't come here again

  ➔ Contraction (there's)

  ➔ The contraction "there's" (there is) is used for informal or conversational language.

• won't do any good we're leaving tomorrow

  ➔ Contraction (won't, we're)

  ➔ The contractions "won't" (will not) and "we're" (we are) are used for brevity in spoken language.

• I've been waiting for nearly a half an hour

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous

  ➔ The present perfect continuous "I've been waiting" emphasizes the duration of the action.

• I mean I gave the waiter out all Oh him

  ➔ Colloquial Expression (I mean)

  ➔ The phrase "I mean" is a colloquial expression used to clarify or correct a statement.

• but you can't get the staff you see it's a nightmare

  ➔ Modal Verb (can't)

  ➔ The modal verb "can't" (cannot) expresses inability or impossibility.