– English Lyrics

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

[crowd murmers]

-Shhhh.

[movie reel starts]

To where to, young man?

Uh, do you know where Platform Nine and Three-Quarters is?

Platform Nine and Three-Quarters?

Where're you gonna go?

I'm going to Hogwarts.

Do you know where Platform Nine and Three-Quarters is?

I cannot answer that question.

Where's Platform Nine and Three-Quarters?

[laughter]

Could you tell me where it is?

Or do I need to find somebody else?

You got to find somebody else.

Uh, do you know where Platform Nine and Three-Quarters is?

Not sure, maybe down there by Nine, and then...

No, but I don't need Nine. I need Nine and Three-Quarters.

Alright.

Do you know where Platform Nine and Three-Quarters is?

Platform Nine and Three-Quarters?

Yeah.

Do you know where Platform Nine and Three-Quarters is?

You see, I have my tickets.

Uh...

Uh...I know Nine. I know Ten.

Oh, sir.

Do you know where Platform Nine and Three-Quarters is?

Um, hello.

Where you going?

-I'm going to Hogwarts-- -To London?

Yeah.

London?

Hogwarts, yeah.

Do I need to check my owl or my stuff right here?

Uh, do you need to?

Yeah, do you--?

Where you going?

I'm going to Hogwarts.

Nah, you don't need to check into Hogwarts, my man.

Are pretzels good for owls?

I don't know.

You don't know?

Well, it is bread.

Yes, it is bread.

Yes.

Of course.

Uh, do you take wizard currency?

Do you know where Platform Nine and Three-Quarters is?

No.

You don't?

I just missed my train.

Oh no! I'm sorry.

Yeah, I'm about to miss mine too...

-if I don't find the platform, yeah. -Good luck finding it.

It's right over there.

Right over there?

But that's, but that's Nine.

Run really hard at the pillar.

You'll get there.

Do you have permission to be down here?

Oh, yes!

By who?

By my ticket. See?

-Yes! -Are you looking for an Amtrak?

Uh, well, I guess, if it can take me to Hogwarts.

Well, we don't go there.

You don't go to Hogwarts?

Okay.

Hogwarts. Would that be in New York, Pennsylvania...?

Uh, that would be in, uh, England.

England?

England. Yes.

Do you know where you are now?

You're in New York.

Oh no! Are you sure?

Aw!

I'm even more lost than I think I am.

Where's your parents?

Where's my parents?

Yeah.

Well, unfortunately, they're dead.

Okay, but you're not traveling by yourself, are you?

That's crazy.

You playing a joke on me?

I'll put you in that cage with that owl. You know that, right?

He kinda reminded me a little of Harry Potter.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
murmers /ˈmɜːrmərz/ B1	verb - to say something in a low, indistinct voice
quarters /ˈkwɔːrtərz/ B1	noun - a place where someone lives or works, especially one provided by an organization
answer /ˈænsər/ A2	verb - to say something in response to a question
laughter /ˈlæftər/ B1	noun - the action or sound of laughing
find /faɪnd/ A2	verb - to discover something unexpectedly
tickets /ˈtɪkɪts/ A2	noun - a piece of paper that allows you to enter a place or event
currency /ˈkʌrənsi/ B2	noun - a system of money in general use in a particular country
missed /mɪst/ A2	verb - to fail to be present at or take part in
platform /ˈplætfɔːrm/ A2	noun - a raised level surface on which people or things can stand
permission /pərˈmɪʃən/ B1	noun - the act of giving someone official allowance to do something
parents /ˈpɛərənts/ A1	noun - a mother and a father
dead /dɛd/ A2	adjective - no longer alive
crazy /ˈkreɪzi/ A2	adjective - mentally deranged, extremely enthusiastic
joke /dʒoʊk/ A2	noun - something said to cause amusement
owl /aʊl/ A2	noun - a nocturnal bird of prey
pillar /ˈpɪlər/ B1	noun - a tall vertical structure that supports something
luck /lʌk/ A2	noun - success or failure apparently brought by chance rather than through one's own actions

Key Grammar Structures

• Do you know where Platform Nine and Three-Quarters is?

  ➔ Present Simple Question

  ➔ The sentence uses the auxiliary verb 'do' to form a question in the present simple tense, emphasizing the repetition of the question throughout the dialogue.

• I cannot answer that question.

  ➔ Modal Verb (cannot)

  ➔ The modal verb 'cannot' is used to express inability or impossibility, indicating that the speaker is unable to provide an answer.

• You got to find somebody else.

  ➔ Informal Contraction (got to)

  ➔ The phrase 'got to' is an informal contraction of 'have got to,' used to express necessity or obligation.

• I'm going to Hogwarts.

  ➔ Present Continuous for Future Plans

  ➔ The present continuous tense is used here to describe a future plan or arrangement, indicating the speaker's intention to go to Hogwarts.

• You don't need to check into Hogwarts, my man.

  ➔ Modal Verb (don't need to)

  ➔ The phrase 'don't need to' is used to express lack of necessity, indicating that checking in is not required for Hogwarts.

• Are pretzels good for owls?

  ➔ Present Simple Question

  ➔ This is another example of a present simple question, used to inquire about the suitability of pretzels for owls.

• Well, it is bread.

  ➔ Emphatic Statement with 'It is'

  ➔ The phrase 'it is' is used to make an emphatic statement, emphasizing the fact that pretzels are a type of bread.

• Do you take wizard currency?

  ➔ Present Simple Question

  ➔ This is another present simple question, inquiring about the acceptance of wizard currency.