– English Lyrics

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

my parents are throwing a dinner after

Em's graduation and they said I could

bring a date great I'm so excited to

finally meet your mom oh Mrs Wong you're

going to love her I hung out with her

when I babysat Eddie we were more like

co- babysitters no she paid me to watch

you later don't be nervous parents love

me my mom wants me to date a Chinese

girl what she said that she's been

saying that for a long time if we talk

to our baby he'll learn the sound of our

voices hey little baby this is your

bua oh that must be your buffalo wings

be right

there baby this is your

mother you're going to date a Chinese

girl I thought you got over that but I

guess she didn't understand we were

dating how could she not understand I

don't know I said you my boo my Fly Girl

the fine shorty I don't know how much

clearer I could have been

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
graduation /ˌɡrædʒuˈeɪʃən/ B2	noun - The award of an academic degree or the ceremony that is associated with it.
excited /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/ A2	adjective - Very happy and enthusiastic.
babysat /ˈbeɪbisæt/ B1	verb - To look after a child or children while the parents are out.
nervous /ˈnɜːrvəs/ A2	adjective - Worried or frightened about something.
buffalo /ˈbʌfəloʊ/ B2	noun - A large wild animal of the cow family; also a type of spicy chicken wing.
clearer /ˈklɪrər/ A2	adjective - Easier to understand or perceive.
dinner /ˈdɪnər/ A1	noun - The main meal of the day.
parents /ˈpɛərənts/ A1	noun - A father or mother.
voices /ˈvɔɪsɪz/ A2	noun - The sounds produced in a person's larynx.
understand /ˌʌndərˈstænd/ A1	verb - To perceive the intended meaning of words or language.

Key Grammar Structures

• my parents are throwing a dinner after Em's graduation

  ➔ Present Continuous for future arrangements

  ➔ The speaker uses "are throwing" to describe a specific, pre-planned event in the near future.

• I could bring a date

  ➔ Modal verb of permission (could)

  ➔ The speaker uses "could" to indicate that permission was granted by the parents.

• I hung out with her when I babysat Eddie

  ➔ Past Simple for completed actions

  ➔ The speaker uses "hung out" and "babysat" to talk about completed past experiences.

• we were more like co-babysitters

  ➔ Comparative phrase with 'like'

  ➔ Using "more like" clarifies a definition by contrasting it with the literal meaning of a previous statement.

• parents love me

  ➔ Present Simple for general truths/states

  ➔ The speaker uses "love" to state a permanent belief or general fact about how parents view them.

• she's been saying that for a long time

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous

  ➔ The speaker uses "has been saying" to show an action that started in the past and continues into the present.

• If we talk to our baby, he'll learn the sound

  ➔ First Conditional (If + Present, Will + Verb)

  ➔ The speaker uses the first conditional to talk about a possible future result based on a specific condition.

• I thought you got over that

  ➔ Phrasal verb (get over)

  ➔ The speaker uses "got over" to mean recovering from or moving past a previous way of thinking or feeling.