Buy A Heart

• By: Nicki Minaj, Meek Mill
• Album: The Pinkprint

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
buy /baɪ/ A1	verb - to acquire in exchange for money; purchase.
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - a hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system by rhythmic contraction and dilation.
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of affection. verb - feel deep affection or sexual love for (someone).
trust /trʌst/ B1	noun - firm belief in the reliability, truth, ability, or strength of someone or something. verb - believe in the reliability, truth, ability, or strength of.
fault /fɔːlt/ B1	noun - an unattractive or unsatisfactory feature, especially in a piece of work or a person's character.
city /ˈsɪti/ A1	noun - a large town.
game /ɡeɪm/ A1	noun - a form of play or sport, especially a competitive one played according to rules and decided by skill, strength, or chance.
bag /bæɡ/ A1	noun - a flexible container with an opening at the top, used for carrying things.
wrist /rɪst/ A2	noun - the joint connecting the hand with the forearm.
ring /rɪŋ/ A1	noun - a small circular band, typically made of precious metal and often set with a gem, worn on a finger.
team /tiːm/ A2	noun - a group of people with a common goal.
truth /truːθ/ B1	noun - the quality or state of being true.
clubs /klʌbz/ A2	noun - an organization or group of people with a common interest or activity.
style /staɪl/ A2	noun - a particular way of doing something.
times /taɪmz/ A1	noun - an instance of something happening.

Grammar:

• Anybody wanna buy a heart?

  ➔ Ellipsis and Informal Contraction

  ➔ This line uses ellipsis, omitting auxiliary verbs like "Does" or "Do". "Wanna" is a contraction of "want to". This is common in informal speech and song lyrics. The full, grammatically correct sentence would be "Does anybody want to buy a heart?"

• It's like Hov got Bey, it's like Bey got Jigga

  ➔ Analogy using "like"

  ➔ This line uses the word "like" to draw an analogy between the relationship of Hov (Jay-Z) and Bey (Beyonce) to the relationship between Beyonce and Jigga (Jay-Z). It's a comparison suggesting a mutual possession or strong connection.

• I'ma have to tell the truth if I speak

  ➔ Future Tense with "going to" (contracted) and Conditional Clause

  ➔ "I'ma" is a contraction of "I am going to". The sentence expresses a future action (telling the truth) dependent on a condition (if I speak). The conditional clause is introduced by "if".

• Unless you wanna play, you ain't say this the other day

  ➔ Conditional Sentence Type 1 with "unless" and Negative Contraction

  ➔ "Unless" means "if not". "Ain't" is a negative contraction of "am not", "is not", "are not", "has not", or "have not", though it's often considered non-standard English. This is a type 1 conditional sentence indicating a possible situation and its likely outcome. Grammatically, it means 'if you don't want to play, you did not say this the other day'.

• You said you was in love, and I still didn't budge

  ➔ Past Tense and Indirect Speech (informal)

  ➔ This line combines past tense actions ("said", "didn't budge") with an instance of informal indirect speech. "You said you was in love" reports what someone said earlier, but uses "was" instead of "were", which is common in informal English. "Didn't budge" uses a contraction and past tense.