Call Your Girlfriend – English Lyrics

• By: Robyn
• Album: Body Talk

Lyrics & Translation

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
call /kɔːl/ A1	verb - to give someone or something a name
girlfriend /ˈɡɜːrlˌfrɛnd/ A1	noun - a female friend or acquaintance
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole.
talk /tɔːk/ A2	verb - speak in order to give information or express ideas or feelings; converse or communicate by spoken words. noun - a conversation or discussion.
reasons /ˈriːzənz/ A2	noun - a cause, explanation, or justification for an action or event.
fault /fɔːlt/ B1	noun - an unattractive or unsatisfactory feature; a defect or disadvantage.
met /mɛt/ A1	verb - past tense of meet: encounter (someone) unexpectedly.
upset /ʌpˈsɛt/ B1	adjective - unhappy, disappointed, or worried.
said /sɛd/ A1	verb - past tense of say: utter words so as to express something to (someone).
hurt /hɜːrt/ A2	verb - cause physical pain or injury to.
heart /hɑːrt/ A2	noun - a hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system by rhythmic contraction and dilation.
mend /mɛnd/ B2	verb - repair (something that is broken or damaged).
learns /lɜːrnz/ A2	verb - past tense of learn: gain or acquire knowledge of or skill in (something) by study, experience, or being taught.
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - have a strong affection for.
friend /frɛnd/ A1	noun - a person whom one knows and with whom one has a bond of mutual affection, typically exclusive of sexual or family relations.
easy /ˈiːzi/ A1	adjective - achieved without great effort; presenting few difficulties.
kiss /kɪs/ A2	verb - touch or caress with the lips as a sign of love, sexual desire, or greeting.

Key Grammar Structures

• it's time you had the talk

  ➔ Modal verb phrase expressing a scheduled or appropriate time for an action.

  ➔ "it's time" indicates that the moment to do something is now or soon, often suggesting the action is overdue or appropriate.

• Say it's not her fault

  ➔ Imperative sentence used to instruct or suggest what to say.

  ➔ The verb 'say' in the imperative form is used here to advise or instruct someone to tell a specific phrase.

• you just met somebody new

  ➔ Simple past tense used to describe a recent event.

  ➔ The phrase 'met somebody new' is in the simple past tense, indicating a recent or completed action.

• And then when she gets upset

  ➔ Conjunction 'and then' followed by a subordinate clause with present tense.

  ➔ The phrase 'when she gets upset' is a time clause indicating a future or conditional event.

• and you tell her that the only way her heart will mend

  ➔ Complex sentence with a conditional clause introduced by 'that' and future tense in 'will mend'.

  ➔ The phrase 'her heart will mend' uses the auxiliary 'will' to indicate the future, expressing a predicted outcome.

• And it won't make sense right now but you're still her friend

  ➔ Negative future form 'won't make sense' combined with a concessive clause 'but...'.

  ➔ 'won't make sense' expresses that something will not be logical or understood now, despite the ongoing relationship.

• And then you let her down easy

  ➔ Phrasal verb 'let down' in the past tense with adverb 'easy'.

  ➔ 'Let her down easy' is a phrasal verb meaning to handle a difficult situation gently or tactfully.