– English Lyrics

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

[Music]

are we greeting each other this way now

because i like that

look i cleaned i did the windows i did

the floors i even used all those

attachments on the vacuum except with

that little round one with the bristles

i don't know what that's for oh yeah

nobody knows and we're not supposed to

ask

oh what do you think

very clean

really it looks great

oh

i i see you moved the green ottoman

how did that happen

i don't know i i thought it looked

better there

then i and also it's an extra cedar on

the coffee table

yeah it's interesting

but you know what

just for fun

let's see what it looked like in the old

spot

and just to compare

let's see

ha well it looks good there too

let's just leave it there for a while

i can't believe you tried to move the

green ottoman

thank god you didn't try to fan out the

magazines i mean she'll scratch your

eyes right out

guys i am not that bad yeah you are

monica

remember if i lived with you you were

like a little you know

that is so unfair oh come on when we

were kids yours was the only raggedy and

doll that wasn't raggedy

okay so i'm responsible i'm organized

but hey i can be a kook

all right you mad cap gown

try to imagine this the phone bill

arrives but you don't pay it right away

why not because you're a kook

instead you wait until they send you a

notice

i could do that

okay okay then uh you

let me go grocery shopping and i buy

laundry detergent but it's not the one

with the easy pour spout why would

someone do that

one might wonder

someone's left a glass on the coffee

table there's no coaster it's a cold

drink it's a hot day

little beads of condensation are inching

their way closer and closer to the

surface of the wood stop it

oh my god

it's true

who am i

monica

you're

[Applause]

i'm gonna mom to bed guys all right good

night monica uh mon you you're gonna

leave your shoes out here

uh-huh

really just just casually strewn about

and that reckless haphazard manner

doesn't matter i'll get them tomorrow or

not

whenever

she

is a cook

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if it bothers you that much just go out

and get the shoes

no don't do this

this is stupid

i don't have to prove anything i'm gonna

go get them

but then everyone will know

unless i get them and then wake up

really early and put them back

oh i need help

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you

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
greeting ˈɡriːtɪŋ A1	noun - a friendly welcome or acknowledgment
cleaned kliːnd A1	verb - to make something free from dirt, marks, or mess
windows ˈwɪndoʊz A1	noun - an opening in a wall or vehicle for light and air
floors flɔːrz A1	noun - the surface of a room on which one stands
vacuum ˈvækyʊm A2	noun - a device used for cleaning floors by suction
bristles ˈbrɪsəlz A2	noun - stiff hair or fibers on a brush or broom
ottoman ˈɒtəmən B1	noun - a low upholstered seat or footstool
organized ˈɔːrɡənaɪzd A2	adjective - arranged in a systematic way
kook kʊk B1	noun - a strange or crazy person
grocery ˈɡroʊsəri A1	noun - food and household products
detergent dɪˈtɜːrdʒənt B1	noun - a cleaning product, usually for washing clothes
condensation ˌkɒndənˈseɪʃən B2	noun - water collected on surfaces from vapor
haphazard ˈhæpˌhæzərd B2	adjective - lacking any obvious principle of organization
reckless ˈrɛklɪs B1	adjective - careless or irresponsible
strewn struːn B2	verb - to scatter or spread untidily

Key Grammar Structures

• are we greeting each other this way now

  ➔ Present continuous tense

  ➔ The phrase uses the present continuous tense with 'are...ing' to describe an action happening now or a temporary situation.

• i don't know what that's for

  ➔ Contraction and present simple

  ➔ The contraction 'don't' is used for 'do not,' and 'that's' for 'that is.' The present simple tense is used for a general statement.

• let's see what it looked like in the old spot

  ➔ Let's construction and past simple

  ➔ 'Let's' is a contraction of 'let us,' used for making suggestions. The past simple 'looked' describes a completed action in the past.

• i could do that

  ➔ Modal verb (could)

  ➔ The modal verb 'could' is used to express ability or possibility in the past or hypothetically.

• unless i get them and then wake up really early and put them back

  ➔ Conditional clause with 'unless'

  ➔ The clause 'unless...' introduces a condition that must be met for the main clause to be true. It is followed by a sequence of actions with 'and then.'