Daniel Sam – Bilingual Lyrics French/English
Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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fais /fɛ/ A2 |
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comme /kɔm/ A2 |
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elles /ɛl/ A2 |
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savent /savɑ̃/ B1 |
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attendent /atɑ̃dɑ̃/ B1 |
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cette /sɛt/ A1 |
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d'elles /dɛl/ B2 |
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savoir /savwaʁ/ A2 |
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attend /atɑ̃/ B1 |
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d' /d/ A1 |
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qu'on /k‿ɔ̃/ B1 |
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attend /atɑ̃/ B1 |
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d'elles /dɛl/ B2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Fais comme ces demoiselles, elles savent c'qu'on attend d'elles
➔ Imperative mood with 'faire'
➔ Uses the imperative of 'faire' to instruct someone to 'do like' these girls. 'ce que' is contracted to 'c'qu'' and means 'what' is expected of them.
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J'ai niqué leur go mais c'est normal j'ai tout payé
➔ Past indefinite (passé composé) + conjunction (mais) + demonstrative pronoun (c'est) + past indefinite.
➔ Shows a sequence of events and uses 'mais' to contrast them. The use of 'c'est normal' implies justification. 'j'ai niqué' is slang.
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J'reste numero uno comme ça on peut pas m'oublier
➔ Present tense + adverbial phrase ('comme ça') + impersonal 'on' + subjunctive mood ('oublier')
➔ 'Comme ça' means 'like that' or 'that way', indicating the means by which he will not be forgotten. The subjunctive 'oublier' is used because the clause is dependent on the possibility expressed by 'peut pas'.
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Aussi rincé qu'tu sois, j'te passe sur OKLM TV
➔ Adverb + adjective + 'que' + subject + verb in subjunctive + main clause with pronoun + verb
➔ This is a construction using 'aussi...que' expressing concession, 'However drunk you may be'. The subjunctive 'sois' is required after 'que' in this type of concessive clause.
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J'nique des mères à 40 piges fuck un accident d'jeunesse
➔ Present tense + plural noun + preposition + noun phrase + expletive + noun phrase
➔ A crude statement showing a preference for older women, contrasted with the idea of a 'youth accident'. The 'fuck' acts as an expletive emphasizing rejection.
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Si j'en suis là, Zongo, c'est parce que j'ai charbonné
➔ 'Si' clause with present tense followed by main clause with 'c'est parce que' and past tense.
➔ Expresses a conditional relationship: 'If I am where I am, it's because I worked hard.' The 'en' refers back to the implied state or situation. 'Charbonner' is slang for 'to work hard'.