Don't Cha – English Lyrics

• By: The Pussycat Dolls

Lyrics & Translation

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
hot /hɒt/ A1	adjective - having a high degree of heat; having a high temperature. adjective - sexually attractive or exciting.
wish /wɪʃ/ A2	verb - to want something that is unlikely to happen noun - a desire or hope for something to happen
girlfriend /ˈɡɜːrlfrend/ A2	noun - a female friend who is a romantic partner
freak /friːk/ B2	noun - a person with an unusual appearance or behavior adjective - unconventional or strange
raw /rɔː/ B1	adjective - not cooked adjective - in its natural condition; not processed or refined. adjective - openly sexual or crude.
fun /fʌn/ A1	noun - enjoyment, amusement, or lighthearted pleasure. adjective - enjoyable or amusing.
fight /faɪt/ A2	verb - take part in a violent struggle involving physical force or weapons. noun - a violent confrontation or struggle
feeling /ˈfiːlɪŋ/ A2	noun - an emotional state or reaction.
leave /liːv/ A1	verb - go away from.
happy /ˈhæpi/ A1	adjective - feeling or showing pleasure or contentment.
home /hoʊm/ A1	noun - the place where one lives.
friendly /ˈfrendli/ A2	adjective - kind and pleasant.
play /pleɪ/ A1	verb - engage in activity for enjoyment and recreation rather than a serious or practical purpose.
fair /feər/ A2	adjective - treating people equally without favoritism or discrimination.
care /keər/ A2	verb - feel concern or interest; attach importance to something.

Key Grammar Structures

• OH, WE ABOUT TO GET IT JUST LITTLE HOT AND SWEATY IN THIS

  ➔ Informal usage of "about to" + adjective 'hot' and 'sweaty'

  ➔ "About to" means "going to", used here to express immediate future action. "Hot and sweaty" are adjectives describing the atmosphere or feeling.

• DON'T CHA WISH YOUR GIRLFRIEND WAS HOT LIKE ME?

  ➔ Subjunctive mood in "wish" clauses.

  ➔ After "wish", we use the past subjunctive (here, "was" instead of "is" for hypothetical situations). This expresses a desire about something that is not currently true.

• CAUSE IF IT AIN'T LOVE, IT JUST AIN'T ENOUGH TO LEAVE A HAPPY HOME

  ➔ Double negative (ain't love, ain't enough)

  ➔ "Ain't" is a colloquial contraction of "is not" or "are not". Double negatives are often used in informal speech or some dialects, and while grammatically incorrect in standard English, they are understood to mean a strong negative.

• IT SEEM LIKE SHORTY WANT A LITTLE MENAGE-A-POP-OFF OR SOMETHING, LET'S GO

  ➔ Use of "seem like" + informal language

  ➔ "Seem like" is an informal way of saying "it seems that". The phrase "menage-a-pop-off" is also informal and alludes to a sexual situation.

• ANY BROAD WON'T WATCH IT WHEN I COME THROUGH

  ➔ Informal Negation and Word Order.

  ➔ Instead of "Any broad *will* watch it", it's "Any broad *won't* watch it". Also, using "broad" can be considered derogatory. The intended meaning is that no woman can resist looking when the speaker appears.

• SHORTY ALL ON ME CAUSE IT'S HARD TO RESIST THE KID

  ➔ Ellipsis and Colloquial phrasing

  ➔ The sentence is missing a verb - it should be 'Shorty is all on me'. 'All on me' is a colloquial way of saying someone is very interested in or attracted to the speaker. "Cause" is an informal way of saying "because".