Garçon – Bilingual Lyrics French/English
Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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parle /paʁl/ B1 |
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regarde /ʁɛɡaʁd/ B1 |
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mère /mɛʁ/ A2 |
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garçon /ɡaʁsɔ̃/ A2 |
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fille /fij/ A2 |
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décille /desid/ B2 |
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perdent /pɛʁd/ B2 |
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con /kɔ̃/ A2 |
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maman /maman/ A2 |
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chienne /ʃjɛn/ B2 |
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planète /plɑnɛt/ B2 |
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fête /fɛt/ B1 |
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éducation /edykɑsjɔ̃/ C1 |
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poussent /puse/ B2 |
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amour /amuʁ/ A2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Tout à l'heure, j'roulais sur mon scooter dans Paris
➔ Imperfect tense ('roulais')
➔ The imperfect tense "roulais" describes an action in progress in the past. It conveys the idea that the speaker was riding her scooter. The use of the imperfect emphasizes the continuous nature of the action in the past.
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"Eh madame il est quelle heure?"
➔ Interrogative structure with inversion ('il est quelle heure')
➔ The phrase "il est quelle heure" is an example of asking the time in French. The inversion (est before quelle) is common in formal questions, although less formal variants like 'Quelle heure il est?' are also frequently used.
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Tu n'aimerais pas qu'on parle comme ça à ta maman
➔ Conditional tense and subjunctive mood ('n'aimerais', 'qu'on parle')
➔ "Tu n'aimerais pas" is conditional, suggesting a hypothetical situation. The subjunctive "qu'on parle" is used after "n'aimerais pas que" to express an opinion or wish about a possible action.
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Vas-y parle pas d'ma mère ou j'te défonce
➔ Imperative ('Vas-y, parle pas') and future tense ('j'te défonce') in a conditional structure
➔ "Vas-y, parle pas" is an imperative phrase meaning "Go on, don't talk." "J'te défonce" is in the future tense, used here to express a threat. The sentence is essentially a conditional statement: if you talk about my mother, I will beat you up.
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C'est quoi c'manque de délicatesse, on t'a pas dit d'traiter les femmes Comme des princesses?
➔ Passive voice ('on t'a pas dit') and infinitive phrase ('d'traiter les femmes')
➔ "On t'a pas dit" is a form of the passive voice, though using "on" as the subject. It translates to "Haven't you been told?". The infinitive phrase "d'traiter les femmes" indicates what he wasn't told to do: to treat women.
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Tu sais que garçon, si t'enlèves la cédille Ça fait gar con, et gare aux cons ma fille
➔ Conditional clause ('si t'enlèves la cédille') and imperative ('gare aux cons')
➔ The sentence contains a conditional clause introduced by "si", stating a condition. "Gare aux cons" is an imperative phrase, warning about something.
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Voilà comment parlent certains garçons
➔ Demonstrative pronoun ('Voilà') and indirect question structure
➔ "Voilà" introduces a statement, roughly equivalent to "This is how..." or "That's how...". "Comment parlent certains garçons" functions as an indirect question, embedded within the larger sentence.
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Tu veux jouer, on va jouer, j'lui dis "Baisse ton caleçon
➔ Future tense ('on va jouer') used for immediate future and imperative ('Baisse ton caleçon')
➔ "On va jouer" uses the "aller + infinitive" construction to express the immediate future - "we are going to play". "Baisse ton caleçon" is a direct command (imperative) meaning "lower your pants".