Getting to Know You – English Lyrics

• By: Marni Nixon
• Album: The King and I

Lyrics & Translation

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
know /noʊ/ A1	verb - to have information or understanding about something
like /laɪk/ A1	verb - to find something pleasant or enjoyable
hope /hoʊp/ A2	verb - to want something to happen or be true
feel /fiːl/ A2	verb - to experience an emotion or physical sensation
bright /braɪt/ B2	adjective - giving off a lot of light; vivid
breezy /ˈbriː.zi/ B2	adjective - cheerful and relaxed
beautiful /ˈbjuː.tɪ.fəl/ B1	adjective - pleasing the senses or mind aesthetically
cup /kʌp/ A1	noun - a small, round container used for drinking
way /weɪ/ A2	noun - a method, style, or manner of doing something
learning /ˈlɜːrnɪŋ/ B1	noun - the acquisition of knowledge or skills through experience or education
new /njuː/ A1	adjective - not existing before; made, introduced, or discovered recently
day /deɪ/ A1	noun - a period of 24 hours as a unit of time

Key Grammar Structures

• Getting to know you.

  ➔ Gerund phrase

  ➔ The phrase "getting to know" uses a gerund to express an ongoing action.

• You are precisely... my cup of tea!

  ➔ Idiom

  ➔ The phrase "my cup of tea" is an idiom meaning something that one enjoys or prefers.

• Haven't you noticed suddenly I'm bright and breezy!

  ➔ Present perfect tense

  ➔ The phrase "Haven't you noticed" uses the present perfect tense to indicate an action that has relevance to the present.

• Getting to feel free and easy.

  ➔ Gerund phrase

  ➔ The phrase "getting to feel" indicates an ongoing process of becoming comfortable.

• Because of all the beautiful and new things I'm learning about you day by day.

  ➔ Present continuous tense

  ➔ The phrase "I'm learning" uses the present continuous tense to describe an action that is currently happening.