Gyal You A Party Animal – English Lyrics

• By: Charly Black, Daddy Yankee

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the infectious rhythms of "Gyal You A Party Animal," a global dancehall hit by Charly Black, featuring Daddy Yankee on the remix. This song provides an exciting entry point into Dancehall music, a genre deeply rooted in Jamaican culture, and its fusion with Latin American sounds. You can learn common phrases and slang related to partying and dancing, while experiencing the vibrant and free-spirited essence of Caribbean celebrations that made this track a sensation across Latin America and beyond.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
party /ˈpɑːrti/ A1	noun - a social gathering verb - to enjoy oneself at a party or other social gathering
animal /ˈænɪməl/ A1	noun - a living organism that feeds on organic matter
girl /ɡɜːrl/ A1	noun - a female child or young woman
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of affection verb - to feel deep affection for someone
body /ˈbɒdi/ A2	noun - the physical structure of a person or animal
dance /dæns/ A2	verb - to move rhythmically to music noun - a rhythmic movement of the body
crazy /ˈkreɪzi/ B1	adjective - mentally deranged; wildly enthusiastic
active /ˈæktɪv/ B1	adjective - engaging or ready to engage in physically energetic pursuits
shoes /ʃuːz/ A1	noun - footwear
floor /flɔːr/ A1	noun - the lower surface of a room or vehicle
friends /frendz/ A1	noun - a person whom one knows and with whom one has a bond of mutual affection
morning /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/ A1	noun - the period of time between sunrise and noon
waistline /ˈweɪstlaɪn/ B2	noun - the narrowest part of the torso between the ribs and hips
emotional /ɪˈmoʊʃənəl/ B2	adjective - relating to a person's emotions
pure /pjʊr/ B2	adjective - not mixed or adulterated with any other substance or material

Key Grammar Structures

• Make ya bumper flip like a Flipagram

  ➔ Imperative sentence in informal slang

  ➔ The phrase is an *imperative* instruction to perform an action, using informal slang "Make ya" instead of "Make your".

• Whine like it's a carnival

  ➔ Simile using "like" to compare actions

  ➔ Uses *simile* with "like" to compare the way someone is whining to the lively atmosphere of a carnival.

• She took one shot, two shot, three shot, four

  ➔ Enumeration using a list without conjunctions

  ➔ This is an *enumeration* of actions in a sequence without using conjunctions like "and," creating a rhythmic effect.

• She start to bruk out, bruk out like a sore

  ➔ Use of phrasal verb "bruk out" indicating energetic dance

  ➔ The *phrasal verb* "bruk out" describes starting to dance wildly or energetically, often used in informal speech.

• Me know say she like me, tonight me a score

  ➔ Use of indirect speech and present continuous tense "me a score"

  ➔ The phrase "me a score" is in *present continuous tense* used in Jamaican Patois to indicate an action in progress; it reflects the speaker's current involvement in scoring or succeeding.

• Gyal, you active, no, you no lazy

  ➔ Double negative for emphasis

  ➔ The phrase employs *double negatives* "no" and "no lazy" to emphasize that she is *definitely* not lazy, a common informal grammatical pattern in Caribbean English.

• Gyal, me love how you party

  ➔ Simple present tense to express general liking or appreciation

  ➔ Uses *present simple* tense "me love" to convey a general feeling or ongoing appreciation for her dancing.