I Really Like You – English Lyrics

• By: Carly Rae Jepsen
• Album: Emotion

Lyrics & Translation

“I Really Like You” is a vibrant and infectious pop song that makes learning English fun and relatable. With its clear, repetitive chorus and expressions of giddy infatuation, it’s an excellent way to grasp everyday romantic vocabulary and common phrases used when expressing strong feelings for someone. The song’s upbeat tempo and catchy melody will have you singing along, making language acquisition an enjoyable and memorable experience.

[English]

I really, really, really, really, really, really like you

And I want you

Do you want me? Do you want me, too?

I really, really, really, really, really, really like you

And I want you

Do you want me? Do you want me, too?

I really wanna stop, but I just got a taste for it

I feel like I could fly with the boy on the moon

So honey hold my hand, you like making me wait for it

I feel like I could die walking up to the room

Oh yeah

Late night watching television

But how we get in this position

It's way too soon, I know this isn't love

But I need to tell you something

I really, really, really, really, really, really like you

And I want you

Do you want me? Do you want me, too?

I really, really, really, really, really, really like you

And I want you

Do you want me? Do you want me, too?

Oh, did I say too much?

I'm so in my head, when we're outta touch

I really, really, really, really, really, really like you

And I want you

Do you want me? Do you want me, too?

Mmm-mm-mm-mm-mm-mm-mm-mm

I really, really, really, really, really, really like you

Oh

I really like you

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
like /laɪk/ A1	verb - to enjoy or have a preference for something
want /wɒnt/ A1	verb - to desire or wish for something
feel /fiːl/ A1	verb - to experience a sensation or emotion
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a strong feeling of affection
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise
television /ˈtɛlɪˌvɪʒən/ A2	noun - a device for receiving images and sound transmitted wirelessly
position /pəˈzɪʃən/ B1	noun - a place or situation
room /ruːm/ A1	noun - a space that can be occupied
moon /muːn/ A1	noun - the natural satellite of Earth
boy /bɔɪ/ A1	noun - a young male person
head /hɛd/ A1	noun - the top part of the body containing the brain
fly /flaɪ/ A2	verb - to move through the air
die /daɪ/ A2	verb - to stop living
hand /hænd/ A1	noun - the end part of the arm beyond the wrist
get /ɡɛt/ B1	verb - to obtain or enter a place verb - to become or begin to be
know /noʊ/ A2	verb - to have information or understanding
need /niːd/ A1	verb - to require something
say /seɪ/ A1	verb - to speak or express in words

Key Grammar Structures

• I really, really, really, really, really, really like you

  ➔ Adverb repetition for emphasis

  ➔ Used to intensify the verb 'like' through repetition of the adverb 'really'.

• Do you want me? Do you want me, too?

  ➔ Question formation with subject-verb inversion

  ➔ In yes/no questions, the auxiliary verb 'do' inverts with the subject 'you' to form the question.

• I really wanna stop, but I just got a taste for it

  ➔ Want to + infinitive and contrastive conjunction 'but'

  ➔ Modals like 'want' are followed by 'to' plus infinitive 'stop'. The conjunction 'but' introduces contrast.

• I feel like I could fly with the boy on the moon

  ➔ Feel like + could + infinitive (hypothetical)

  ➔ Expresses a hypothetical feeling; 'could' suggests possibility in an imagined scenario.

• So honey hold my hand, you like making me wait for it

  ➔ Imperative mood and present simple in concessive clause

  ➔ The imperative 'hold' gives a command, while 'you like' is present simple in a clause that concedes something.

• Oh, did I say too much?

  ➔ Past simple question with subject-verb inversion

  ➔ Uses auxiliary 'did' for past tense questions, inverting with the subject 'I'.

• I'm so in my head, when we're outta touch

  ➔ Present continuous and idiomatic preposition phrase

  ➔ 'I'm' is contracted present continuous; 'in my head' means preoccupied with thoughts.

• Late night watching television

  ➔ Gerund as subject complement

  ➔ 'Watching' functions as a gerund (verb-ing form) complementing the noun 'night'.

• I need to tell you something

  ➔ Modal verb 'need' with infinitive

  ➔ 'Need' as a modal expresses obligation or requirement, followed by 'to' + infinitive 'tell'.