I'm a Little Leprechaun – English Lyrics

• By: The Kiboomers

Lyrics & Translation

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
Leprechaun /ˈlɛprəkɔːn/ B2	noun - a mischievous Irish sprite, typically depicted as a little old man
dressed /drɛst/ A2	verb - to put on clothes adjective - wearing clothes
green /ɡriːn/ A1	adjective - of the color between blue and yellow noun - a green color
tiniest /ˈtaɪnɪɪst/ B1	adjective - smallest
man /mæn/ A1	noun - an adult male human being
catch /kætʃ/ A2	verb - to seize or take hold of
give /ɡɪv/ A1	verb - to freely transfer the possession of (something) to someone
pot /pɒt/ A2	noun - a container, typically rounded or cylindrical, used for holding food, liquids, or plants
gold /ɡoʊld/ A2	noun - a precious yellow metallic element
imagine /ɪˈmædʒɪn/ B1	verb - form a mental image or concept of
boots /buːts/ A2	noun - a sturdy item of footwear covering the foot and ankle, and sometimes also the lower leg
hat /hæt/ A1	noun - a covering for the head
end /ɛnd/ A2	noun - the final part of something
rainbow /ˈreɪnboʊ/ B1	noun - an arc of colored light in the sky caused by refraction of sunlight by rain

Key Grammar Structures

• I'll give you my big pot of gold

  ➔ Future simple with 'will' + base verb

  ➔ 'I'll' is a contraction of 'I will', indicating a future action or promise.

• Dressed in green

  ➔ Past participle used as an adjective

  ➔ The phrase 'Dressed in green' uses the past participle 'dressed' as an adjective to describe how the Leprechaun is wearing green.

• If you ever catch me

  ➔ Conditional sentence with 'if' + present simple

  ➔ The sentence is a first conditional, where 'if' introduces a possible condition in the present or future.

• The tiniest man that you have seen

  ➔ Relative clause defining 'man' with present perfect tense

  ➔ The relative clause 'that you have seen' provides additional information about 'the tiniest man,' using present perfect tense to indicate experience.

• With my little green boots and my big green hat

  ➔ Prepositional phrase with possession and descriptive adjectives

  ➔ The phrase uses prepositions 'with' to connect possessions ('my little green boots' and 'my big green hat') and descriptive adjectives.