Inquieta – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English
Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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inquieta /ĩˈki.ɛ.tɐ/ B2 |
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meta /ˈmɛ.tɐ/ B1 |
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pressa /ˈpɾɛ.sɐ/ B1 |
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cabeça /kaˈbe.sɐ/ A2 |
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gente /ˈʒẽ.tʃi/ A2 |
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conheço /ko.ɲeˈsu/ B1 |
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tropeço /tɾoˈpe.su/ B2 |
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levanto /leˈvɐ̃.tu/ B1 |
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espanto /esˈpɐ̃.tu/ B2 |
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amor /aˈmoɾ/ A2 |
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vida /ˈvi.dɐ/ A1 |
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alma /ˈaw.mɐ/ B1 |
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estrada /esˈtɾa.dɐ/ A2 |
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sina /ˈsi.nɐ/ B2 |
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dano /ˈda.nu/ B2 |
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sobreviver /sobɾe.viˈveʁ/ B2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Eu vivo inquieta por estar inquieta
➔ Present tense
➔ The phrase uses the present tense to express a current state of being, as in "I live restless".
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Eu tenho uma meta, mas não chego lá
➔ Present tense and conjunctions
➔ The use of the present tense in "I have a goal" and the conjunction "but" to contrast ideas.
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Dizem-te: Trabalha, mas só me baralha
➔ Imperative mood
➔ The phrase uses the imperative mood in "Work" to give a command or advice.
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A vida é mesmo assim, eu vou gostar de mim
➔ Future tense
➔ The phrase uses the future tense in "I will like myself" to express a future intention.
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Eu sempre fui mulher
➔ Present perfect tense
➔ The phrase uses the present perfect tense to indicate a state that started in the past and continues to the present.
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Por isso, muita calma
➔ Adverbial phrases
➔ The phrase uses an adverbial phrase "a lot of calm" to suggest a manner of being.
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Que já era minha antes de eu o ser
➔ Past tense and subjunctive mood
➔ The phrase uses the past tense in "that was already mine" and the subjunctive mood in "before I was it" to express hypothetical situations.