J'étais pas là – Bilingual Lyrics French/English
Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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reconnais /ʁə.kɛ.nɛ/ B1 |
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cherveux /ʃɛʁ.vø/ B2 |
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abandons /a.bɔ̃.dɔ̃/ B2 |
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scandale /skɑ̃.dal/ B2 |
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promos /pʁo.mo/ B1 |
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peur /pœʁ/ A2 |
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raconte /ʁa.kɔ̃t/ A2 |
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pense /pɑ̃s/ A2 |
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seulement /sə.lə.mɑ̃/ A2 |
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stress /stʁɛs/ A2 |
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heure /œʁ/ A1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Et salut la France, est-ce que tu m'reconnais?
➔ Interrogative sentence with inversion (Est-ce que)
➔ "Est-ce que" transforms a statement into a question.
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Même ceux qui m'aimaient pas, se demandaient "quand est-c'qu'on revenait?"
➔ Indirect question within a relative clause.
➔ The phrase "ceux qui m'aimaient pas" is a relative clause. "Quand est-c'qu'on revenait?" is an indirect question, embedded within the direct statement.
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J'regardais les NRJ Music Awards sur mon canap'
➔ Imperfect tense (J'regardais) for describing a past habitual action.
➔ The imperfect tense "J'regardais" indicates that watching the NRJ Music Awards was something he used to do regularly during his time off.
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Trop peur de faire un scandale, même quand je dis rien, je regrette
➔ Use of "trop" + adjective + "de" + infinitive to express excessive degree.
➔ "Trop peur de faire" indicates he is excessively afraid of causing a scandal.
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Qu'est-c'qui s'est passé?
➔ Informal contraction of "Qu'est-ce qui s'est passé ?" - Past Tense
➔ An informal way of asking 'What happened?' in the past. "Quoi" is shortened to "Qu'" and combined with the "est-ce qui" structure.
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J'pourrais pas plaire à tout l'monde (nan), c'est sûr
➔ Conditional tense (J'pourrais) and impersonal construction (c'est sûr)
➔ "J'pourrais" (I could) expresses a hypothetical situation. "C'est sûr" (it's sure) is an impersonal construction, making a general statement.
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Beh, j'en ai rien à foutre de vos BDE
➔ Informal expression with "en avoir rien à foutre de" - to not care about something.
➔ This expression indicates a strong lack of interest or concern for something (in this case, student associations).