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Lyrics & Translation

[English]

monica

what time is it

uh nine

but it's darker

oh well that's because you always sleep

till noon silly

this is what nine looks like

i guess i'll get washed up then

watch that sunrise

i'm really getting tired of sneaking

around all the time i know me too you

know hey you know what what if we went

away for the whole weekend you know we'd

have no interruptions and we could be

naked the entire time

all weekend that's a whole lot of naked

yeah i could say that i have a

conference and you can say you have a

chef thing oh i've always wanted to go

to this culinary fair that they have in

jersey okay you know you're not though

okay let's go okay wait what about joey

[Music]

damn rolos

hey you're back hey how was your

conference that was terrible i fought

with

my colleagues the entire time are you

kidding with this

uh so your weekend was a total bust uh

no i got to see donald trump waiting for

an elevator

all right

hey mr bing

that uh hotel you stayed at called

said someone left an eyelash curler in

your room

yes that was mine

cause i figured you hooked up with some

girl and she left it there

yes that would have made more sense

you know i i don't even feel like i know

you anymore man

all right uh

look

i'm just gonna ask you this one time all

right and whatever you say i'll believe

you

were you

or were you not

on a gay cruise

hey

hey oh hey monica i heard you saw donald

trump at your convention yeah so i'm

waiting for an elevator

hey rach can i borrow your eyelash

curler i think i lost mine yeah

[Applause]

oh joey can i talk to you for a second

[Music]

yes

yes

you

and and you

yes but you cannot tell anyone no one

knows how when

it happened in london in london

the reason we didn't tell anyone was

because we didn't want to make a big

deal out of it but it is a big deal

i have to tell someone

you can't please please we just don't

want to deal with telling everyone okay

plea just promise you won't tell

all right

man this is unbelievable

i mean it's great

but

i know it's great

oh i don't want to see that

[Music]

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
monica /ˈmɒnɪkə/ A1	noun (proper) - Monica (a personal name)
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - time; the ongoing sequence of events
nine /naɪn/ A1	noun (numeral) - the number 9
darker /ˈdɑːkə/ B1	adjective (comparative) - more dark; having a deeper shade of darkness
sleep /sliːp/ A2	verb - to rest in a state of natural suspension of consciousness noun - the act or condition of sleeping
sunrise /ˈsʌnˌraɪz/ B2	noun - the time when the sun appears above the horizon in the morning
tired /taɪəd/ A2	adjective - feeling in need of rest or sleep
sneaking /ˈsniːkɪŋ/ B2	verb (gerund) - to move quietly and furtively so as not to be noticed
weekend /ˈwiːkˌɛnd/ A2	noun - the period from Friday evening to Sunday night
naked /ˈneɪkɪd/ B1	adjective - without clothing; bare
conference /ˈkɒnf(ə)r(ə)ns/ B2	noun - a formal meeting for discussion
culinary /ˈkʌlɪnəri/ C1	adjective - relating to cooking or the kitchen
chef /ʃɛf/ B1	noun - a professional cook, especially the chief cook in a restaurant or hotel
elevator /ˈɛlɪveɪtə/ A2	noun - a machine for raising and lowering people or goods between floors
eyelash /ˈaɪˌlæs/ B1	noun - a short hair growing on the edge of the eyelid
curler /ˈkɜːrlə/ B2	noun - a tool used to curl hair or eyelashes
cruise /kruːz/ B1	noun - a voyage on a ship for pleasure verb - to travel on a cruise ship
unbelievable /ˌʌnbɪˈliːvəbl/ C1	adjective - so extraordinary as to be difficult to believe

Key Grammar Structures

• what time is it

  ➔ Present Simple Question

  ➔ The phrase uses the auxiliary verb 'is' to form a question in the present simple tense.

• i guess i'll get washed up then

  ➔ Future with 'will'

  ➔ The phrase uses 'will' to express a future action, indicating a spontaneous decision.

• you know what what if we went away for the whole weekend

  ➔ Past Tense in Indirect Questions

  ➔ The phrase uses the past tense 'went' in a hypothetical question, typical in indirect speech.

• i could say that i have a conference

  ➔ Modal Verb 'could' for Possibility

  ➔ The phrase uses 'could' to express a possible action or situation.

• i don't even feel like i know you anymore

  ➔ Present Simple with 'feel like'

  ➔ The phrase uses 'feel like' to express a current emotion or state.

• were you or were you not on a gay cruise

  ➔ Emphatic Structure with 'or not'

  ➔ The phrase uses 'or not' to emphasize the question and seek a clear answer.

• it happened in london

  ➔ Past Simple with 'happened'

  ➔ The phrase uses the past simple 'happened' to describe a completed action in the past.

• please promise you won't tell

  ➔ Negative Contraction with 'won't'

  ➔ The phrase uses 'won't' as a contraction of 'will not' to express a negative future action.