Killin' It Girl – English Lyrics

• By: j-hope, GloRilla

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the electrifying beats and empowering lyrics of j-hope and GloRilla's "Killin' It Girl"! This hip-hop track offers a dynamic blend of Korean and American musical styles, making it a fantastic song to explore the nuances of modern English and K-pop vocabulary. Discover how the artists express confidence and the exhilarating feeling of instant attraction, making it a special track for anyone looking to learn language through a vibrant and bold musical journey.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
girl /ɡɜːrl/ A1	noun - a female child or young woman.
friends /frendz/ A1	noun - a person whom one knows and with whom one has a bond of mutual affection.
birthday /ˈbɜːrθdeɪ/ A1	noun - the anniversary of the day on which a person was born
man /mæn/ A1	noun - an adult male human being.
nurse /nɜːrs/ A2	noun - a person trained to care for the sick or infirm.
blood /blʌd/ A2	noun - a red fluid in the body of animals
money /ˈmʌni/ A1	noun - a current medium of exchange in the form of coins and banknotes.
talk /tɔːk/ A1	verb - to speak.
pay /peɪ/ A2	verb - to give (someone) money for goods or services provided.
inspired /ɪnˈspaɪərd/ B1	adjective - of extraordinary quality, as if arising from some external creative impulse. verb - fill (someone) with the urge or ability to do or feel something, especially to do something creative
celebrate /ˈsɛləˌbreɪt/ B1	verb - to show that something is important or special by doing something enjoyable for it
crime /kraɪm/ B2	noun - an action or omission that constitutes an offense that may be prosecuted by the state and is punishable by law.
trial /ˈtraɪəl/ B2	noun - a formal examination of evidence before a judge, and typically a jury, in order to decide guilt in a case of criminal or civil proceedings.
attention /əˈtɛnʃən/ B1	noun - notice taken of someone or something; the regarding of someone or something as interesting or important.
single /ˈsɪŋɡəl/ A2	adjective - not married or having a romantic relationship.

Key Grammar Structures

• You killin’ it girl

  ➔ Present continuous tense with a colloquial contraction ('killin’ it')

  ➔ Using the present continuous tense to emphasize an ongoing action, with informal contraction.

• All without a man

  ➔ Prepositional phrase indicating absence, emphasizing independence

  ➔ Using a prepositional phrase to highlight the absence of a partner, implying independence.

• Murder for hire, Mike Glo Myers

  ➔ Noun phrase serving as a proper noun or alias

  ➔ Using a noun phrase as a stage name or alias for a persona.

• Blood on the scene

  ➔ Prepositional phrase indicating a state or occurrence

  ➔ Using a prepositional phrase to depict a scene with evidence of conflict or violence.

• Let me show you how to slay

  ➔ Imperative sentence with a causative construction ('let me show')

  ➔ Using an imperative mood combined with a causative form ('let me show') to express a request or offer to demonstrate.

• You killin’ it girl

  ➔ Present continuous tense with colloquial contraction ('killin’ it')

  ➔ Repeated use of present continuous tense in colloquial form to emphasize ongoing activity.

• Looking like a 20

  ➔ Gerund phrase 'Looking like' used as a descriptive phrase

  ➔ Using a gerund phrase to describe appearance or impression.

• Girl, if you single let me make you mine

  ➔ Conditional clause expressing a condition, with a permissive imperative ('let me make you mine')

  ➔ Using a conditional clause to specify a situation, combined with a permissive imperative to propose an action.