Lady Marmalade

• By: Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya, P!nk

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
dance /dæns/ B1	noun - a series of movements and steps in time with music verb - to move rhythmically to music
marmalade /ˌmɑːrməˈleɪd/ B2	noun - a sweet spread or preserve made from citrus fruit
couch /kaʊtʃ/ A2	noun - a piece of furniture for sitting or lying on
independent /ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt/ B2	adjective - not influenced or controlled by others
money /ˈmʌn.i/ A1	noun - a medium of exchange in the form of coins or notes
drink /drɪŋk/ A1	verb - to swallow liquid
life /laɪf/ A2	noun - the existence of a person or thing
street /striːt/ A2	noun - a public road in a city or town
woman /ˈwʊm.æn/ A2	noun - an adult human female
voice /vɔɪs/ B2	noun - sounds produced by humans when speaking
touch /tʌtʃ/ B2	verb - to make contact with something by hand noun - the sensation of physical contact

Grammar:

• WHERE'S ALL MY SOUL SISTAS

  ➔ Contraction of 'where is' to form a question.

  ➔ The phrase "WHERE'S" is a contraction of "WHERE IS".

• HE MET MARMALADE DOWN IN OLD MOULIN ROUGE

  ➔ Simple past tense to describe a completed action.

  ➔ The verb "MET" indicates a completed action in the past.

• VOULEZ-VOUS COUCHER AVEC MOI, CE SOIR

  ➔ Use of the subjunctive mood to express a desire.

  ➔ The phrase "VOULEZ-VOUS" expresses a desire or request.

• WE INDEPENDENT WOMEN, SOME MISTAKE US FOR WHORES

  ➔ Use of present simple tense to state facts.

  ➔ The phrase "WE INDEPENDENT WOMEN" states a fact about the subject.

• I'MA KEEP PLAYING THESE CATS OUT LIKE ATARI

  ➔ Informal contraction and slang usage.

  ➔ The phrase "I'MA" is an informal way of saying "I AM GOING TO".

• TOUCH OF HER SKIN, FEELING SILKY SMOOTH

  ➔ Use of gerund to describe ongoing actions.

  ➔ The phrase "FEELING SILKY SMOOTH" describes an ongoing sensation.

• HE'S LIVING THE GREY FLANNEL LIFE

  ➔ Present continuous tense to describe current situations.

  ➔ The phrase "HE'S LIVING" indicates an ongoing state of being.