Lyrics & Translation
Dive into the world of French urban music with "Love d'un voyou," a compelling collaboration between Fababy and Aya Nakamura. This song offers a glimpse into nuanced emotions and storytelling within the French music scene, making it a great entry point for exploring contemporary French R&B and hip-hop.
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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fac /fak/ A2 |
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bac /bak/ A2 |
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abattre /a.batʁ/ B2 |
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chambre /ʃɑ̃bʁ/ A1 |
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guerre /ɡɛʁ/ B1 |
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professeur /pʁɔ.fɛ.sœʁ/ A2 |
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secteur /sɛk.tœʁ/ B1 |
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bruit /bʁɥi/ A1 |
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menotte /mə.nɔt/ B2 |
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dame /dam/ B1 |
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soleil /sɔ.lɛj/ A1 |
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rire /ʁiʁ/ A1 |
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larmes /laʁm/ A2 |
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voyou /vwa.ju/ B1 |
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banlieue /bɑ̃.ljø/ B1 |
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délit /de.li/ B2 |
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dangereux /dɑ̃.ʒ(ə).ʁø/ B1 |
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mère /mɛʁ/ A1 |
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peur /pœʁ/ A1 |
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lumière /ly.mjɛʁ/ A2 |
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espoir /ɛs.pwaʁ/ B1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Je rentre à la fac', j'viens d'avoir le bac
➔ Present tense for narration; Recent past (venir de + infinitive)
➔ "Je rentre" uses the present tense to describe an action happening now in the narrative. "J'viens d'avoir" uses "venir de + infinitive" to express that the action of getting the baccalaureate just happened.
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Pisté par la bac, un jour ils vont m'abattre
➔ Passive voice (pisté par); Future tense (ils vont abattre)
➔ "Pisté par la bac" uses the passive voice. "Ils vont m'abattre" uses the near future tense to express an action that will happen soon.
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Petite fille devenue dame, je plane j'ai besoin d'soleil
➔ Past participle as adjective (devenue); Expression of need (avoir besoin de)
➔ "Devenue dame" uses the past participle "devenue" as an adjective. "J'ai besoin d'soleil" uses the expression "avoir besoin de" to express a need for sunshine.
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Si tu m'aimes, arrêtes tes bêtises
➔ Si clause (conditional clause) with present indicative and imperative
➔ This is a conditional sentence where the "si" clause ("Si tu m'aimes") is in the present indicative, and the result clause ("arrêtes tes bêtises") is in the imperative.
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T'as fait pleurer ta mère, est-ce que tu penses à moi
➔ Passé Composé (t'as fait pleurer); Interrogative sentence (Est-ce que)
➔ "T'as fait pleurer" is in the passé composé. "Est-ce que tu penses à moi" is an interrogative sentence using "Est-ce que".
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