Ma Soeur – Bilingual Lyrics French/English
Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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confiance /kɔ̃.fi.ɑ̃s/ B1 |
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trahie /tʁa.i/ B2 |
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sœur /sœʁ/ A2 |
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heure /œʁ/ A2 |
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paye /pɛ.je/ A2 |
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promis /pʁɔ.mi/ B1 |
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détails /de.tɛj/ A2 |
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peur /pœʁ/ A2 |
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fini /fi.ni/ A2 |
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pleures /plœʁ/ A2 |
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voir /vwaʁ/ A1 |
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sentir /sɑ̃.tiʁ/ B1 |
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mains /mɛ̃/ A1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Tu vois t'étais la seule
➔ Imperfect tense (t'étais) to describe a past state.
➔ The phrase emphasizes that at that time, she was the only one.
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Maintenant j'ai plus confiance
➔ Present tense (j'ai) to express a current state.
➔ This indicates a loss of trust in the present.
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Trompée par mon cœur
➔ Past participle (trompée) used in a passive construction.
➔ This indicates that she was deceived by her own feelings.
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Aujourd'hui enfin est venue ton heure
➔ Present perfect (est venue) to indicate a recent event.
➔ This suggests that the time for consequences has finally arrived.
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T'as cru que comme ça j'allais tourner la page
➔ Conditional mood (t'as cru) to express a belief about the future.
➔ This indicates that she believed the situation would change easily.
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Celle qui passait des heures au phone
➔ Imperfect tense (passait) to describe a habitual action in the past.
➔ This indicates that she used to spend a lot of time on the phone.
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J'veux que tu comprennes
➔ Subjunctive mood (comprennes) to express a desire or wish.
➔ This shows her desire for the other person to understand her feelings.