Mon amie la rose – Bilingual Lyrics French/English
Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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amie /ami/ A2 |
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rose /roʊz/ A2 |
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matin /ma.tɛ̃/ A2 |
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fille /fij/ A2 |
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rayon /ʁɛsjɔ̃/ B1 |
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corps /kɔʁ/ B2 |
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tombe /tɔ̃b/ B1 |
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peur /pœʁ/ A2 |
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lune /lyn/ A2 |
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vieille /vjɛj/ B1 |
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ciel /sjɛl/ B1 |
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espoir /ɛs.pwaʁ/ B2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Me suis épanouie
➔ Reflexive verb with auxiliary 'être' in the perfect tense
➔ 'Me suis épanouie' means 'I blossomed myself,' illustrating reflexive verbs in compound tenses
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À l'aurore je suis née
➔ Preposition 'à' + definite article 'l'' + noun indicating time, forming a prepositional phrase
➔ 'À l'aurore je suis née' means 'At dawn I was born,' showing the use of 'à' for time expression
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Je me suis fermée la nuit
➔ Reflexive verb with auxiliary 'être' in the passé composé to express a completed action
➔ 'Je me suis fermée la nuit' means 'I closed myself at night,' showing reflexive verbs in passé composé
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Et je sens que je tombe
➔ Use of 'que' to introduce a subordinate clause expressing a sensation or perception
➔ 'Et je sens que je tombe' means 'And I feel that I am falling,' showing the conjunction 'que' linking clauses
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Crois celui qui peut croire
➔ Use of relative pronoun 'qui' to introduce a relative clause
➔ 'Crois celui qui peut croire' means 'Believe the one who can believe,' illustrating the relative pronoun 'qui' introducing a subordinate clause
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C'est mon amie la rose
➔ Use of 'c'est' to emphasize or identify a subject
➔ 'C'est mon amie la rose' means 'It is my friend the rose,' used to identify or emphasize the subject