MOVE TO MIAMI – English Lyrics

• By: Enrique Iglesias, Pitbull
• Album: Final Vol.1

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the vibrant world of Latin pop with 'MOVE TO MIAMI,' a high-energy collaboration between Enrique Iglesias and Pitbull. This catchy track offers an exciting way to pick up common English party phrases and expressions, as well as Spanish slang, all while exploring themes of infatuation and Miami's dynamic culture. Its repetitive, upbeat chorus and Pitbull's distinct rap verses make it memorable and a fun entry point into contemporary English and Spanglish musical vocabulary.

[English]

She gon' make you move to Miami

She moving like a gypsy (gypsy, gypsy)

Her body got me tipsy

I should take a step back, fall back

This girl got me feeling risky

She ready for the taking and I got the motivation (yeah!)

'Cause when you see her dance there's a chance

You might not come home from vacation

And if you look you'll fall in love

She got that ass, she make it clap

She'll leave you shook

And now you hooked

The way she dance

She gon' make you move to Miami

She gon' make you, she gon' make you move

She gon' make you move to Miami

She gon' make you, she gon' make you move

She gon' make you move to Miami

...

Uh yeah, yeah!

She gon' make you move to Miami

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday

Thursday, Friday, we gon' party

Freakin' every weekend, baby, we just getting started (woo!)

Y síguete moviento que todo' te 'tán viendo

Damn, you got me, girl, that body's built like a Bugatti (skrrt, skrrt, skrrt)

And if you look you'll fall in love (fall in love)

She got that ass, she make it clap (make it clap)

She'll leave you shook

And now you hooked (now you hooked)

The way she dance

She gon' make you move to Miami

She gon' make you, she gon' make you move

She gon' make you move to Miami

She gon' make you, she gon' make you move

She gon' make you move to Miami

Yeah!

Ooh yeah, yeah! (Yeah)

Woo-ooh, uh!

She gon' make you move to Miami

What happens in Miami, never happened

She said "No hands", booty still clapping

She wanna be Eve, baby, here's an apple (haha)

Welcome to the booty shaking capital

M.I.A

Where the mammies off the chain (heh)

Where the mammies get loose (heh)

Where the mammies don't play (heh)

Where their body's like "Boom!" (heh)

Where their booty's like "Bang!" (heh, heh)

Ya tú sabe', man

She gon' make you, she gon' make you move

She gon' make you move to Miami

She gon' make you, she gon' make you move

She gon' make you move to Miami

Yeah!

Ooh yeah, yeah! (Yeah)

She gon' make you move to Miami

...

Ooh yeah, yeah! (Ooh, yeah)

She gon' make you move to Miami

...

She gon' make you move to Miami (to Miami)

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
move /muːv/ A1	verb - to change position or place verb - to cause to change position
gypsy /ˈdʒɪpsi/ B2	noun - a member of a nomadic people (historically used for Roma people, now sometimes considered offensive, though often used metaphorically for a wanderer) noun - a person who wanders or is unconventional
body /ˈbɒdi/ A1	noun - the physical structure of a person or animal
tipsy /ˈtɪpsi/ B2	adjective - slightly drunk
step /stɛp/ A2	noun - an act of lifting and putting down one's foot, or the sound this makes verb - to lift and put down one's foot or feet in walking
fall /fɔːl/ A1	verb - to drop down from a higher to a lower level verb - to suddenly enter a specified state or condition (e.g., fall in love)
risky /ˈrɪski/ B1	adjective - involving possible loss, harm, or danger
motivation /ˌməʊtɪˈveɪʃn/ B1	noun - the reason or reasons one has for acting or behaving in a particular way
dance /dɑːns/ (UK), /dæns/ (US) A1	verb - to move rhythmically to music, typically following a set sequence of steps noun - a series of steps and movements that you make to music
chance /tʃɑːns/ (UK), /tʃæns/ (US) A2	noun - a possibility of something happening noun - an opportunity to do something
vacation /veɪˈkeɪʃn/ A2	noun - an extended period of recreation, especially one spent away from home or in traveling (US English)
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of deep affection verb - to feel deep affection for (someone or something)
clap /klæp/ A2	verb - to strike the palms of (one's hands) together repeatedly, typically in order to applaud or to attract attention verb - (informal, often referring to buttocks) to make a slapping sound, especially during dancing
shook /ʃʊk/ C1	adjective - (slang) emotionally agitated or upset; surprised or startled
hooked /hʊkt/ B2	adjective - (informal) addicted to something; captivated by something
party /ˈpɑːti/ A1	noun - a social gathering of people for entertainment, typically involving eating, drinking, and dancing verb - to enjoy oneself at a party or other lively gathering, typically with music, food, and drink
weekend /ˈwiːkend/ A1	noun - Saturday and Sunday
start /stɑːt/ (UK), /stɑːrt/ (US) A1	verb - to begin or come into being noun - the point in time or space at which something begins
booty /ˈbuːti/ C1	noun - (slang) a person's buttocks
capital /ˈkæpɪtl/ B1	noun - the most important city or town of a country or region, usually its seat of government and administrative center noun - a center of a specified activity or industry

Key Grammar Structures

• She gon' make you move to Miami

  ➔ Causative Verb 'make'

  ➔ The verb "make" is used causatively here, meaning 'to cause someone to do something'. The structure is 'make' + object + base form of the verb (e.g., "make you move"). The "gon'" is an informal contraction of 'going to' for future actions.

• I should take a step back, fall back

  ➔ Modal Verb 'should' for Advice & Phrasal Verbs

  ➔ "Should" is a modal verb used to give advice or make recommendations. "Take a step back" and "fall back" are phrasal verbs, meaning to reconsider a situation or retreat/withdraw, respectively.

• This girl got me feeling risky

  ➔ Causative Verb 'get' + Object + Present Participle

  ➔ The structure 'get' + object + present participle (e.g., "got me feeling") means 'to cause someone to be in a certain state or to start doing something'. Here, "got" (past tense of get) implies she caused the speaker to start feeling risky.

• 'Cause when you see her dance there's a chance / You might not come home from vacation

  ➔ Zero Conditional (with 'when') & Modal Verb 'might'

  ➔ The clause "when you see her dance" acts as a zero conditional, indicating a general truth or something that always happens under certain conditions. "Might" is a modal verb used to express a possibility or a slight chance that something will happen.

• And if you look you'll fall in love

  ➔ First Conditional

  ➔ This is an example of the first conditional structure (If + Present Simple, will + Base Form). It describes a possible future situation and its likely result. "You'll" is a contraction of 'you will'.

• She'll leave you shook / And now you hooked

  ➔ Past Participles as Adjectives

  ➔ Here, "shook" and "hooked" are past participles functioning as adjectives, describing the state of 'you'. "Shook" is an informal past participle of 'shake', meaning startled or surprised, while "hooked" means addicted or captivated.

• That body's built like a Bugatti

  ➔ Passive Voice (Present Simple)

  ➔ The phrase "body's built" is a contraction of 'body is built', which is an example of the passive voice in the present simple tense. It emphasizes the result or the action performed on the body rather than who performed the action (e.g., 'someone built the body').

• Booty still clapping

  ➔ Present Participle for Ongoing Action (Ellipsis of 'is')

  ➔ This phrase is an example of a present participle ("clapping") used to describe an ongoing action. The auxiliary verb 'is' is omitted, which is common in informal speech or song lyrics for conciseness (full form would be 'booty is still clapping').

• Welcome to the booty shaking capital

  ➔ Present Participle as Adjective

  ➔ The word "shaking" is a present participle used as an adjective to describe the noun 'capital'. It modifies 'capital' by indicating its characteristic or purpose (a capital where people are 'shaking' their booties).