Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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plata /ˈplata/ A1 |
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table /ˈteɪbl/ A1 |
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pleuvoir /plœvwaʁ/ A2 |
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grosse /ɡʁɔs/ A1 |
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argent /aʁʒɑ̃/ A1 |
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rageux /ʁaʒø/ B1 |
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rire /ʁiʁ/ A1 |
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charbon /ʃaʁbɔ̃/ A2 |
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magie /maʒi/ A2 |
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noyer /nwaje/ B1 |
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bonbon /bɔ̃bɔ̃/ A1 |
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vieille /vjɛj/ A2 |
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cœur /kœʁ/ A1 |
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racine /ʁasin/ A2 |
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galère /ɡalɛʁ/ B1 |
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shopping /ʃɔpɪŋ/ A1 |
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Milan /miˈlan/ A1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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algéri on fait de l'argent tu as vu
➔ Use of the present perfect (passé composé) with auxiliary “avoir” + past participle
➔ The phrase "tu as vu" uses the present perfect to indicate a completed action in the past.
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maman je suis devenue un rageux
➔ Passé composé with auxiliary “être” for verbs of change or state (devenir)
➔ The form "je suis devenue" combines the auxiliary "suis" (from être) with the past participle "devenue" to express a change of state.
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j'ai lancé la machine au charbon dur
➔ Passé composé with auxiliary “avoir” + past participle (regular action)
➔ The phrase "j'ai lancé" is a classic passé composé construction: auxiliary "ai" (from avoir) + past participle "lancé".
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c'est pas de la magie mais qu'est-ce que tu imagines
➔ Colloquial negative without “ne” (c’est pas) and interrogative structure “qu’est‑ce que + subject + verb”
➔ In "c'est pas", the negative particle "pas" is used without the preceding "ne" – a common spoken French pattern. "Qu'est‑ce que tu imagines" forms a question by placing "qu'est‑ce que" before the subject "tu".
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c'est en me noyant que j'ai appris à pète la dalle
➔ Causal construction “c’est en … que …” indicating “by doing something, …”
➔ The phrase "c'est en me noyant que" translates to “by drowning myself, …”, linking the cause (drowning) to the result (learning).
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il y a des bonbons elle pense m'avoir
➔ Existential construction “il y a” meaning “there is/are”
➔ The phrase "il y a" introduces the existence of something – here “des bonbons”.
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je réponds pas de façon j'ai le cœur vite comme ça
➔ Colloquial negative omission of “ne” (je réponds pas) and simple present tense
➔ In spoken French, the negative particle "pas" often appears without the preceding "ne" – "je réponds pas" means “I don’t answer”. The verb is in the simple present.
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tu étais pas là dans les galères
➔ Imperfect tense “étais” indicating a past continuous or habitual state
➔ The verb "étais" is the imperfect form of "être", used here to describe a past situation that was ongoing: "you were not there".
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