Quattro amici al bar – Bilingual Lyrics Italian/English
Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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amici /aˈmiːtʃi/ A1 |
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bar /bar/ A1 |
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cambiare /kamˈbjaːre/ B1 |
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mondo /ˈmondo/ B1 |
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libertà /liberˈta/ B2 |
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profondità /profonˈdiːta/ C1 |
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anarchia /aˈnarkia/ B2 |
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amore /aˈmoːre/ A1 |
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caffè /kaˈfɛ/ A1 |
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donna /ˈdɔnːa/ A1 |
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banco /ˈbanko/ A1 |
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attraverso /atˈtraverso/ B2 |
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impegno /imˈpɛɲɲo/ B2 |
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vita /ˈviːta/ A2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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che volevano cambiare il mondo
➔ Imperfect tense to describe ongoing past desires
➔ The phrase "che volevano cambiare" uses the imperfect tense "voleva" which indicates a past ongoing desire.
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si parlava con profondità di anarchia e di libertà
➔ Impersonal passive construction in the imperfect tense
➔ The phrase "si parlava" employs the impersonal form "si" combined with the imperfect tense to describe general or ongoing conversations.
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tra un bicchier di coca ed un caffè
➔ Prepositional phrase indicating time and space relationship
➔ The phrase "tra un bicchier di coca ed un caffè" uses the preposition "tra" indicating 'among' or 'during' for setting the scene.
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tiri fuori i tuoi perché e proponevi i tuoi però
➔ Imperative form "tiri" and imperfect tense "proposevi"
➔ The verb "tiri" is in the imperative mood, giving a command or encouragement, while "proposevi" is in the imperfect tense describing ongoing or habitual actions in the past.
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ognuno a rincorrere i suoi guai
➔ Present tense verb "rincorrere" in the infinitive form after "a"
➔ The phrase "a rincorrere" uses the infinitive form of the verb following the preposition "a", indicating purpose or action.
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sono venuti quattro ragazzini
➔ Present perfect tense in the passive voice
➔ The phrase "sono venuti" is the present perfect tense of "venire" in the passive voice, indicating that 'four kids' have arrived recently or at an unspecified time.
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