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Lyrics & Translation

[English]

[Music]

Okay, here are the birthday candles.

Where's the birthday cake? Hey, we're

not having birthday cake. We're having

birthday fla.

>> Excuse me.

>> It's a traditional Mexican custard

dessert.

>> Oh, that's nice. Happy birthday, Rachel.

There's some goo.

>> Okay, everybody, it's time for fla.

>> Yep. Get ready for the gelatinous fun.

Kind of looks like that stuff you get

when you get a bad infection.

>> Okay, that's enough. Okay, Rachel, make

a special fla wish.

>> Okay, I've got one.

[Music]

>> Heads up.

>> Wow, those things almost never come

true.

[Music]

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
birthday /ˈbɜːrθdeɪ/ A1	noun - the anniversary of the day on which a person was born
cake /keɪk/ A1	noun - a sweet baked food made from flour, sugar, and other ingredients
traditional /trəˈdɪʃənl/ A2	adjective - following or belonging to the customs or ways of behaving that have continued over a long time
Mexican /ˈmɛksɪkən/ A1	adjective - relating to Mexico, its people, or its culture
custard /ˈkʌstərd/ B1	noun - a sweet, thick, creamy dessert made with milk and eggs
dessert /dɪˈzɜːrt/ A1	noun - a sweet course or dish served at the end of a meal
goo /ɡuː/ A2	noun - a thick, sticky, or slimy substance
gelatinous /dʒɪˈlætənəs/ B2	adjective - having the consistency of jelly or gel
infection /ɪnˈfɛkʃən/ B1	noun - the process of infecting or being infected by a disease-causing agent
special /ˈspɛʃəl/ A1	adjective - better, greater, or otherwise different from what is usual
wish /wɪʃ/ A1	noun - a desire or hope for something to happen verb - to want something to happen or be true
fun /fʌn/ A1	noun - enjoyment, amusement, or light-hearted pleasure
ready /ˈrɛdi/ A1	adjective - prepared or available for use or action
almost /ˈɔːlmoʊst/ A1	adverb - very nearly but not completely
come /kʌm/ A1	verb - to move or travel toward someone or something

Key Grammar Structures

• Okay, here are the birthday candles.

  ➔ Present Tense, Noun Phrase

  ➔ The sentence uses the present tense to state a fact. 'Here are' functions as a presentational structure introducing the noun phrase 'the birthday candles'.

• Where's the birthday cake?

  ➔ Contraction, Interrogative Pronoun

  ➔ 'Where's' is a contraction of 'where is', used to form a question. 'Where' is an interrogative pronoun asking about location.

• It's a traditional Mexican custard dessert.

  ➔ Present Tense, Copular Verb, Adjective + Noun

  ➔ The sentence uses the present tense with the copular verb 'is' to describe the dessert. 'Traditional' and 'Mexican' are adjectives modifying the noun 'custard dessert'.

• Kind of looks like that stuff you get when you get a bad infection.

  ➔ Informal Language, Relative Clause

  ➔ The phrase 'Kind of' is informal. The sentence contains a relative clause 'when you get a bad infection' modifying 'stuff'.

• Okay, Rachel, make a special fla wish.

  ➔ Imperative Mood, Adjective + Noun

  ➔ The sentence is an imperative, giving a command ('make'). 'Special' is an adjective modifying 'fla wish'.