Santa Tell Me

• By: Ariana Grande

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
Santa /ˈsæntə/ A1	noun - Santa Claus, a legendary figure who is said to bring gifts to children on Christmas Eve
tell /tel/ A1	verb - to communicate information to someone in spoken or written words
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of affection verb - to feel deep affection for someone
fall /fɔːl/ A2	verb - to lose one's balance and collapse
year /jɪər/ A1	noun - the time it takes the earth to travel around the sun, about 365 days
cares /keərz/ A2	verb - feel concerned or interested; attach importance to something
give /ɡɪv/ A1	verb - to freely transfer the possession of something to someone
Christmas /ˈkrɪsməs/ A1	noun - the annual Christian festival celebrating Christ's birth, held on December 25
mood /muːd/ B1	noun - a temporary state of mind or feeling
alone /əˈloʊn/ A2	adjective - having no one else present; solitary
road /roʊd/ A1	noun - a long, narrow stretch with a smoothed or paved surface, made for travelling by vehicles
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period from sunset to sunrise in each twenty-four hours
fire /ˈfaɪər/ A1	noun - combustion or burning, in which substances combine chemically with oxygen from the air and typically give out bright light, heat, and smoke.
cold /koʊld/ A1	adjective - of or at a low or relatively low temperature
true /truː/ A2	adjective - in accordance with fact or reality
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - a hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system by rhythmic contraction and dilation.

Grammar:

• Santa, tell me **if** you're really there

  ➔ Conditional Clauses (Zero Conditional Implied)

  ➔ Implies 'if' Santa exists, then he can tell me. While presented as a request, it hints at a general truth.

• Don't make me fall in love **again**

  ➔ Imperative mood, adverb of frequency.

  ➔ "Don't make" is an imperative, a direct command. "Again" indicates a repeated action.

• **If** he won't be here next year

  ➔ Conditional Clause (Type 1 - Possible Condition)

  ➔ Introduces a possible condition in the future. The speaker worries about the possibility of the person not being present next year.

• ‘Cause I can’t give it all **away**

  ➔ Phrasal Verb (give away)

  ➔ "Give away" means to offer something for free or reveal a secret. Here, it implies emotional vulnerability.

• I'm avoiding every mistletoe **until** I know

  ➔ Subordinating conjunction ("until")

  ➔ "Until" shows the limit of a period or event - action continues up to a specific point in time.

• I've been down this road **before**

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous with "before"

  ➔ "I've been down" indicates an experience in the past that has relevance now. "Before" emphasizes it's a repeated experience.

• Now I need someone **to hold**

  ➔ Infinitive of Purpose

  ➔ The infinitive "to hold" explains the purpose of needing someone. It answers the question: why do you need someone?

• But it's hard to tell **if** this is just a fling

  ➔ Indirect Question using 'if'

  ➔ "If this is just a fling" is a clause within a larger statement that presents a question in an indirect manner. There is no subject-verb inversion.