Sei chic

• By: Fred Buscaglione

Lyrics:

[Italiano]

[English]

Sei bella, sei chic

You are beautiful, you are chic

Affascinante, ma

Fascinating, but

Non dovresti proprio mai parlar

You really should never speak

Sei vuota, sei snob

You are empty, you are snobbish

Inconcludente, tu

Unproductive, you

Sei decorativa e niente più

You are decorative and nothing more

Sai camminare

You know how to walk

Dondolando i fianchi mollemente

Swaying your hips softly

Sbadigli sempre tu

You always yawn

Non t'interessi mai di niente

You never care about anything

Sei bella, sei chic

You are beautiful, you are chic

Evanescente, ma tu

Evanescent, but you

Sei la donna che vorrei baciar

You are the woman I would like to kiss

...

...

Sei bella, sei chic

You are beautiful, you are chic

Affascinante, ma

Fascinating, but

Non dovresti proprio mai parlar

You really should never speak

Sei vuota, sei snob

You are empty, you are snobbish

Inconcludente, tu

Unproductive, you

Sei decorativa e niente più

You are decorative and nothing more

Sai camminare

You know how to walk

Dondolando i fianchi mollemente

Swaying your hips softly

Sbadigli sempre tu

You always yawn

Non t'interessi mai di niente

You never care about anything

Sei bella, sei chic

You are beautiful, you are chic

Evanescente, ma tu

Evanescent, but you

Sei la donna che vorrei baciar

You are the woman I would like to kiss

Amar, sposar

To love, to marry

Sei chic

You are chic

...

...

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
bella /ˈbɛl.la/ A1	adjective - beautiful
chic /ʃiːk/ A2	adjective - stylish and fashionable
affascinante /af.fa.ʃiˈnan.te/ B1	adjective - fascinating
vuota /ˈvwɔ.ta/ B1	adjective - empty
snob /snɒb/ B2	adjective - having an exaggerated respect for high social status
decorativa /de.ko.raˈti.va/ B2	adjective - decorative
camminare /kam.miˈna.re/ A2	verb - to walk
dondolare /don.doˈla.re/ B1	verb - to sway or swing
sbadiglio /sbaˈdiʎ.ʎo/ B2	noun - yawn
interessare /in.te.reˈsa.re/ B1	verb - to interest
donna /ˈdɔn.na/ A1	noun - woman
baciarsi /baˈtʃar.si/ B2	verb - to kiss each other
amar /aˈmar/ B1	verb - to love
sposare /spoˈza.re/ B1	verb - to marry

Grammar:

• Sei bella, sei chic

  ➔ Use of the verb "essere" (to be) in the present tense.

  ➔ "Sei" is the second-person singular present tense form of "essere". It's used to describe a quality or characteristic of the subject (you).

• Non dovresti proprio mai parlar

  ➔ Use of the conditional tense with a modal verb (dovere) and adverbs of frequency.

  ➔ "Dovresti" is the conditional form of "dovere" (should/ought to). "Proprio mai" emphasizes the negative frequency (never). The sentence expresses a suggestion or a polite command.

• Sai camminare

  ➔ Use of the verb "sapere" (to know how to) followed by an infinitive.

  ➔ "Sai" is the second-person singular present tense form of "sapere". When followed by an infinitive, it means "to know how to".

• Dondolando i fianchi mollemente

  ➔ Use of the gerund form of a verb (dondolare) to describe the manner of walking, modified by an adverb (mollemente).

  ➔ "Dondolando" is the gerund of "dondolare" (to sway, to swing). It describes how she walks. "Mollemente" is an adverb meaning "lazily" or "loosely".

• Non t'interessi mai di niente

  ➔ Use of a reflexive verb (interessarsi) in the negative form with adverbs of frequency and indefinite pronouns.

  ➔ "T'interessi" is the reflexive form of "interessare" (to interest) in the second-person singular. "Mai" means "never", and "di niente" means "of nothing" or "about anything".

• Sei la donna che vorrei baciar

  ➔ Use of the conditional tense (vorrei) with a relative clause introduced by "che".

  ➔ "Vorrei" is the conditional form of "volere" (to want). "Che" introduces a relative clause that describes "la donna".