SIMPLY THE BEST

• By: Black Eyed Peas, Anitta, El Alfa

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
best /bɛst/ A1	adjective - of the highest quality, most suitable, or most desirable
better /ˈbɛtər/ A1	adjective - more satisfactory, pleasing, or useful verb - to improve
forget /fərˈɡɛt/ A1	verb - to fail to remember
hear /hɪr/ A1	verb - to perceive with the ear the sound made by (someone or something)
stop /stɒp/ A1	verb - to cease moving or operating
fear /fɪər/ A2	noun - an unpleasant emotion caused by the perception of danger, pain, or threat
drink /drɪŋk/ A1	noun - a liquid that is swallowed as refreshment or nourishment verb - to swallow liquid
glass /ɡlɑːs/ A2	noun - a hard, brittle, transparent solid
law /lɔː/ B1	noun - a system of rules that are enforced through social institutions to govern behaviour
swear /swɛər/ B1	verb - to make a solemn statement or promise
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death.
blessed /ˈblɛst/ B2	adjective - made holy; consecrated
international /ˌɪntərˈnæʃənəl/ B2	adjective - existing or occurring between nations
fresh /freʃ/ A2	adjective - newly made or obtained; not canned, frozen, or otherwise preserved.
level /ˈlɛvl/ A2	noun - a relative position or degree of value in a vertical plane

Grammar:

• This is it, bet you won't, bet you won't

  ➔ Conditional Clause (implied)

  ➔ Implies a conditional statement like "I bet you won't do it" or "I bet you won't forget it." The "bet you won't" suggests a challenge or prediction.

• It don't get better than, better than this

  ➔ Double Comparative (informal)

  ➔ "It don't get better than..." uses a double comparative to emphasize that something is the best. "Don't get better than this" means nothing can surpass this.

• El dueño de la Tierra subió a Marte y no me ven ni por telescopio

  ➔ Preterite tense (Subió) & Negative Concordance (ni...ni)

  ➔ "Subió" is the preterite form of "subir" (to go up), indicating a completed action in the past. "Ni por telescopio" uses negative concordance, meaning "not even with a telescope."

• ¿Te volviste loco? ¿Te fumaste un pate de opio?

  ➔ Preterite tense (Volviste, fumaste) & Rhetorical Question

  ➔ "Volviste" and "fumaste" are preterite forms indicating completed actions in the past. These are rhetorical questions, not requiring an answer but making a point.

• Tiene' que respetar, leyenda' son leyenda'

  ➔ Modal Verb (Tiene que) & Nominalization (Leyenda')

  ➔ "Tiene que" (you have to) is a modal construction expressing obligation. "Leyenda' son leyenda'" is a colloquial, emphatic restatement of the word "leyenda" (legend), creating emphasis.

• We are about to break the la-la-la-law

  ➔ "Be about to" construction (future intention)

  ➔ "Are about to break" indicates an immediate future intention, suggesting they will break the law very soon. The repetition of "la" is stylistic.

• Tu movie no se ve ni que la rende

  ➔ Subjunctive Mood (rende) & Negative Concordance (ni...que)

  ➔ "Ni que la rende" requires the subjunctive mood. It emphasizes that the movie is so bad it's not even watchable even if someone renders it.