This Girl – English Lyrics

• By: Kungs, Cookin’ on 3 Burners
• Album: Layers

Lyrics & Translation

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
rains /reɪnz/ B1	verb - to fall as rain
change /tʃeɪndʒ/ A1	noun - money returned as the difference between the amount paid and the amount due
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of affection verb - to feel deep affection for someone
precious /ˈpreʃəs/ B2	adjective - of great value; not to be wasted or treated carelessly
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - a hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system by rhythmic contraction and dilation
real /riːəl/ A2	adjective - actually existing as a thing or occurring in fact; not imagined or supposed
true /truː/ A2	adjective - in accordance with fact or reality
take /teɪk/ A1	verb - to lay hold of (something) with one's hands; grasp
hand /hænd/ A1	noun - the end part of a person's arm beyond the wrist, including the palm, fingers, and thumb
presents /ˈprezənts/ A2	noun - a thing given to someone as a gift
free /friː/ A1	adjective - not under the control or power of someone else; able to act or be done as one wishes
paychecks /ˈpeɪtʃeks/ A2	noun - a check given in payment of wages or salary
hold /hoʊld/ A1	verb - to grasp, carry, or support (something) with one's hands
tight /taɪt/ A2	adjective - fixed, fastened, or closed firmly; difficult to move, open, or separate
wrong /rɔːŋ/ A1	adjective - not correct or true; incorrect
dance /dæns/ A1	verb - move rhythmically to music
shame /ʃeɪm/ B1	noun - a feeling of humiliation or distress caused by the consciousness of wrong or foolish behavior

Key Grammar Structures

• But keep the change cause I've got enough

  ➔ Use of "cause" as a conjunction

  ➔ "Cause" is a shortened, informal version of "because." It's used here to express reason. Equivalent to "because" in meaning.

• A little time and some tenderness, You'll never buy my love

  ➔ Future tense with "will" for prediction.

  ➔ "You'll never buy my love" uses "will" (contracted to "'ll") + "never" + verb to indicate a future certainty or prediction. The action of buying her love will not happen.

• No other thing that's as precious to

  ➔ Incomplete Sentence / Ellipsis

  ➔ This is an example of ellipsis, where words are omitted but understood from the context. The full sentence is implied but not stated explicitly, likely to maintain rhythm or create a specific feeling. 'No other thing that's as precious to [me]'.

• Something that you've got to love this girl

  ➔ Modal verb "have got to" expressing obligation.

  ➔ "Have got to" is an informal equivalent of "have to," expressing a strong obligation or necessity. It means you *must* love this girl.

• These presents don't really come for free

  ➔ Present Simple Negative: don't + verb

  ➔ Using 'don't' + 'come' to negate the general statement that 'presents come for free'. The Present Simple describes a general truth or a habit.

• Your paychecks don't mean that much to me

  ➔ Demonstrative adjective "that" modifying "much".

  ➔ The adjective "that" specifies the degree to which the paychecks matter to the speaker. It emphasizes that the paychecks, to *that* extent, are insignificant.

• Will you realize when I'm gone

  ➔ Future Simple (Will + base verb) in a question; temporal clause with 'when'.

  ➔ This sentence poses a question about a future realization. 'Will you realize' is the future simple in interrogative form. The clause 'when I'm gone' indicates the time when the realization may occur.