Vai Lá – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English
Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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dizer /diˈzeɾ/ A1 |
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ser /seɾ/ A1 |
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louca /ˈlow.kɐ/ B1 |
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maluca /mɐˈlu.kɐ/ B1 |
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desequilibrada /dɨ.zɨ.ki.liˈbɾa.dɐ/ B2 |
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amiga /ɐˈmi.ɡɐ/ A2 |
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mentira /mẽˈti.ɾɐ/ B1 |
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vergonha /vɨɾˈɡo.ɲɐ/ B1 |
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medo /ˈme.du/ A2 |
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ex /ɛʃ/ B1 |
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coincidência /koj̃.siˈdẽ.si.ɐ/ B2 |
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pensar /pẽˈsaɾ/ A1 |
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azar /ɐˈzaɾ/ B1 |
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problema /pɾuˈble.mɐ/ A2 |
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paz /paʃ/ B1 |
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guerra /ˈɡɛ.ʁɐ/ B1 |
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fazer /fɐˈzeɾ/ A1 |
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merda /ˈmɛɾ.dɐ/ C1 |
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doente /duˈẽ.tɨ/ A2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Que sou desequilibrada
➔ Subjunctive mood with 'que' to express a subjective opinion or emotion
➔ 'Que' introduces a subordinate clause in the subjunctive mood to express the speaker's feeling
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Sou eu a louca
➔ Emphasis on the subject with 'a' after the verb 'sou' to highlight self-identification
➔ 'A' is used here as an emphatic particle to stress that the speaker considers herself 'the crazy one'
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Diz que eu peço paz
➔ Use of 'que' to introduce indirect speech (subordinate clause)
➔ 'Que' introduces an indirect statement indicating what someone says or thinks
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Peguei na tua roupa
➔ Preposition 'em' (contraction 'na') with article to indicate possession or location
➔ 'Na' is a contraction of 'em' and 'a', meaning 'in the' or 'on the', here indicating possession or location
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Devias pensar
➔ Use of the imperfect tense 'devias' (dever + subjunctive), expressing a recommendation or hypothetical situation
➔ 'Devias' is a form of 'dever' in the imperfect subjunctive, used here to give advice or hypothetical context
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Estou a viver em guerra
➔ Use of the à + infinitive construction to indicate ongoing actions or states in the present
➔ 'A viver' demonstrates ongoing action in the present with the verb 'viver'