2 Phút Hơn – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: Pháo, KAIZ

Lyrics & Translation

“2 Phút Hơn” by Pháo and KAIZ offers a unique gateway into contemporary V-Pop and the energetic world of Vinahouse electronic music. Its catchy, repetitive phrases and clear, conversational Vietnamese lyrics about partying and flirting make it an excellent song for practicing basic vocabulary and understanding the rhythm of the Vietnamese language, all while dancing to a track that broke global streaming records and became an internet meme sensation.

[English]

My hand is shaking, but you keep pouring

If I ignore you, it’s because I haven’t finished my drink

Having a few more drinks, life doesn’t feel as happy

Drinking a few more bottles, since we don’t meet often

Here, everything keeps spinning, the world keeps turning

Where are you now? Do you ever change your mind?

Don’t say anything, let’s just keep drinking

1234231 Maybe you’re already drunk

1234231 Maybe you said you love me already

Don’t say anything, let’s just keep drinking

Don’t say anything, let’s just keep drinking

My hand is shaking, but you keep pouring

If I ignore you, it’s because I haven’t finished my drink

Having a few more drinks, life doesn’t feel as happy

Drinking a few more bottles, since we don’t meet often

Here, everything keeps spinning, the world keeps turning

Where are you now? Do you ever change your mind?

Don’t say anything, let’s just keep drinking

[Chinese]

Tay em đang run run nhưng anh thì cứ rót đi

Anh mà không nể em là khi mà anh không hết ly

Uống thêm vài ly đời mình chẳng mấy khi vui

Nốc thêm vài chai vì anh em chẳng mấy khi gặp lại

Nơi đây đang xoay xoay thế gian đang xoay vòng

Anh đang ở nơi đâu biết anh có thay lòng

Đừng nói chi mà mình uống đi

1234231 hình như anh nói anh say rồi

1234231 hình như anh nói anh yêu em rồi

Đừng nói chi mà mình uống đi

Đừng nói chi mà mình uống đi

Tay em đang run run nhưng anh thì cứ rót đi

Anh mà không nể em là khi mà anh không hết ly

Uống thêm vài ly đời mình chẳng mấy khi vui

Nốc thêm vài chai vì anh em chẳng mấy khi gặp lại

Nơi đây đang xoay xoay thế gian đang xoay vòng

Anh đang ở nơi đâu biết anh có thay lòng

Đừng nói chi mà mình uống đi

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
tay /tɐj/ A1	noun - hand
run /run/ B1	verb - to tremble, to shake (slang)
rót /ɹɔt/ A2	verb - to pour
nể /ŋɛː/ B2	verb - to tolerate, to endure
ly /liː/ A1	noun - glass, cup
uống /uɤŋ˧˥/ A1	verb - to drink
thêm /tʰəm/ A1	verb - to add, to increase
đời /ɗɤi˧˨ʔ/ A2	noun - life
vui /vuj˧/ A1	adjective - happy, joyful
nốc /nok/ B2	verb - to gulp, to drink quickly (slang)
chai /t͡ɕaːj/ A2	noun - bottle
gặp /ɣap/ A1	verb - to meet, to encounter
nơi /noj/ A1	noun - place, location
xoay /swaj/ B1	verb - to spin, to rotate
thế gian /tʰɛ́ ɣiən/ B2	noun - the world, the universe
vòng /vɔŋ/ B1	noun - circle, loop
biết /ɓiət/ A1	verb - to know
thay /tʰaj/ B1	verb - to change, to replace
lòng /lɤŋ/ A2	noun - heart, mind
say /saj/ B1	adjective - drunk, intoxicated
yêu /jɤw/ A1	verb - to love

Key Grammar Structures

• Tay em **đang run run** nhưng anh thì cứ rót đi

  ➔ Present Progressive (continuous)

  ➔ Indicates an action happening *now* or around *now*. Em's hands are currently shaking.

• Anh mà không nể em **là khi mà** anh không hết ly

  ➔ Conditional Clause with "when"

  ➔ This sets up a conditional situation using "when". It implies that if he doesn't respect her, it's linked to not finishing his drink.

• Uống **thêm** vài ly đời mình chẳng mấy khi vui

  ➔ "More" or "Again"

  ➔ Indicates the action of drinking is repeated or added to. "More" drinks.

• Nốc **thêm** vài chai vì anh em chẳng mấy khi gặp lại

  ➔ "More" or "Again"

  ➔ Indicates the action of drinking is repeated or added to. "More" bottles.

• Nơi đây **đang xoay xoay** thế gian đang xoay vòng

  ➔ Present Progressive, repetition of verb for emphasis.

  ➔ This uses the present progressive twice. Repeating the verb "xoay" (to spin) for emphasis.

• Anh **đang ở** nơi đâu biết anh có thay lòng

  ➔ Present Progressive

  ➔ Describes where the person is in a state. "Where are you (now)?"

• hình như anh **nói anh say rồi**

  ➔ Reported Speech (indirect)

  ➔ Indirectly quoting what the person said. "It seems like he said he's drunk."

• hình như anh **nói anh yêu em rồi**

  ➔ Reported Speech (indirect)

  ➔ Indirectly quoting what the person said. "It seems like he said he loves you."