We Are Family

• By: Sister Sledge
• Album: We Are Family

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
family /ˈfæməli/ A1	noun - a group consisting of parents and children living together in a household
sisters /ˈsɪstərz/ A1	noun - female siblings
sing /sɪŋ/ A1	verb - to make musical sounds with the voice
together /təˈɡɛðər/ A2	adverb - in or into one place or group
walk /wɔːk/ A1	verb - to move at a regular pace by lifting and setting down each foot in turn
fly /flaɪ/ A2	verb - to move through the air using wings
birds /bɜːrdz/ A1	noun - warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates with feathers and wings
feather /ˈfeðər/ B1	noun - one of the horny epidermal growths forming the plumage of birds
people /ˈpiːpl/ A1	noun - human beings in general or considered collectively
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of affection
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic matter, including capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death.
fun /fʌn/ A1	noun - enjoyment or amusement
share /ʃer/ A2	noun - a part or portion belonging to, contributed by, or owed by a person or group
world /wɜːrld/ A1	noun - the earth together with all of its countries and people
delights /dɪˈlaɪts/ B2	noun - great pleasure or satisfaction
hopes /hoʊps/ B1	noun - a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen
future /ˈfjuːtʃər/ A2	noun - the time that is to come
goal /ɡoʊl/ A2	noun - the object of a person's ambition or effort; an aim or desired result
faith /feɪθ/ B1	noun - complete trust or confidence in someone or something
jewel /ˈdʒuːəl/ B1	noun - a precious stone

Grammar:

• We are family

  ➔ Present Simple (to be)

  ➔ The sentence uses the present simple tense of the verb "to be" to state a current fact or state of being. "We" is the subject, "are" is the verb, and "family" is the complement. This establishes their identity.

• I got all my sisters with me

  ➔ Informal past simple (got) with prepositional phrase

  ➔ This uses "got" colloquially to mean "have" or "have with me". It's less formal than "I have". The prepositional phrase "with me" specifies the location or presence of her sisters.

• Get up everybody and sing

  ➔ Imperative

  ➔ This is an imperative sentence giving a direct command or instruction. The verb "get up" is followed by the subject (everybody) and then another verb "sing".

• Everyone can see we're together

  ➔ Modal verb (can) + contracted form (we're)

  ➔ "Can" is a modal verb expressing ability or possibility. "We're" is a contraction of "we are". The modal verb modifies the main verb "see", indicating that it is possible for everyone to see their togetherness.

• As we walk on by

  ➔ Subordinating conjunction ('as') + phrasal verb ('walk on by')

  ➔ "As" functions as a subordinating conjunction, introducing a clause that provides the context or time frame for the main clause. "Walk on by" is a phrasal verb, meaning to walk past someone or something.

• We fly just like birds of a feather

  ➔ Simile (like) + idiom ('birds of a feather')

  ➔ This uses "like" to create a simile, comparing their unity and harmony to the way birds of a feather fly together. The idiom "birds of a feather" means people of similar tastes or characters tend to gather together.

• I won't tell no lie

  ➔ Double negative (non-standard)

  ➔ This is an example of a double negative, which is generally considered non-standard English. In standard English, "I won't tell no lie" would be "I will not tell a lie" or "I will tell no lie". However, in some dialects or for stylistic effect, the double negative is used for emphasis, meaning "I definitely won't lie."