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If you don't know me by now 00:15
You will never, never, never know me, ooh-ooh-ooh 00:21
All the things that we've been through 00:33
You should understand me like I understand you 00:40
Now, baby, I know the difference between right and wrong 00:47
I ain't gonna do nothin' to upset our happy home 00:56
Oh, don't get so excited when I come home a little late at night 01:07
'Cause we only act like children when we argue fuss and fight 01:11
(If you don't know me by now) if you don't know me by now 01:17
(You will never, never, never know me) you will never, never, never know me 01:23
(If you don't know me by now) if you don't know me, baby 01:32
(You will never, never, never know me) no, you won't 01:38
We've all got our own funny moods 01:50
I've got mine, woman, you've got yours too 01:58
Just trust in me like I trust in you 02:05
As long as we've been together that should be so easy to do 02:13
Just get yourself together or we might as well say goodbye 02:18
What good is a love affair when we can't see eye to eye, oh 02:28
(If you don't know me by now) if you don't, if you don't know me, baby 02:34
(You will never, never, never know me) hey, hey 02:40
(If you don't know me by now) if you don't know me by now 02:49
(You will never, never, never know me) no, you won't 02:55
(If you don't know me by now) 03:02
(You will never, never, never know me) 03:11
(If you don't know me by now) 03:18
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If You Don’t Know Me By Now

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[English]

If you don't know me by now

You will never, never, never know me, ooh-ooh-ooh

All the things that we've been through

You should understand me like I understand you

Now, baby, I know the difference between right and wrong

I ain't gonna do nothin' to upset our happy home

Oh, don't get so excited when I come home a little late at night

'Cause we only act like children when we argue fuss and fight

(If you don't know me by now) if you don't know me by now

(You will never, never, never know me) you will never, never, never know me

(If you don't know me by now) if you don't know me, baby

(You will never, never, never know me) no, you won't

We've all got our own funny moods

I've got mine, woman, you've got yours too

Just trust in me like I trust in you

As long as we've been together that should be so easy to do

Just get yourself together or we might as well say goodbye

What good is a love affair when we can't see eye to eye, oh

(If you don't know me by now) if you don't, if you don't know me, baby

(You will never, never, never know me) hey, hey

(If you don't know me by now) if you don't know me by now

(You will never, never, never know me) no, you won't

(If you don't know me by now)

(You will never, never, never know me)

(If you don't know me by now)

...

Vocabulario en esta canción:

Vocabulario Significados

know

/noʊ/

A1
  • verb
  • - saber

things

/θɪŋz/

A1
  • noun
  • - cosas

understand

/ˌʌndərˈstænd/

A2
  • verb
  • - entender

difference

/ˈdɪfərəns/

B1
  • noun
  • - diferencia

right

/raɪt/

A1
  • adjective
  • - correcto

wrong

/rɔːŋ/

A1
  • adjective
  • - incorrecto

upset

/ʌpˈsɛt/

B2
  • verb
  • - molestar

happy

/ˈhæpi/

A1
  • adjective
  • - feliz

home

/hoʊm/

A1
  • noun
  • - casa

excited

/ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/

B1
  • adjective
  • - emocionado

late

/leɪt/

A1
  • adjective
  • - tarde

act

/ækt/

A2
  • verb
  • - actuar

children

/ˈtʃɪldrən/

A1
  • noun
  • - niños

argue

/ˈɑːrɡjuː/

B1
  • verb
  • - discutir

fight

/faɪt/

A2
  • verb
  • - pelear

trust

/trʌst/

B1
  • verb
  • - confiar

easy

/ˈiːzi/

A1
  • adjective
  • - fácil

good

/ɡʊd/

A1
  • adjective
  • - bueno

love

/lʌv/

A1
  • noun
  • - amor

see

/siː/

A1
  • verb
  • - ver

Gramática:

  • If you don't know me by now

    ➔ Cláusula Condicional (Tipo 1)

    ➔ Usa la cláusula "if" para expresar una condición posible y su resultado probable. "If" + presente simple, cláusula principal + futuro simple (implícito). Aquí, la implicación es "nunca me conocerás" si no me conoces ahora. El tiempo presente "don't know" se usa en la cláusula 'if' y el tiempo futuro implícito se usa en la cláusula principal.

  • You should understand me like I understand you

    ➔ Comparación usando 'like'

    ➔ 'Like' se usa como una preposición para hacer una comparación. Aquí compara el nivel de comprensión deseado del hablante con su propia comprensión del oyente. Implica reciprocidad: la comprensión debe ser mutua e igualitaria.

  • I ain't gonna do nothin' to upset our happy home

    ➔ Doble Negación (No estándar), Intenciones Futuras ('gonna')

    "Ain't" es una contracción no estándar para "am not/is not/are not/has not/have not". "Gonna" es una contracción de "going to", usada para expresar intenciones futuras. La doble negación, "ain't gonna do nothin'" es gramaticalmente incorrecta en inglés estándar, pero común en ciertos dialectos y habla informal. El inglés estándar sería "I am not going to do anything".

  • 'Cause we only act like children when we argue fuss and fight

    ➔ Conjunción Subordinante ('cause'), Símil ('like children')

    "'Cause" es una abreviación informal de "because", una conjunción subordinante que conecta la cláusula dependiente con la cláusula independiente. "Like children" es un símil, que compara la forma en que discuten con el comportamiento de los niños. Un símil es una figura retórica que compara directamente dos cosas usando 'like' o 'as'.

  • We've all got our own funny moods

    ➔ Presente Perfecto ('We've got'), Adjetivo Posesivo ('our')

    "We've got" es la forma contraída de "We have got", que es una construcción en presente perfecto que indica una verdad general o un estado que existe hasta el momento presente. "Our" es un adjetivo posesivo, que modifica el sustantivo "moods" e indica que los estados de ánimo pertenecen a "we".

  • Just trust in me like I trust in you

    ➔ Modo Imperativo ('Trust'), Comparación usando 'like'

    "Trust" se usa en el modo imperativo, dando una orden o solicitud directa. 'Like' introduce una comparación entre la confianza del hablante en la otra persona y la confianza (esperada) de la otra persona en el hablante.