Se Fosse Tão Fácil – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English
Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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fácil /ˈfa.sil/ A2 |
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juro /ʒuˈɾa/ B1 |
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mudaria /muˈdaɾi.a/ C1 |
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cara /ˈka.ɾɐ/ B1 |
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inventaria /ĩ.vẽˈta.ɾjɐ/ C1 |
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melodia /me.luˈd͡ʒi.ɐ/ A2 |
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ver /veʁ/ A1 |
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contente /kõ.tẽ.tʃi/ A2 |
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passado /paˈsa.du/ A2 |
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futuro /fuˈtu.ɾu/ A2 |
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presente /pɾeˈzẽ.tʃi/ A2 |
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gente /ˈʒẽ.tʃi/ A2 |
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ruim /ʁwĩ/ B1 |
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bicho /ˈbi.ʃu/ B2 |
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gosta /ˈgos.tɐ/ A2 |
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perder /peɾˈdeɾ/ A2 |
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vida /ˈvi.dɐ/ A2 |
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mudar /muˈdaɾ/ B1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Se fosse tão fácil
➔ Subjunctive mood (present hypothetical)
➔ The phrase uses the subjunctive mood with 'fosse' from the verb 'ser' to express a hypothetical situation.
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Eu não aguentaria ficar ausente
➔ Conditional tense expressing ability or willingness
➔ The phrase 'não aguentaria' is the conditional tense of 'aguentar', indicating hypothetical willingness or ability.
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E se alguém me perguntar se é bom, eu minto
➔ Conditional clause with subjunctive embedded (if someone asks I lie)
➔ The phrase uses a conditional clause starting with 'E se' ('And if') and the present subjunctive 'perguntar' to indicate hypothetically how one responds.
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Não mudaria uma vírgula do que eu sinto
➔ Conditional tense of 'mudar' with object pronoun 'uma vírgula'
➔ The phrase uses the conditional tense 'mudaria' (would change) combined with 'uma vírgula' (a comma), implying minor change or precision about feelings.
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E todo livro de romance seria sobre a gente
➔ Conditional of 'ser' (would be), indicating a hypothetical situation
➔ The phrase employs the conditional tense 'seria' (would be) to describe a hypothetical scenario where 'our story' is the focus of all romance novels.
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Se fosse tão ruim assim te deixaria, bola pra frente
➔ Conditional tense with 'te deixaria' (would leave you), expressing hypothetical decision
➔ The phrase uses the conditional tense 'deixaria' (would leave) to suggest a hypothetical choice of leaving if the situation were not so bad.
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Só pra te alcançar
➔ Purpose clause introduced by 'pra' (para) expressing intent
➔ The phrase uses 'pra' (short for 'para') to introduce an infinitive phrase indicating purpose — to reach or catch up to you.
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Não quero te perder
➔ Present indicative tense of 'querer' (to want) + infinitive
➔ The phrase 'não quero te perder' uses the present indicative of 'querer' (to want) followed by the infinitive 'te perder' (to lose you), expressing desire or intention.