Hips Don't Lie

• By: Shakira, Wyclef Jean
• Album: Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
dance /dæns/ B1	verb - to move your body to music
move /muːv/ B1	verb - to change position or place
body /ˈbɒd.i/ A2	noun - the physical structure of a person or animal
talk /tɔːk/ A2	verb - to speak in order to communicate
woman /ˈwʊm.ən/ A2	noun - an adult female person
word /wɜːd/ A2	noun - a single unit of language
signs /saɪnz/ B1	noun - indications or symbols that convey information
feeling /ˈfiː.lɪŋ/ B1	noun - an emotional state or sensation
tension /ˈtɛn.ʃən/ B2	noun - mental or emotional strain
attraction /əˈtræk.ʃən/ B2	noun - the quality of being attractive or appealing
perfection /pɜːˈfek.ʃən/ C1	noun - the quality of being perfect
moving /ˈmuː.vɪŋ/ B2	verb (used as adjective) - causing strong emotion or sympathy

Grammar:

• She make a man wants to speak Spanish

  ➔ Subject-verb agreement error; correct form: She makes a man want to speak Spanish

  ➔ The subject "She" is singular, so the verb should be "makes" not "make". Also, "want" should be followed by the infinitive "to speak".

• Nobody cannot ignore the way you move your body, girl

  ➔ Double negative. Correct form: Nobody can ignore the way you move your body, girl, or Anybody cannot ignore the way you move your body, girl. (less common)

  ➔ Using both "nobody" and "cannot" creates a double negative, which is grammatically incorrect. "Nobody can" or "Anybody cannot" (though less common) are valid ways to express the intended meaning.

• And I am starting to feel you, boy

  ➔ Use of the present continuous "am starting to feel" to describe an action happening now and developing over time. You could also use the simple present "I'm starting to..." or the present continuous "I'm feeling you" which indicates something more immediate.

  ➔ The present continuous tense is used to emphasize the gradual development of a feeling. It suggests a process is unfolding.

• I don't, don't really know what I'm doing

  ➔ Redundant repetition of "don't". Standard form: I don't really know what I'm doing

  ➔ The repeated "don't" is an example of informal speech or possibly used for emphasis in the song, but grammatically incorrect in formal writing.

• Let me see you move like you come from Colombia

  ➔ Subjunctive mood implied with "like you come from". More formal: Let me see you move as if you came from Colombia (conditional mood).

  ➔ The phrase "like you come from" is used informally to suggest a hypothetical situation. In more formal English, "as if you came from" would be used, which is a conditional clause using the past subjunctive.