...Baby One More Time
Britney Spears · 1998
🎤 Sing along
Sing with the chorus
- Oh, baby, baby
- Oh, baby, baby
- Oh, baby, baby, how was I supposed to know
Echo the hook
- My loneliness is killing me (And I)
- I must confess I still believe (Still believe)
- When I'm not with you I lose my mind
- Give me a sign, hit me baby one more time
Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory
Exercises
Exercise 1
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Exercise 2
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Exercise 3
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Exercise 4
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Exercise 5
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Exercise 6
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Exercise 7
Translate this line to Portuguese:
And now you're out of sight, yeah
Exercise 8
Translate this line to Portuguese:
My loneliness is killing me And I
Exercise 9
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Boy, you got me blinded
Exercise 10
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Don't you know I still believe
Exercise 11
Translate this line to Portuguese:
That something wasn't right here?
Exercise 12
Choose the missing word:
Oh, ? baby, how was I supposed to know
Exercise 13
Choose the missing word:
And now ? out of sight, yeah
Exercise 14
Choose the missing word:
I must ? I still believe (Still believe)
Exercise 15
Choose the missing word:
Oh, ? baby, there's nothing that I wouldn't do
Exercise 16
Choose the missing word:
I must confess I still ? (Still believe)
Exercise 17
Put the words in the right order:
Exercise 18
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Exercise 19
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Exercise 20
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Exercise 21
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Exercise 22
How many times do you hear the word "baby" in the whole song?
"baby"
Exercise 23
How many times do you hear the word "believe" in the whole song?
"believe"
Exercise 24
Imagine you are making a short film with "...Baby One More Time" as the soundtrack. What scene would you show while the chorus plays?
Exercise 25
The singer makes a claim or statement in this song. Do you agree with it? Use evidence from the lyrics to support your answer.
Exercise 26
Which single word from this song do you think carries the most emotional weight, and why?
Exercise 27
Write the full form of each contraction:
wasn't→shouldn't→you're→i'm→there's→wouldn't→
Exercise 28
Rewrite the chorus of "...Baby One More Time" in your own words — keep the meaning but change the style (formal, slang, poetic, whatever you like).
Exercise 29
Who in your life would you dedicate "...Baby One More Time" to, and what line captures what you want to say to them?
Exercise 30
If you had to summarize "...Baby One More Time" in one sentence to someone who has never heard it, what would you say?