Finding Nemo (2003) vocabulary: the 568 English words to know

988 different words in this film. Knowing the 1,000 most common English words covers about 75% of this film; the 3,000 most common, about 86%.

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Words worth learning
WordUses
swim 26
00:10:24I find if he's having trouble swimming...
ocean 21
00:01:04So, Coral, when you said you wanted an ocean view...
swimming 19
00:10:24I find if he's having trouble swimming...
whale 15
00:02:00and they see a whale! Right by their bedroom window.
mask 13
00:24:56I need to get that mask.
shark 12
00:07:16Maybe while I'm at school, I'll see a shark.
fella 11
00:26:11Hello, little fella.
fin 11
00:06:13You're OK. How's the lucky fin?
swim down 11
01:15:30Swim down! Come on, kid!
mate 10
00:20:21- We got company. - It's about time, mate.
tank 10
00:39:47Pretty soon, the dentist'll have to clean the tank...
fishy 10
01:02:40Now turn your fishy tails around...
clownfish 10
00:01:20Because a lot of other clownfish had their eyes on this place.
escape 9
00:24:05There's got to be a way to escape!
uhh 8
00:15:36Uhh.
hoo 8
00:32:14Hoo doot doo doot doot doo doot
wake up 8
00:01:58They'll wake up, poke their little heads out...
grab 7
00:25:02Quick, grab the mask!
turtle 7
00:07:24- How old are sea turtles? - I don't know.
bubble 7
00:26:25Bubbles!
get out 7
00:05:55You'll never get out of there yourself.
joke 6
00:08:17You're funny, right? Tell us a joke.
awake 6
00:47:42But you gotta stay awake. Where does P. Sherman live?
orange 6
00:37:55Nemo, newcomer of orange and white...
dentist 6
00:28:44The dentist took him off the reef.
unh 6
00:05:53- Nemo, don't move. - Unh! Unh!
sting 6
00:06:29Do you want this anemone to sting you?
trench 6
00:44:03When you come to this trench, swim through it, not over it.
cucumber 6
00:08:39He's in one place, and then the sea cucumber...
look out 6
00:08:08Well, look who's out of the anemone.
shh 5
00:02:03Shh. You'll wake the kids.
direction 5
00:42:33Will somebody please give me directions?!
duck 5
00:35:22- Sydney! It's Sydney! - Duck!
filthy 5
00:39:45filthier and filthier by the minute.
reef 5
00:26:17out on the reef, and I saved him.
jellyfish 5
00:45:24- That's a jellyfish! - Bad Squishy!
get up 5
00:05:43- OK. Huh? - Get up, get up.
mollusk 5
00:08:31There's a mollusk, see? And he walks up to a sea-
yep 4
00:27:56- Dam and clamp installed? - Yep.
taste 4
00:58:38so ready to taste that ocean...
pressure 4
00:35:18No pressure. No problem. There's a lot of pressure.
roll 4
00:26:06And I'm going to need a few more cotton rolls.
goodness 4
00:54:19- Oh, my goodness! - Kill the motor, dude.
zone 4
00:09:35Let's name the zones, the zones, the zones
species 4
00:11:20Let's name the species, the species, the species
exit 4
01:01:40OK, first, find your exit buddy.
tooth 4
00:56:52with razor-sharp teeth. Nice parry, old man.
oof 4
01:09:34Oof!
explorer 4
00:09:58Climb aboard, explorers.
tentacle 4
00:09:20- Dad... - See this tentacle?
jump 3
00:55:33Go on. Jump on him!
awesome 3
00:01:28And the neighborhood is awesome.
cross 3
00:07:39Whoa! Hold on. Wait to cross.
excited 3
00:06:49All right, we're excited.
bottom 3
00:49:16Once you get in, swim to the bottom of the chamber...
rule 3
00:46:24- OK. - Rules, rules, rules!
loud 3
01:06:34- You actually sound sick. - Maybe louder?
bite 3
00:19:20So, what's a couple of bites like you...
toilet 3
00:48:51I was aiming for the toilet.
knowledge 3
00:06:52We're ready to learn to get some knowledge.
deliver 3
00:01:15Did your man deliver, or did he deliver?
butt 3
00:12:40He said it was called a butt.
cleaning 3
01:01:05- Jacques? No cleaning. - I shall resist.
tail 3
00:14:42You paddle your little tail right back here, Nemo.
aboard 3
00:09:58Climb aboard, explorers.
conscience 3
00:33:10Are you my conscience?
shell 3
00:52:10Oh, man. No hurlin' on the shell, dude, OK?
delay 3
00:41:27I just can't afford any more delays...
harbor 3
00:40:00and into the harbor!
canal 3
00:27:51Root canal-and by the looks of those x-rays...
dolphin 3
00:20:49Except stinkin' dolphins.
speck 3
00:12:03An entire ecosystem contained in one infinitesimal speck.
pebble 3
00:39:39We need you to take a pebble inside there...
stripe 3
00:06:05- How many stripes do I have? - I'm fine.
orca 3
01:06:38Too much orca. Didn't it sound orca-ish?
wahoo 3
00:37:36Hahoo wahoo yahoo ho
doot 3
00:32:14Hoo doot doo doot doot doo doot
anemone 3
00:06:29Do you want this anemone to sting you?
calm down 3
00:11:08Hey, Marty, calm down.
swim out 3
00:56:23Anyway, he swam out in the open water to this boat...
cry 2
00:41:49- Ohh! - Don't cry. I like you.
cute 2
00:20:51Dolphins. Yeah. They think they're so cute.
store 2
00:26:55Honey, your dad's probably back at the pet store.
mmm 2
00:00:53- Wow. - Mmm.
partner 2
00:44:13Hey, wait up, partner! Hold on!
thousand 2
00:56:42And then dives thousands of feet...
dirty 2
01:01:00This tank'll get plenty dirty in that time...
bother 2
00:41:52Hey, you! Lady, is this guy bothering you?
foot 2
00:56:42And then dives thousands of feet...
favor 2
00:27:59He seems to favor that one lately.
spot 2
00:06:34- OK, I'm done. - You missed a spot.
battle 2
00:59:24He's traveled hundreds of miles, battling sharks and jellyfish-
silly 2
00:42:49While they're doing their silly little impressions...
mention 2
00:43:55Don't mention it! Just loosen up, OK, buddy?
empty 2
01:12:00Look! Already it's half empty!
memory 2
00:18:27See, I suffer from short-term memory loss.
clearly 2
00:13:32Clearly, you're not ready...
speed 2
00:35:15That's great. Speed read. Take a guess.
file 2
00:28:07He's using a Hedstrom file.
sweetie 2
01:19:16Must've left your present in the car, sweetie.
view 2
00:01:04So, Coral, when you said you wanted an ocean view...
program 2
01:14:49The Aquascum is programmed to scan...
nuts 2
00:27:43She's nuts. Ha ha ha ha!
focus 2
00:24:50No, Bruce, focus.
fan 2
00:49:46Inside it, you'll see a rotating fan.
alarm 2
01:15:18- False alarm. - Whew.
insane 2
00:11:01They're going to the drop off? What are you, insane?
stomach 2
00:52:06Uhh. Oh, my stomach. Ohh!
gosh 2
00:14:06Oh, my gosh! Nemo's swimming out to sea!
outta 2
00:50:42Get him outta there!
forest 2
00:55:43Did you really cross the jellyfish forest?
loss 2
00:18:27See, I suffer from short-term memory loss.
tongue 2
00:42:22Ooh! It's on the tip of my tongue!
proper 2
00:30:45tonight, we give the kid a proper reception.
disgusting 2
00:28:26Oh, the human mouth is a disgusting place.
egg 2
00:02:42There's over 400 eggs. Odds are, one will like you.
climb 2
00:09:58Climb aboard, explorers.
current 2
00:43:31That's the East Australian Current.
gather 2
00:11:59Stromalitic cyanobacteria! Gather.
impression 2
00:42:04Hey, hey. You like impressions?
term 2
00:18:27See, I suffer from short-term memory loss.
mile 2
00:42:51I am miles from home with a fish that can't remember her name!
pet 2
00:07:46like you did at the petting zoo, are you?
belly 2
01:15:53Gill! Don't let me go belly-up!
drill 2
00:27:57- What did he use to open? - Gator-Glidden drill.
parent 2
00:02:36- we're going to be parents. - Yeah.
dive 2
00:56:42And then dives thousands of feet...
counter 2
00:39:54then we'll roll ourselves down the counter...
technique 2
00:28:06Now he's doing the Schilder technique.
scan 2
01:14:49The Aquascum is programmed to scan...
lean 2
01:15:44- Roll, kid! - Lean! Lean!
gotcha 2
01:20:16Gotcha! Keep down!
balloon 2
00:19:52Hey, look, balloons. It is a party.
drain 2
00:48:54All drains lead to the ocean, kid.
explore 2
00:09:59Oh, knowledge exploring
float 2
01:04:10I have definitely seen this floating speck before.
contain 2
00:12:03An entire ecosystem contained in one infinitesimal speck.
pony 2
00:11:09Don't tell me to be calm, pony boy.
cue 2
00:49:10- We have 4.2 minutes! - That's your cue, Sharkbait.
doo 2
00:32:14Hoo doot doo doot doot doo doot
jelly 2
00:52:00You, mini-man. Takin' on the jellies.
righteous 2
00:53:08Ha ha! Righteous! Righteous!
filter 2
00:39:33- You see that filter? - Yeah.
install 2
00:27:56- Dam and clamp installed? - Yep.
offspring 2
00:54:49Jellyman, offspring.
diver 2
00:22:48He was taken by these divers.
wiggle 2
00:02:59You got a little closer because it was wiggling.
swimmer 2
00:13:52He isn't a good swimmer, and it's a little too soon...
seaweed 2
00:11:46Oh, seaweed is cool
coo 2
00:55:11and then, coo-coo-cachoo...

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