Friends S01E01 vocabulary: the 221 English words to know

490 different words in this film. Knowing the 1,000 most common English words covers about 77% of this film; the 3,000 most common, about 86%.

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Words worth learning
WordUses
wine 5
00:09:09- Who's Paul? - Paul, the wine guy?
push 4
00:06:55Push her down the stairs!
grab 4
00:15:57Welcome back to the world. Grab a spoon!
spoon 4
00:15:57Welcome back to the world. Grab a spoon!
hat 3
00:07:21Or a hat?
butt 3
00:28:46I said you had a nice butt. It's just not a great butt.
shoe 3
00:07:07All my life, everyone's always told me, "You're a shoe!"
fifth 3
00:16:18It's more of a fifth date kind of revelation.
boot 3
00:24:04You'd be too, if you found these boots on sale..
bracket 3
00:12:01I'm supposed to attach a bracket-y thing to the side things..
ask out 3
00:09:16- He finally asked you out? - Yes!
shut up 3
00:10:29Shut up, Joey!
difference 2
00:17:37But Joanie loved Chachi. That's the difference.
favorite 2
00:12:44This was Carol's favorite beer.
neck 2
00:02:35- and tied it around my neck. - Cookie?
serve 2
00:29:01You made it, or you're serving it?
credit 2
00:22:53What? I take credit for Paul.
cream 2
00:15:31That's like saying there's only one flavor of ice cream.
sudden 2
00:01:51All of a sudden, the phone starts to ring.
sometime 2
00:26:22- No, I gotta go home sometime. - Are you gonna be okay?
furniture 2
00:11:02Joey and Chandler are helping me with my furniture.
honeymoon 2
00:10:36I was supposed to be headed for Aruba on my honeymoon..
cookie 2
00:02:35- and tied it around my neck. - Cookie?
lesbian 2
00:03:07You never knew she was a lesbian?
worm 2
00:12:05using a bunch of these little worm guys.
wooden 2
00:21:08Once I was a wooden boy A little wooden boy
flavor 2
00:15:31That's like saying there's only one flavor of ice cream.
gravy 2
00:05:10and I was looking at this really gorgeous Limoges gravy boat.
noodle 2
00:08:19La la la something And noodles with string
aura 2
00:02:49No, don't! Stop cleansing my aura.
stair 2
00:06:55Push her down the stairs!
bookcase 2
00:12:20- We got a bookcase. - It's beautiful.
get up 2
00:21:59I'm going to get up, go to work, and not think about him all day.
boyfriend 1
holy 1
00:17:32in the bonds of holy matrimony.
jail 1
00:24:50Mom had killed herself, stepdad was in jail.
doubt 1
00:20:47I doubt it. Mostly regional work.
cat 1
00:18:06Andrea's the screamer. Angela has cats.
decision 1
00:07:48Well, maybe that's my decision.
plane 1
00:25:24"Ready to jump out of the plane with no parachute?"
beer 1
00:12:44This was Carol's favorite beer.
seconds 1
00:10:04Sit down. Two seconds.
jump 1
00:25:24"Ready to jump out of the plane with no parachute?"
aunt 1
00:22:34I'm pushing my aunt through Parrot Jungle, you're having sex.
summer 1
00:11:27Love is sweet as summer showers Love is a wondrous work of art
decide 1
00:06:21"Tuna or egg salad! Decide!"
foot 1
00:23:30Come here. Give me your feet.
smile 1
00:21:24Did you talk to Barry? I can't stop smiling.
begin 1
00:00:01The One Where It All Began (Pilot)
spot 1
00:10:21She really likes it when you rub her neck in the same spot..
apart 1
00:05:46I didn't know where to go, and I know we've drifted apart..
bell 1
00:08:14Doorbells and sleigh bells And something with mittens
hero 1
00:17:50Do the words, "Billy, don't be a hero," mean anything to you?
bunch 1
00:12:05using a bunch of these little worm guys.
jimmy 1
00:15:44You can get them with jimmies or nuts or whipped cream.
leg 1
00:12:14and I cannot feel my legs.
excited 1
00:11:05We're very excited about it.
raise 1
00:19:46plus the barn-raising scene in Witness.
pants 1
00:06:51She should not be wearing those pants.
hall 1
00:08:43Me and Chandler live across the hall. He's away a lot.
necessary 1
00:24:31Is this really necessary? I can stop charging any time.
rose 1
00:08:10Raindrops on roses And whiskers on kittens
cup 1
00:29:04- I'm just serving it. - I'll have a cup of coffee.
rule 1
00:08:52Like there's a rule, or something?
hardly 1
00:21:52Want a wedding dress? Hardly used.
breathe 1
00:08:04Just breathe. That's it.
loud 1
00:03:29Did I say that out loud?
horrible 1
00:08:59Please don't do that again. It's a horrible sound.
unfortunately 1
00:15:20Unfortunately, in my case, there was only one woman for her.
universe 1
00:23:17Don't hate. You don't want to put that out into the universe.
tie 1
00:02:35- and tied it around my neck. - Cookie?
issue 1
00:05:53- Who wasn't invited to the wedding. - I hoped that wouldn't be an issue.
shower 1
00:11:27Love is sweet as summer showers Love is a wondrous work of art
bite 1
00:28:50- You won't know a butt if it bit you. - There's an image.
interview 1
00:24:00- I was laughed out of 12 interviews. - You're surprisingly upbeat.
split 1
00:26:55- I'm sorry. Have it, I don't want it. - Split it?
screw 1
00:13:09- You guys. - You got screwed.
naked 1
00:01:33and I realize I'm totally naked.
wet 1
00:04:57You want to tell us now, or are we waiting for four wet bridesmaids?
divorce 1
00:14:32I'm divorced.
crash 1
00:26:19That's it. Are you going to crash on the couch?
shape 1
00:12:26I would have to say that is an L-shaped bracket.
invite 1
00:05:53- Who wasn't invited to the wedding. - I hoped that wouldn't be an issue.
familiar 1
00:05:32I always knew he looked familiar, but..
giant 1
00:11:39Is like a giant pigeon
suck 1
00:26:08It sucks. You're gonna love it.
assume 1
00:23:08I assume we want an answer more sophisticated than:
scary 1
00:15:13Know what's scary? What if there's only one woman for everybody?
image 1
00:28:50- You won't know a butt if it bit you. - There's an image.
scream 1
00:25:58If you listen closely, you can hear a thousand retailers scream.
tip 1
00:10:19Hey, Paul, here's a tip.
mostly 1
00:20:47I doubt it. Mostly regional work.
egg 1
00:06:21"Tuna or egg salad! Decide!"
pilot 1
00:00:01The One Where It All Began (Pilot)
sale 1
00:24:04You'd be too, if you found these boots on sale..
actor 1
00:20:43- Yeah, I'm an actor. - Have I seen you in anything?
gorgeous 1
00:05:10and I was looking at this really gorgeous Limoges gravy boat.
library 1
00:25:47- Kind of a symbolic gesture. - Rachel, that was a library card.
emotional 1
00:23:27and men with emotional problems can hear?
theater 1
00:20:53at the little theater in the park?
gather 1
00:17:21We are gathered here to join Joanie Louise Cunningham..
perform 1
00:16:43I haven't been able to perform..
production 1
00:20:50Unless you saw the Wee One's production of Pinocchio..
couch 1
00:26:19That's it. Are you going to crash on the couch?
dollar 1
00:04:15And I just want a million dollars!
joint 1
00:03:58Strip joints!
crush 1
00:27:08I had a major crush on you.
bond 1
00:17:32in the bonds of holy matrimony.
valuable 1
00:13:29He might accidentally break something valuable of hers.
purse 1
00:07:17What if I want to be a purse?
cancel 1
00:09:21- Rach, I can cancel. - Please, go, I'll be fine.
spit 1
00:16:54Being spit on is probably not what you need right now.
divorced 1
00:14:32I'm divorced.
western 1
00:19:06If you feel like you have to make a Western omelet or something..
pipe 1
00:06:15I guess he bought her the pipe organ, and she's really not happy about it.
salad 1
00:06:21"Tuna or egg salad! Decide!"
strip 1
00:03:58Strip joints!
complain 1
00:09:41Or he just complains a lot?
hammer 1
00:04:28and a guy with a hammer said you'd be here, and you are.
snap 1
00:22:55Before me, there was no snap in his turtle for two years.
parent 1
00:24:35You can't live off your parents.
string 1
00:08:19La la la something And noodles with string
sharing 1
00:15:00Four years of closeness and sharing, after which she ripped your heart out.
abuse 1
00:21:03- I will not take this abuse. - You're right, I'm sorry.
tooth 1
00:13:22I mean, how clean can teeth get?
buzz 1
00:09:05Oh, God, is it 6:30? Buzz him in.
rub 1
00:10:21She really likes it when you rub her neck in the same spot..
barn 1
00:19:46plus the barn-raising scene in Witness.
rocky 1
00:15:39Rocky road and cookie dough and bing cherry vanilla.
whip 1
00:15:44You can get them with jimmies or nuts or whipped cream.
smash 1
00:17:05I'm glad you smashed her watch.
nut 1
00:15:44You can get them with jimmies or nuts or whipped cream.
towel 1
00:13:42The worst I ever did was shred my old boyfriend's favorite towel.
diary 1
00:09:19It's a "Dear Diary" moment.
closely 1
00:25:58If you listen closely, you can hear a thousand retailers scream.
cherry 1
00:15:39Rocky road and cookie dough and bing cherry vanilla.
turtle 1
00:22:55Before me, there was no snap in his turtle for two years.
spoil 1
00:12:55- Start with that, we're out of here. - Please don't spoil all this fun.
dough 1
00:15:39Rocky road and cookie dough and bing cherry vanilla.
accidentally 1
00:13:29He might accidentally break something valuable of hers.
organ 1
00:06:15I guess he bought her the pipe organ, and she's really not happy about it.
dentist 1
00:13:17I should've known when she went to the dentist five times a week.
establish 1
00:07:44I guess we've established she's staying with Monica.
survivor 1
00:04:37Everybody, this is Rachel, a Lincoln High survivor.
gesture 1
00:25:47- Kind of a symbolic gesture. - Rachel, that was a library card.
whatsoever 1
00:12:09I have no bracket-y thing. I see no worm guys whatsoever..
factor 1
00:27:29Try not to let my vulnerability become a factor here.
independence 1
00:08:34Independence. Controlling your life. The whole hat thing.
upbeat 1
00:24:00- I was laughed out of 12 interviews. - You're surprisingly upbeat.
sophisticated 1
00:23:08I assume we want an answer more sophisticated than:

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