Friends S01E03 vocabulary: the 156 English words to know

379 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 88%.

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Words worth learning
WordUses
smoke 8
00:02:36I just wanna go back to my cell, because in my cell I can smoke.
thumb 5
00:01:22The One With the Thumb
farm 4
00:00:51and saying it went to a farm.
cigarette 4
00:03:13- Give it to me. - I'm not giving you a cigarette.
shoe 4
00:05:52Say I bought a great pair of shoes.
accept 3
00:09:03and hope you'll accept this football phone..
football 3
00:09:03and hope you'll accept this football phone..
tip 3
00:04:21No. It's the distance from the tip of a guy's thumb..
go out 3
00:04:12and I'll go put out the sofa.
put out 3
00:04:12and I'll go put out the sofa.
boyfriend 2
00:11:08is the yardstick by which future boyfriends will be measured.
quit 2
00:06:33Think about what you went through when you quit.
foot 2
00:04:18I thought it was foot size.
smile 2
00:10:47Know what was great? His smile was crooked.
base 2
00:12:14It was first base, Alan. Second base, Alan..
weak 2
00:07:43coyotes picking off the weak members of the herd.
unbelievable 2
00:01:07The Milners had this unbelievable farm.
annoying 2
00:15:36Joey's knuckle-cracking isn't annoying?
parent 2
00:00:49Like your parents putting the dog to sleep..
soda 2
00:13:39I'll tell you what. Buy me a soda and we're even. Okay?
unfair 2
00:15:30- This is so unfair. - Why is it unfair?
relieved 2
00:22:30- But I'm a little relieved. - Relieved?
gum 2
00:19:22- Where's Joey? - Joey ate my last stick of gum..
sock 2
00:19:04How old is that sock?
crooked 2
00:10:47Know what was great? His smile was crooked.
coyote 2
00:07:43coyotes picking off the weak members of the herd.
flaw 2
00:15:33So I have a flaw! Big deal!
knuckle 2
00:15:36Joey's knuckle-cracking isn't annoying?
gift 1
00:09:09as our gift." Do you believe it?
decide 1
00:20:55I've decided to break up with Alan.
bother 1
00:15:58Does the knuckle-cracking bother everybody, or just him?
otherwise 1
00:16:40Otherwise someone might get what they ordered.
notice 1
00:10:41And did you notice?
guard 1
00:21:24You let your guard down. You start to care about someone, and..
begin 1
00:10:10Let's let the Alan-bashing begin.
closed 1
00:09:33Closed! How about closed?
steal 1
00:05:45If I kept it, I'd be stealing.
indeed 1
00:16:33Indeed there isn't.
mention 1
00:23:11Did he mention us?
complete 1
00:03:31You feel complete.
extra 1
00:05:31And there's $500 extra in my account.
ridiculous 1
00:04:33That's ridiculous.
excellent 1
00:04:58- I'm getting good at this. - Excellent!
bottom 1
00:18:01The bottom line is, smoking is cool, and you know it.
hall 1
00:19:31- I think he's across the hall. - Thanks.
hat 1
00:13:31- Do you want my tinfoil hat? - No, you need that.
language 1
00:00:24Since always. It's, like, dating language.
account 1
00:05:31And there's $500 extra in my account.
practice 1
00:04:08All right, you keep practicing..
size 1
00:04:18I thought it was foot size.
fantastic 1
00:12:04Fantastic! Question. How is that possible?
trick 1
00:10:36That pimento trick!
credit 1
00:08:58We've credited you $500. We're sorry for the inconvenience..
pretend 1
00:21:32- I can go on pretending - Okay!
universe 1
00:20:03What is up with the universe?
distance 1
00:04:21No. It's the distance from the tip of a guy's thumb..
tiny 1
00:15:10like this tiny little hitchhiker.
member 1
00:07:43coyotes picking off the weak members of the herd.
finger 1
00:04:25to the tip of his index finger.
naked 1
00:00:16Translated, "Let's do this again" means, "You'll never see me naked."
theory 1
00:04:39I'd rather go with the foot theory.
personally 1
00:12:48I, personally, could have a gallon of Alan.
rent 1
00:22:46Remember when we went to Central Park and rented boats?
rough 1
00:23:27- Rough day, huh? - You have no idea.
pair 1
00:05:52Say I bought a great pair of shoes.
cancer 1
00:17:57I've had it with your cancer, emphysema and heart disease.
giant 1
00:06:10I'd never be able to enjoy it. It'd be this giant karmic debt.
statement 1
00:05:24I get my mail and open their monthly "statement."
knowledge 1
00:02:19But you'll live with the knowledge that you sent an honest man to die.
chase 1
00:01:10They had horses and rabbits to chase.
sexy 1
00:07:12What do you mean? We love Steve. Steve was sexy!
soup 1
00:13:02- I brought alphabet soup. - Pick out the vowels?
disease 1
00:17:57I've had it with your cancer, emphysema and heart disease.
crack 1
00:15:36Joey's knuckle-cracking isn't annoying?
shopping 1
00:05:47But if you spent it, it would be like shopping.
mail 1
00:05:24I get my mail and open their monthly "statement."
holiday 1
00:21:54With the holidays coming up. I wanted him to meet my family.
smoking 1
00:06:24- What is this? - I'm smoking!
cow 1
00:17:19All right! A cow got through.
row 1
00:22:55He could row like a Viking.
button 1
00:09:31One more button.
dump 1
00:17:40If that's how you feel about the guy, dump him.
collect 1
00:15:14Maybe it's a contest. Like "collect all five."
debt 1
00:06:10I'd never be able to enjoy it. It'd be this giant karmic debt.
reward 1
00:06:29And this is my reward.
option 1
00:03:45- Give me that! - No. You've got options.
impression 1
00:11:17I'd marry him for his David Hasselhoff impression alone.
gross 1
00:06:21Oh, gross!
rabbit 1
00:01:10They had horses and rabbits to chase.
contest 1
00:15:14Maybe it's a contest. Like "collect all five."
beef 1
00:07:47Listen, as someone who's seen more than her share of bad beef..
bug 1
00:12:10Like the cartoon where Bugs Bunny plays every position.
skip 1
00:06:00Even if I was happy and skipping, I'd hear:
underwear 1
00:20:10It's nicer when everyone gets to wear underwear.
odds 1
00:08:02You realize the odds of that happening are slimmer..
complain 1
00:00:36and complaining about them to you."
measure 1
00:11:08is the yardstick by which future boyfriends will be measured.
patch 1
00:19:14I think it's time to change somebody's nicotine patch.
wrist 1
00:03:02Let your wrist go.
float 1
00:15:07I know. There it was, just floating..
cracking 1
00:15:36Joey's knuckle-cracking isn't annoying?
glove 1
00:16:45The hair comes out and the gloves come off.
correctly 1
00:16:29There's nothing wrong with speaking correctly.
chew 1
00:16:10Is it a little annoying? Or is it like when Phoebe chews her hair?
sofa 1
00:04:12and I'll go put out the sofa.
olive 1
00:10:37I'll never look at an olive the same way again.
herd 1
00:07:43coyotes picking off the weak members of the herd.
slim 1
00:08:02You realize the odds of that happening are slimmer..
adore 1
00:12:43It's his innate "Alan-ness" that we adore.
translate 1
00:00:16Translated, "Let's do this again" means, "You'll never see me naked."
bash 1
00:10:10Let's let the Alan-bashing begin.
cartoon 1
00:12:10Like the cartoon where Bugs Bunny plays every position.
puff 1
00:03:07All right. Now take a puff.
monthly 1
00:05:24I get my mail and open their monthly "statement."
flick 1
00:04:02All right, when you're finished, it's cool if you flick it.
rhyme 1
00:10:56From the rhyme.
filter 1
00:08:41You can come in, but your filter-tip buddy stays outside!
inconvenience 1
00:08:58We've credited you $500. We're sorry for the inconvenience..
iced 1
00:04:56And an iced tea.
latte 1
00:04:53Latte.
index 1
00:04:25to the tip of his index finger.
alphabet 1
00:13:02- I brought alphabet soup. - Pick out the vowels?
cappuccino 1
00:04:45Decaf cappuccino for Joey.
cushion 1
00:00:47Cushions the blow.
ness 1
00:12:43It's his innate "Alan-ness" that we adore.
softball 1
00:12:25We sure showed those Hasidic jewelers a thing or two about softball.
gallon 1
00:12:48I, personally, could have a gallon of Alan.
decaf 1
00:04:45Decaf cappuccino for Joey.
snort 1
00:15:41Monica, who snorts when she laughs. I mean, what the hell is that thing?
nicotine 1
00:19:14I think it's time to change somebody's nicotine patch.
pretzel 1
00:14:51Want a pretzel?
jeweler 1
00:12:25We sure showed those Hasidic jewelers a thing or two about softball.
endearing 1
00:16:18Don't listen to him. I think it's endearing.
innate 1
00:12:43It's his innate "Alan-ness" that we adore.
deja 1
00:20:26Wait! I'm getting a deja vu.
minion 1
00:05:34Satan's minions at work again!
whimper 1
00:08:10- Can't I whimper a little bit? - Whimper.
hitchhiker 1
00:15:10like this tiny little hitchhiker.
vowel 1
00:13:02- I brought alphabet soup. - Pick out the vowels?
karmic 1
00:06:10I'd never be able to enjoy it. It'd be this giant karmic debt.
emphysema 1
00:17:57I've had it with your cancer, emphysema and heart disease.
tinfoil 1
00:13:31- Do you want my tinfoil hat? - No, you need that.
pimento 1
00:10:36That pimento trick!
break up 1
00:20:55I've decided to break up with Alan.
come off 1
00:16:45The hair comes out and the gloves come off.
come out 1
00:16:45The hair comes out and the gloves come off.
come up 1
00:21:54With the holidays coming up. I wanted him to meet my family.
figure out 1
00:07:21I don't know how I feel yet. Let me figure it out.
hasidic 1
00:12:25We sure showed those Hasidic jewelers a thing or two about softball.
let down 1
00:21:24You let your guard down. You start to care about someone, and..

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