How I Met Your Mother S01E01 vocabulary: the 189 English words to know

484 different words in this film. Knowing the 1,000 most common English words covers about 79% of this film; the 3,000 most common, about 89%.

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Words worth learning
WordUses
olive 16
00:09:38Do you want these? I hate olives.
signal 11
00:11:37She didn't even give me the signal.
suit 10
00:01:38Okay, meet me at the bar in 15 minutes. And suit up!
lebanese 5
00:01:29Well, now I've got a new favorite. Lebanese girls.
college 4
00:00:30and living in New York with Marshall, my best friend from college,
french 4
00:08:41- That is one bad-ass blue French horn. - Yeah.
champagne 4
00:00:42And then you're engaged, you pop the champagne, you drink a toast,
engage 4
00:00:42And then you're engaged, you pop the champagne, you drink a toast,
suit up 4
00:01:38Okay, meet me at the bar in 15 minutes. And suit up!
base 3
00:03:14got to second base with me.
lesson 3
00:02:22Lesson one, lose the goatee. It doesn't go with your suit.
horn 3
00:08:41- That is one bad-ass blue French horn. - Yeah.
reporter 3
00:07:10- So what do you do? - I'm a reporter for Metro News 1.
penis 3
00:08:44Sort of looks like a Smurf penis.
plan out 3
00:00:50Thanks for helping me plan this out, Ted.
boyfriend 2
00:04:57I'm sorry, Carl's my boyfriend.
cute 2
00:04:12- Actually, I think it's cute. - Well, you're clearly drunk.
kitchen 2
00:00:45you have sex on the kitchen floor.
awesome 2
00:09:40- She hates olives. Awesome! - The Olive Theory.
bathroom 2
00:06:26I'm gonna wait until she goes to the bathroom,
bottle 2
00:04:31No, you are too old to be scared to open a bottle of champagne.
cook 2
00:03:17- Wow, you're cooking? - Yes, I am.
advice 2
00:08:48Son, a piece of advice,
dumb 2
00:07:15I do those dumb little fluff pieces at the end of the news.
toast 2
00:00:42And then you're engaged, you pop the champagne, you drink a toast,
fridge 2
00:05:11Did you know there's a Pop-Tart under your fridge?
patch 2
00:09:09Stupid eye patch.
psycho 2
00:18:48could you avoid the word "psycho"?
pirate 2
00:11:02from some pirate who hasn't been single since the first week of college.
fiancée 2
00:05:18I wanna drink a toast with my fiancée.
bunk 2
00:01:05If the bottom bunk moves, the top bunk moves, too.
metaphor 2
00:12:50Okay, not a perfect metaphor
handshake 2
00:20:01- And I'm a good handshaker. - That's a pretty great handshake.
hypothetical 2
00:19:27not you, just some hypothetical woman,
kisser 2
00:19:46Being a good kisser.
chicken out 2
00:10:53So, you chickened out like a little bitch.
settle down 2
00:03:48I just couldn't imagine settling down right now.
obviously 1
00:19:17Look, obviously, you can't tell a woman you just met
teach 1
00:02:15Ted, I'm gonna teach you how to live.
green 1
00:10:19- No green clarinet? - Nope.
lawyer 1
00:12:34As your future lawyer, I'm gonna advise you that's freaking crazy.
bear 1
00:19:30were to bear with me through all this,
support 1
00:18:26If it doesn't go well up there, he's gonna need some support.
experience 1
00:16:58You know what that is? Hunger. You're hungry for experience.
dirty 1
00:06:18Oh, yeah. You just know she likes it dirty.
jump 1
00:12:28- back to you, Bill, - The guy didn't jump.
foot 1
00:03:36so he was pretty good at thinking on his feet,
crap 1
00:13:58- Kiss her, Ted. Kiss her good. - Kiss the crap out of that girl.
race 1
00:14:15As I walked up to that door, a million thoughts raced through my mind,
enemy 1
00:07:38So tonight, every guy is "the enemy."
chicken 1
00:10:58What? I did not chicken out.
favorite 1
00:01:29Well, now I've got a new favorite. Lebanese girls.
form 1
00:21:16I was just too close to the puzzle to see the picture that was forming,
complete 1
00:07:00- Wow, a complete stranger. - No, no, no, it's okay. Go on.
nose 1
00:16:47I think I like your nose.
band 1
00:04:01Band, no DJ.
pop 1
00:00:42And then you're engaged, you pop the champagne, you drink a toast,
asleep 1
00:01:02Yeah, sorry, we thought you were asleep.
bottom 1
00:01:05If the bottom bunk moves, the top bunk moves, too.
clearly 1
00:04:12- Actually, I think it's cute. - Well, you're clearly drunk.
code 1
00:11:38What, is she gonna bat her eyes at you in Morse code?
possibly 1
00:03:54Some fall day. Possibly in Central Park.
pardon 1
00:13:26Excuse me. Pardon me, just a sec.
natural 1
00:07:06are you in pajamas or au natural?
incredible 1
00:00:04OLDER TED: Kids, I'm gonna tell you an incredible story.
condition 1
00:13:10All right, but under one condition.
unfortunately 1
00:14:19Unfortunately, one particular thought did not,
opinion 1
00:11:22Hey, listen, I need your opinion on something.
prefer 1
00:18:51I'd prefer "eccentric."
suggest 1
00:02:49Then as your best friend, I suggest we play a little game I like to call,
spanish 1
00:15:56Two weeks ago, Spanish bar on 79th Street.
finger 1
00:03:10It was finger-painting day at school and a 5-year-old boy
style 1
00:18:33Doggie style.
nope 1
00:10:19- No green clarinet? - Nope.
speech 1
00:14:04When you're the best man at our wedding and you give a speech,
block 1
00:19:05- Two blocks, that way and take a right. - Thanks.
stomach 1
gosh 1
00:04:41Gosh, you are unbelievable, Marshall.
sudden 1
00:05:31Why am I freaking out all of a sudden? This is crazy.
barely 1
00:06:50This guy can barely even spank me in bed for fun.
painting 1
00:03:10It was finger-painting day at school and a 5-year-old boy
avoid 1
00:18:48could you avoid the word "psycho"?
scare 1
00:17:19doesn't scare me at all.
suck 1
00:19:20you love her, but it sucks that you can't.
particular 1
00:14:19Unfortunately, one particular thought did not,
eventually 1
00:03:50- So do you think you'll ever get married? - Well, maybe eventually.
midnight 1
00:12:32- Right now. - Look, dude, it's midnight.
jerk 1
00:08:17Jerk!
dawn 1
00:10:06It is on till the break of dawn.
freak 1
00:05:31Why am I freaking out all of a sudden? This is crazy.
monkey 1
00:07:18You know, like, "Monkey who can play the ukulele."
unbelievable 1
00:04:41Gosh, you are unbelievable, Marshall.
flower 1
00:13:36Everybody brings flowers.
someday 1
00:06:12"See that girl? I'm gonna marry her someday, "
stranger 1
00:07:00- Wow, a complete stranger. - No, no, no, it's okay. Go on.
cab 1
00:16:04You have to swear that this does not leave this cab.
ordinary 1
00:08:57But this was no ordinary girl,
destiny 1
00:21:08But that's the funny thing about destiny, it happens whether you plan it or not,
dump 1
00:07:35See, the one in the middle just got dumped by her boyfriend.
sometime 1
00:04:51You wanna go out sometime?
loser 1
00:11:15Hey, loser, how's not playing Lazer Tag? Because playing Lazer Tag is awesome.
commit 1
00:17:15committing forever, no other women,
whispering 1
00:15:10(WHISPERING) A simple "no" would have sufficed.
attempt 1
00:07:54Some guy's attempting to make the world's biggest pancake.
virgin 1
00:16:21Well, I was 18, okay? I was a virgin.
deny 1
00:08:25Denied.
dish 1
00:15:58Dish of olives. You had some. What up?
sec 1
00:13:26Excuse me. Pardon me, just a sec.
balance 1
00:09:51Perfect balance.
ceremony 1
00:03:58Simple ceremony. We'll write our own vows.
bat 1
00:11:38What, is she gonna bat her eyes at you in Morse code?
describe 1
00:09:17Marshall, how have I always described my perfect woman?
ending 1
00:12:23giving this bizarre story a happy ending,
salad 1
00:16:12On our first date, I ordered a Greek salad.
limit 1
00:14:55Okay, that's my Barney limit.
greek 1
00:16:12On our first date, I ordered a Greek salad.
thirty 1
00:02:36Thirty. Right, you're right.
creepy 1
00:03:25You looked really creepy without eyebrows.
exhausted 1
00:03:09I'm exhausted.
punish 1
00:00:10- Are we being punished for something? - No.
abandon 1
00:18:23And we can't just abandon Ted.
boo 1
00:03:39Boogedy boo! And that's all of them.
hunger 1
00:16:58You know what that is? Hunger. You're hungry for experience.
advise 1
00:12:34As your future lawyer, I'm gonna advise you that's freaking crazy.
purple 1
00:10:21Come on, no purple tuba?
quote 1
00:09:28Can quote obscure lines from Ghostbusters?
sailor 1
00:06:07where the sailor sees the girl across the crowded dance floor,
bass 1
00:07:25Bigger, like, "Gorilla with an upright bass?"
puzzle 1
00:21:16I was just too close to the puzzle to see the picture that was forming,
physics 1
00:01:04It's physics, Marshall.
bachelor 1
00:02:03Before long, I'm that weird middle-aged bachelor
reference 1
00:19:48- Everyone thinks they're a good kisser. - Oh, I've got references.
gin 1
00:15:29Would you like those olives with some gin and vermouth?
leap 1
00:12:46I gotta do what that guy couldn't. I gotta take the leap.
jar 1
00:09:53You know, I've had a jar of olives just sitting in my fridge forever.
asian 1
00:01:25Hey, so you know how I've always had a thing for half-Asian girls?
crowded 1
00:06:07where the sailor sees the girl across the crowded dance floor,
congratulate 1
00:12:59By the way, did I congratulate you two?
dice 1
00:10:22It's a Smurf penis or no dice.
persuade 1
00:12:19,,, persuaded him to reconsider,
bizarre 1
00:12:23giving this bizarre story a happy ending,
rum 1
00:18:13What do you say, Lil? "Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum"?
architect 1
00:00:28I was 27, just starting to make it as an architect
vow 1
00:03:58Simple ceremony. We'll write our own vows.
exhibit 1
00:02:29Suits are cool. Exhibit A.
aged 1
00:02:03Before long, I'm that weird middle-aged bachelor
reconsider 1
00:12:19,,, persuaded him to reconsider,
imaginary 1
00:04:08Yeah, nothing hotter than a guy planning out his own imaginary wedding, huh?
blog 1
00:13:17This is totally going in my blog.
pajamas 1
00:07:06are you in pajamas or au natural?

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