Mulan (1998) vocabulary: the 576 English words to know

989 different words in this film. Knowing the 1,000 most common English words covers about 68% of this film; the 3,000 most common, about 82%.

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Words worth learning
WordUses
gasp 28
00:01:39-(GASPS) -(GRUNTS)
ancestor 13
00:04:12Honorable ancestors,
screeching 9
00:01:15-(BIRD SCREECHING) -(GROANS)
troops 8
00:02:38No. Send your troops to protect my people. Chi Fu.
sigh 8
00:05:53-(SIGHS) -(HORSE NEIGHS)
reflection 8
00:12:41Why is my reflection
dishonor 8
00:15:32Mulan, you dishonor me.
continue 7
00:03:58(CONTINUES BARKING)
cheering 7
00:56:49(CHEERING)
strength 7
00:26:30By building his wall, he challenged my strength.
grunt 7
00:01:39-(GASPS) -(GRUNTS)
cry 6
00:17:29(CRYING)
throat 6
00:09:42-Well? -(CLEARS THROAT)
crowd 6
01:06:06(CROWD CHEERING)
soldier 6
00:31:40Perhaps a soldier with more experience.
battle 5
00:44:53your troops will never see battle.
chicken 5
00:05:42(CHICKENS CLUCKING)
mountain 5
00:41:32Black pine, from the high mountains.
sword 5
00:27:05I see you have a sword. I have one, too.
guardian 5
00:21:13These are the family guardians.
chuckle 5
00:25:14You're lucky? (CHUCKLING)
cricket 5
00:08:09Now add a cricket
growl 5
00:03:43(GROWLS)
owe 4
00:36:30Yeah, 'cause I owe you a knuckle sandwich.
river 4
00:39:29SHANG: We must be swift as a coursing river
heaven 4
01:07:57My children, heaven smiles down
grunting 4
00:10:37(GRUNTING)
serve 4
00:07:22We all must serve our Emperor
roof 4
01:14:05-On the roof! -Look!
victory 4
00:03:00One man may be the difference between victory and defeat.
scream 4
00:05:40(SCREAMING)
dragon 4
00:22:54The point is we will be sending a real dragon to retrieve Mulan.
mysterious 4
00:39:42Mysterious as the dark side of the moon
cannon 4
00:41:40(SNIFFING) Sulfur, from cannons.
swift 4
00:39:29SHANG: We must be swift as a coursing river
raging 4
00:39:37-Be a man -With all the strength of a raging fire
awaken 4
00:20:46Mushu, awaken.
typhoon 4
00:39:33-Be a man -With all the force of a great typhoon
snort 4
00:29:07-Let's move it, Heifer. -(SNORTS)
move out 4
00:47:33Pack your bags, Cri-Kee. We're movin' out.
mmm 3
00:09:22Mmm.
bear 3
00:07:29The men by bearing arms
moon 3
00:39:42Mysterious as the dark side of the moon
foot 3
00:29:16Shoulders back, chest high, feet apart, head up and strut.
notice 3
00:02:44Deliver conscription notices throughout all the provinces.
guard 3
00:07:26Who guards us from the Huns
destroy 3
00:31:16and stop Shan-Yu before he destroys this village.
kick 3
00:35:34then you have to kick the other kid's butt.
beauty 3
00:08:01For beauty
shouting 3
00:01:58(PEOPLE SHOUTING IN DISTANCE)
somehow 3
00:12:51Somehow I cannot hide
panting 3
00:01:45(PANTING)
butt 3
00:35:34then you have to kick the other kid's butt.
bride 3
00:06:31Trust my recipe for instant bride
doll 3
00:08:46Each a perfect porcelain doll
bow 3
01:10:42Bow to me.
urgent 3
00:46:26Make it sound more urgent! Know what I'm talkin' about?
shine 3
00:21:37Let's move it. Rise and shine.
shout 3
00:01:58(PEOPLE SHOUTING IN DISTANCE)
softly 3
00:05:51(CHIRPING SOFTLY)
bout 3
00:25:20How 'bout I pop one of your antennas off, throw it across the yard?
stare 3
00:12:36Staring straight
arrow 3
00:36:59Thank you for volunteering. Retrieve the arrow.
pale 3
00:07:37Like a lotus blossom soft and pale
armor 3
00:28:39For instance, my eyes can see straight through your armor.
whooping 3
00:59:27(ALL WHOOPING)
falcon 3
00:02:10(FALCON SCREECHES)
manly 3
00:27:09They're very manly and tough.
picky 3
00:42:19So a couple of guys don't rinse out their socks. Picky, picky, picky.
put out 3
00:11:01Put it out! Put it out! Put it out!
wake up 3
00:21:26That's right. Now, wake up the ancestors.
besides 2
00:05:23Besides, I've got all the luck we'll need.
village 2
00:31:16and stop Shan-Yu before he destroys this village.
gift 2
01:19:27They're gifts to honor the Fa family.
reach 2
00:37:28You need both to reach the arrow.
wind 2
00:20:26(WIND GUSTING)
decide 2
00:24:42and all 'cause Miss Man decides to take her little drag show on the road.
risk 2
01:03:31I mean, you risked your life to help people you love.
apart 2
00:29:16Shoulders back, chest high, feet apart, head up and strut.
hero 2
00:25:00I make Mulan a war hero, and they'll be begging me to come back to work.
steal 2
00:34:01-Ping? -Of course, Ping did steal my. . .
mention 2
00:22:02Not to mention, they'll lose the farm.
empty 2
00:53:40-(ALL SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY) -Come on ! Empty it! Empty it!
pop 2
00:25:20How 'bout I pop one of your antennas off, throw it across the yard?
camp 2
00:15:38Report tomorrow to the Wu Zhong camp.
bird 2
00:01:15-(BIRD SCREECHING) -(GROANS)
excellent 2
00:31:20Excellent strategy, sir.
cook 2
00:33:27(GROANS) fix things, cook outdoors. . .
powerful 2
00:22:25We must send the most powerful of all.
size 2
00:28:29I'm travel size for your convenience.
training 2
00:31:42Number one in his class, extensive knowledge of training techniques,
survive 2
00:40:02And you might survive
strike 2
00:07:04By striking a good match
pretend 2
01:25:53Must I pretend that I'm
pray 2
00:05:01I'm going to pray some more.
wash 2
00:06:26We'll have you washed and dried
distance 2
00:01:58(PEOPLE SHOUTING IN DISTANCE)
whenever 2
01:21:24MAN: (SINGING) Whenever you feel
gentleman 2
00:26:16Nice work, gentlemen. You found the Hun army.
member 2
01:17:04See to it that this woman is made a member of my council.
soft 2
00:07:37Like a lotus blossom soft and pale
signal 2
00:01:35We're under attack! Light the signal !
silence 2
00:15:25Silence!
tongue 2
00:15:28to hold her tongue in a man's presence.
rise 2
00:21:37Let's move it. Rise and shine.
deliver 2
00:02:44Deliver conscription notices throughout all the provinces.
council 2
01:17:04See to it that this woman is made a member of my council.
palace 2
00:02:35We'll set up defenses around your palace immediately.
miracle 2
00:27:21It's going to take a miracle to get me into the army.
swim 2
00:39:24Now I really wish that I knew how to swim
punch 2
00:29:53Punch him. It's how men say hello.
rice 2
00:02:57A single grain of rice can tip the scale.
cow 2
00:28:31If I was my real size, your cow here would die of fright.
chattering 2
00:05:45(PEOPLE CHATTERING)
snake 2
00:44:00Snake! (SCREAMING)
loser 2
00:25:18What you mean, a loser?
whispering 2
01:00:01(WHISPERING)
impressive 2
00:31:46and impressive military lineage.
whistle 2
00:23:30(WHISTLES) Come on.
guide 2
00:27:38to guide you through your masquerade.
defeat 2
00:03:00One man may be the difference between victory and defeat.
spit 2
00:09:14Who spit in her bean curd?
bug 2
00:57:39Man, you are one lucky bug.
warrior 2
00:35:47Yeah, that's my tough-lookin' warrior.
fetch 2
00:23:20Yo, Rocky, wake up! Ya gotta go fetch Mulan !
slap 2
00:28:58Then you're gonna have to trust me. And don't you slap me no more.
moaning 2
00:24:31(MOANING)
represent 2
00:37:19This represents discipline,
citizen 2
00:14:34Citizens, I bring a proclamation
humming 2
00:45:58(HUMMING)
whistling 2
00:49:45(WHISTLING)
traditional 2
00:21:59Dishonor will come to the family. Traditional values will disintegrate.
chanting 2
00:30:13(CHANTING)
excellency 2
01:17:02Your Excellency?
impress 2
00:04:14please help Mulan impress the Matchmaker today.
helmet 2
01:20:16Uh. . . You forgot your helmet.
believing 2
01:23:36Keep on believin', baby
mortal 2
00:20:58So tell me what mortal needs my protection, great ancestor.
disgrace 2
00:11:14(PANTING) You are a disgrace!
screech 2
00:02:10(FALCON SCREECHES)
pounding 2
00:14:08(DRUMS POUNDING IN DISTANCE)
doomed 2
00:24:41I'm doomed,
honorable 2
00:04:12Honorable ancestors,
bloom 2
00:13:58But I'll bet that when it blooms,
clattering 2
00:10:57(LOUD CLATTERING)
grain 2
00:02:57A single grain of rice can tip the scale.
sniffing 2
00:41:23(SNIFFING)
urge 2
00:32:40(URGES HORSE)
gong 2
00:21:24I ring the gong.
lizard 2
00:28:13Uh, my ancestors sent a little lizard to help me?

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