The Lion King (1994) vocabulary: the 608 English words to know

1004 different words in this film. Knowing the 1,000 most common English words covers about 67% of this film; the 3,000 most common, about 79%.

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Words worth learning
WordUses
roar 33
00:00:24[Lion roars]
matata 25
00:44:46- Hakuna matata. - What?
uhh 24
00:08:09- Uhh! - Sorry.
dramatic 15
00:07:06[Dramatic music playing]
lion 15
00:00:00The Lion King (1994) - 23.976 fps (Subs for Hard at Hearing)
enamabala 15
00:00:59* Ingonyama nengw' enamabala *
nengw 15
00:00:59* Ingonyama nengw' enamabala *
hyena 13
00:11:40Sire! Hyenas in the pride lands!
circle 10
00:02:06* It's the circle of life *
sigh 10
00:06:47[Sighs] There's one in every family, sire.
singing 9
00:07:17[Chorus singing]
yep 9
00:46:44Yep. Home is where your rump rests.
panting 7
00:21:07[Panting]
gasp 7
00:17:27[Gasps]
echo 7
00:08:33[Yawn echoes]
danger 6
00:19:39and right now we are all in very real danger.
brave 6
00:12:55Only the bravest lions go there.
pig 6
00:50:47Me, too. I ate like a pig.
kingdom 6
00:08:51Everything the light touches is our kingdom.
sire 6
00:06:47[Sighs] There's one in every family, sire.
wind 5
00:45:53[Breaks wind]
begin 5
00:27:58[Song begins]
prepared 5
00:28:41* Be prepared for sensational news *
thunder 5
00:07:25[Thunder]
banana 5
00:19:35Look. Banana Beak is scared.
wee 5
00:53:48* A wee ma way, a wee ma way *
unh 5
00:39:45Unh! Uhh! Uhh!
sniff 5
00:04:32[Sniffs]
squash 5
01:03:36* Asante sana, squash banana *
sana 5
01:03:36* Asante sana, squash banana *
yelp 5
00:03:47[Yelping]
ngo 5
01:23:12* Ubuse ngo xolo *
snarl 5
00:21:49[Hyenas snarling]
mmm 4
00:43:19Mmm. Uhh.
hole 4
00:14:20Oh. Around the water hole.
bird 4
00:19:10[Birds squawking]
challenge 4
00:06:24[Roars] Is that a challenge?
prepare 4
00:28:37* So prepare for the chance of a lifetime *
murderer 4
01:15:55You see? He admits it! Murderer!
rise 4
00:08:59rises and falls like the sun.
crack 4
00:03:08[Crack]
monkey 4
01:04:21- Ha ha ha ha! - Creepy little monkey.
pride 4
00:11:40Sire! Hyenas in the pride lands!
growling 4
00:21:39[Growling]
jungle 4
00:00:12[Jungle sounds]
thud 4
00:17:17[Thud]
rattling 4
00:03:01[Rattling]
trumpet 4
00:03:42[Trumpet]
grub 4
00:47:02This looks like a good spot to rustle up some grub.
antelope 4
00:09:41from the crawling ant to the leaping antelope.
scoff 4
00:13:08[Scoffs] Yeah, right. I'm your only nephew.
sniffle 4
00:38:17[Sniffles]
apana 4
01:03:38* We we nugu, mi mi apana *
get out 4
00:42:08Get out! Get out! Get out of here!
kwa 4
00:01:12* Se-to-kwa *
nugu 4
01:03:38* We we nugu, mi mi apana *
cry 3
00:37:56Help. [Crying]
laughter 3
00:19:50[Laughter] Huh?
shh 3
00:14:53Shh! Zazu.
enemy 3
00:15:54* So enemies beware *
majesty 3
00:05:33Impeccable timing, Your Majesty.
awful 3
00:05:51Ohh, I feel simply awful!
rule 3
00:12:20and I'm gonna rule it all. Heh heh!
path 3
00:02:34* On the path unwinding *
pal 3
00:25:31We're pals, right?
sooner 3
00:13:24Well, I suppose you'd have found out sooner or later...
wide 3
00:19:44I walk on the wide side.
chain 3
00:26:35at the bottom of the food chain.
mighty 3
00:15:52* I'm gonna be a mighty king *
kitty 3
00:22:10Here, kitty, kitty, kitty.
elephant 3
00:13:14An elephant graveyard is no place...
rumbling 3
00:18:49[Rumbling]
philosophy 3
00:45:13* Philosophy *
chuckle 3
00:04:58[Chuckles] Adieu.
snoring 3
00:08:11[Snoring]
upbeat 3
00:13:49[Upbeat music playing]
herd 3
00:17:41* Let's hear it in the herd and on the wing *
grunt 3
00:34:14[Grunts]
motto 3
00:45:19- Hakuna matata? - Yeah. It's our motto.
thump 3
00:04:38[Thump]
cawing 3
00:32:11[Bird cawing]
vagabond 3
01:26:14* To make kings and vagabonds *
slurp 3
00:47:14[Slurp] Slimy, yet satisfying.
warthog 3
00:45:34* When he was a young warthog *
shut up 3
00:22:36- Silence! - We're gonna shut up right now!
unwinding 3
00:02:34* On the path unwinding *
xolo 3
01:23:12* Ubuse ngo xolo *
teach 2
00:23:40I've got to teach my son a lesson.
madam 2
00:18:14ZAZU, MUFFLED: I beg your pardon, madam...
knock 2
00:18:09[Knees knocking]
everywhere 2
00:17:31* Everywhere you look, I'm *
surprised 2
00:31:12If you tell me, I'll still act surprised.
bunch 2
00:49:21* I've got a lovely bunch of coconuts *
low 2
00:10:51Stay low to the ground.
cross 2
00:57:08Lady, have you got your lions crossed.
gas 2
00:51:28I always thought they were balls of gas...
mention 2
00:49:40Never ever mention that name in my presence.
roll 2
00:01:56* But the sun rolling high *
simply 2
00:05:51Ohh, I feel simply awful!
deserve 2
00:27:32I don't think you really deserve this.
lay 2
01:26:04* How it's laid to rest? *
faith 2
00:02:23* Through faith and love *
beg 2
00:18:14ZAZU, MUFFLED: I beg your pardon, madam...
responsible 2
01:15:11I'd hate to be responsible for the death of a family member.
bottom 2
00:26:35at the bottom of the food chain.
main 2
00:16:02* I'm gonna be the main event *
pardon 2
00:18:14ZAZU, MUFFLED: I beg your pardon, madam...
dumb 2
00:14:13Where are we going? It better not be anyplace dumb.
responsibility 2
00:47:28no rules, no responsibilities.
whenever 2
00:07:00And just think, whenever he gets dirty...
soft 2
00:41:29[Soft music playing]
nope 2
00:46:57- Hippo? - Nope.
lesson 2
00:23:40I've got to teach my son a lesson.
genius 2
00:18:27- We lost him. - I am a genius.
royal 2
00:49:50in your royal managerial approaches.
assume 2
00:41:04that I assume the throne.
confused 2
01:04:50I think you're a little confused.
scream 2
01:12:59[Both scream]
bone 2
00:21:54[Bones clatter]
hunting 2
00:50:05It's the lioness's job to do the hunting.
creature 2
00:09:40and respect all the creatures...
border 2
00:09:17That's beyond our borders.
disappointed 2
00:24:28Simba, I'm very disappointed in you.
balance 2
00:09:35in a delicate balance.
wing 2
00:17:05* This child is getting wildly out of wing *
grass 2
00:09:49When we die, our bodies become the grass...
nephew 2
00:13:06for the well-being of my favorite nephew.
thick 2
00:28:14* But thick as you are *
screeching 2
00:03:46[Screeching]
tragedy 2
00:40:48Mufasa's death is a terrible tragedy...
creepy 2
00:19:12NALA: It's really creepy
pin 2
00:18:39- Pinned ya. - Hey, let me up.
humming 2
00:53:08[Humming]
connect 2
00:09:55And so we are all connected...
tooth 2
00:30:35* Yes, my teeth and ambitions are bared *
temper 2
00:06:26Temper, temper.
lip 2
00:47:45[Smacks lips]
era 2
00:28:45* A shiny new era is tiptoeing nearer *
swell 2
00:07:20[Music swells]
bare 2
00:30:35* Yes, my teeth and ambitions are bared *
phrase 2
00:44:56* What a wonderful phrase *
leap 2
00:09:41from the crawling ant to the leaping antelope.
ambition 2
00:30:35* Yes, my teeth and ambitions are bared *
howling 2
01:08:09[Wind howling]
smack 2
00:47:45[Smacks lips]
despair 2
00:02:17* Through despair and hope *
deliberately 2
00:23:06You deliberately disobeyed me.
harmony 2
00:59:24* In perfect harmony *
fade 2
00:53:43[Music fades]
graveyard 2
00:13:14An elephant graveyard is no place...

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