The Little Mermaid (1989) vocabulary: the 610 English words to know

1002 different words in this film. Knowing the 1,000 most common English words covers about 69% of this film; the 3,000 most common, about 80%.

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Words worth learning
WordUses
gasp 24
00:05:22- ♪ She's our sister Ari... - [all gasp]
chuckle 11
00:04:03[Chuckles] Your Majesty!
cackle 11
00:27:18[Cackles]
scream 9
00:06:49[screams] Ariel!
bark 9
00:01:08- the wind blowing in your face. - [Barks]
scuttle 9
00:07:17I don't know, but I bet Scuttle will.
pants 8
00:05:39[Pants] You know I can't swim that fast.
growl 8
00:07:32- [Growls] - Shark!
prince 7
00:20:47to present our esteemed Prince Eric
witch 7
00:37:21[Gasps] The sea witch?
unfortunate 7
00:39:47To help unfortunate merfolk, like yourself,
sigh 7
00:01:51[sighs]
ocean 6
00:01:38I'm tellin' ya! Down in the depths of the ocean they live! Oh!
shark 6
00:06:12You can just stay here and watch for sharks.
cough 6
00:03:25[Coughs] His Royal Highness, King Triton!
grunt 6
00:06:20[Grunts] Ariel, I can't... I mean...
wind 5
00:01:08- the wind blowing in your face. - [Barks]
throat 5
00:21:09Uh, gee, Grim... Ha! [clears throat]
leg 5
00:16:09♪ Legs are required forjumpin', dancin'
swim 5
00:05:39[Pants] You know I can't swim that fast.
kingdom 5
00:12:04Now, thanks to you, I am the laughingstock of the entire kingdom!
crab 5
00:13:49And you are just the crab to do it.
hum 5
00:27:34[Hums tune]
cry 4
00:00:21[Gulls cry]
continue 4
00:18:47[Rumbling continues]
applause 4
00:03:32[Applause, cheering]
chatter 4
00:19:09[Men laugh and chatter]
concert 4
00:04:06This will be the finest concert I have ever conducted.
chirping 4
00:58:44- Stand back! - [Chirping]
fin 4
00:05:53Oh! You're not getting cold fins now, are you?
mermaid 4
00:00:59♪ Look out, lad a mermaid be waiting for you
moan 4
00:38:45[Creatures moan]
snarfblatt 4
00:09:47- A banded, bulbous snarfblatt. - [Both] Oh!
laughter 3
00:19:16[Laughter]
mmm 3
00:07:24Mmm? I wonder what this one is.
warm 3
00:16:43♪ Warm on the sand?
princess 3
00:10:41Yes, hurry home, Princess.
rule 3
00:12:55As long as you live under my ocean, you'll obey my rules!
nonsense 3
00:01:31Eric, pay no attention to this nautical nonsense.
lately 3
00:27:37What is with her lately?
chef 3
01:16:49[Chef] Ah-ha!
gosh 3
00:07:05Oh, my gosh. Oh, my gosh!
mood 3
00:01:20King Triton must be in a friendly type mood.
hook 3
00:12:45Do you think I want to see my youngest daughter snared by a fish-eater's hook?
rescue 3
00:25:47- [Max barks] - A girl... rescued me.
surface 3
00:12:29You went up to the surface again, didn't you?
whistle 3
00:19:47[Man whistles] Max! Here, boy!
collection 3
00:18:15It's, uh... It's just my collection.
reasonable 3
00:34:36I consider myself a reasonable merman.
pipe 3
00:45:17[Pipe plays]
obey 3
00:12:55As long as you live under my ocean, you'll obey my rules!
celebration 3
00:10:45We wouldn't want to miss old Daddy's celebration, now, would we?
whisper 3
00:06:09[Whispers] All right. I'm going inside.
sniff 3
00:19:35[Sniffs]
vocalizing 3
00:44:41[Vocalizing continues]
giggle 3
00:16:04- [Giggles] - [Grunts]
gulp 3
00:11:04[Gulps]
yelp 3
00:23:52[Max yelps]
whimper 3
00:08:17- [Growls] - [Flounder whimpers]
guppy 3
00:06:33Flounder, don't be such a guppy.
whinny 3
00:03:57- [Both whinny] - Whoa!
dinglehopper 3
00:09:16- What? What is it? - It's a dinglehopper.
doubt 2
00:21:49Without a doubt, it'll just... bam... hit me, like lightning.
singing 2
00:25:51She... She was singing.
jump 2
00:23:43- [Barks] - Jump, Max!
everywhere 2
00:45:35I've looked everywhere, Max. Where could she be?
shh 2
00:06:59Shh!
foot 2
00:16:03Oh, feet.
notice 2
00:33:00Have you noticed she's been acting peculiar lately?
smile 2
00:25:12♪ What would I do to see you smiling at me?
admit 2
00:39:58♪ I admit that in the past I've been a nasty
indeed 2
00:10:50Ha! Celebration, indeed. Oh, bah!
pressure 2
00:18:31Ariel, you're under a lot of pressure down here.
roll 2
00:29:38♪ As off through the waves they roll, yeah
ray 2
00:30:22♪ Even the sturgeon and the ray
monster 2
00:38:07[Gasps] Ariel, no! No! She's a demon. She's a monster.
sweetie 2
00:10:23Any time, sweetie!
belong 2
00:28:34Will you get your head out of the clouds and back in the water where it belongs?
remain 2
00:32:42I must remain calm.
guest 2
00:51:19It's not often that we have such a lovely dinner guest, eh, Eric?
prepare 2
00:52:46♪ Prepared in the classic technique
contract 2
01:11:52Contract or no, I'll blast... Ow!
sudden 2
00:22:23Whoa! The wind's all of a sudden on the move here! Yo!
tour 2
00:54:40Something in the way of a tour.
celebrate 2
00:11:15while he and his flimsy fish folk celebrate.
plate 2
00:29:53♪ Guess who's gonna be on the plate
chattering 2
01:07:56- [Chattering] - Let's go!
wave 2
00:29:38♪ As off through the waves they roll, yeah
sand 2
00:16:43♪ Warm on the sand?
naturally 2
00:30:19- ♪ Naturally - ♪ Naturally
bow 2
00:08:47Mermaid off the port bow!
behavior 2
00:11:48As a result of your careless behavior...
shy 2
00:50:50[Woman laughs] Come on, honey. Don't be shy.
bowl 2
00:29:43♪ They sad 'cause they in the bowl
miserable 2
00:40:24♪ Of the miserable, lonely and depressed
shout 2
00:08:50[Shouts] Ariel, how you doin', kid?
mysterious 2
00:01:02♪ In mysterious fathoms below
kissing 2
00:57:49Yo! Flounder! Any kissing?
practically 2
00:11:08Wasted away to practically nothing.
lad 2
00:00:59♪ Look out, lad a mermaid be waiting for you
tune 2
00:04:29- [Orchestra tunes up] - [Applause]
shell 2
00:47:40Boy, what a soft shell I'm turning out to be.
string 2
00:30:41♪ The ray, he can play The ling's on the strings
shore 2
00:17:21♪ Love to explore that shore up above?
rumbling 2
00:18:37- and get you something warm to drink. - [Rumbling]
hopeless 2
00:56:15You are hopeless, child. You know that?
bass 2
00:30:34♪ The plaice play the bass and they soundin' sharp
organ 2
01:05:23[Organ plays]
sunset 2
01:02:15Well, at this rate, he'll be kissing her by sunset for sure.
float 2
00:29:27♪ While we devoting full time to floating under the sea
stall 2
01:07:38Find a way to stall that wedding!
teenager 2
00:13:13Hmph! Teenagers.
chorus 2
01:17:17[Chorus] ♪ Now we can walk Now we can run
peculiar 2
00:33:00Have you noticed she's been acting peculiar lately?
careless 2
00:11:48As a result of your careless behavior...
ruler 2
00:01:23- King Triton? - Ruler of the Merpeople, lad.
distinguished 2
00:03:45And presenting the distinguished court composer,
dim 2
00:08:41♪ Rum-dim-dim Dee-do-dee-do ♪
fanfare 2
00:03:22[Fanfare of trumpets]
barbarian 2
00:12:38You could have been seen by one of those barbarians, by one of those humans!
sob 2
00:35:56[Ariel sobs]
eater 2
00:35:07Spineless, savage, harpooning fish-eaters
accordion 2
00:18:04- [accordion] - Sebastian!
seagull 2
00:12:22But then this seagull came, and it was, "This is this..."
fathom 2
00:01:02♪ In mysterious fathoms below
headstrong 2
00:13:59not tagging along after some headstrong teenager.
congratulation 2
01:03:58Ariel, wake up! Wake up. I just heard the news. Congratulations.
lurk 2
00:06:44Excitement, adventure, danger lurking around every corner...
mutter 2
00:37:57It was an accident. [mutters]
merman 2
00:32:28Oh, who could the lucky merman be?
flotsam 2
00:11:25Flotsam! Jetsam!
seashell 2
00:46:18New seashells?
come out 2
00:27:29[Female voice] Ariel dear, time to come out.
pucker up 2
00:56:00You gotta pucker up your lips, like this.
pull out 2
00:52:22♪ First I cut off their heads Then I pull out their bones
show up 2
00:04:26If only she'd show up for rehearsals once in a while.
wake up 2
01:03:58Ariel, wake up! Wake up. I just heard the news. Congratulations.
carry 1
01:07:28Flounder, get her to that boat as fast as your fins can carry you.
green 1
00:28:54♪ The seaweed is always greener in somebody else's lake
contact 1
00:34:51Contact between the human world and the mer world is strictly forbidden.
appreciate 1
00:55:40I hope that you appreciate what I go through for you, young lady.
grab 1
01:07:25Ariel, grab onto that.
magic 1
00:40:13♪ And I fortunately know a little magic
max 1
00:19:47[Man whistles] Max! Here, boy!
search 1
00:56:34No, Your Majesty. We searched everywhere.
moon 1
00:33:03- Oh! Uh, peculiar? - You know, mooning about.
match 1
00:51:31[Match strikes]
blame 1
00:39:18Not that I blame you. He is quite a catch, isn't he?
type 1
00:01:20King Triton must be in a friendly type mood.
price 1
00:40:57♪ Someone couldn't pay the price

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