The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) vocabulary: the 453 English words to know

891 different words in this film. Knowing the 1,000 most common English words covers about 82% of this film; the 3,000 most common, about 90%.

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Words worth learning
WordUses
scanner 10
00:05:37It's a portable bone-density scanner.
possibly 9
01:08:59Then, possibly, we'll go to the football game.
mountain 9
01:36:31... is it's got to climb mountains.
happiness 8
00:04:41It's an I in "happiness." There's no Y in "happiness." It's an I.
shoe 8
00:06:28You see that car? The one with the pretty yellow shoe on it?
tax 7
00:06:18- Yes. - And we got the tax-bill notice today.
bus 6
00:05:05This part is called "Riding the Bus."
yep 6
00:17:15- Did you have a nickname? - Yep.
opportunity 6
00:05:43Thank you for the opportunity to discuss it with you.
dollar 6
00:13:19Here is a dollar and I'll give you more money when I come back out.
daycare 6
00:06:44I needed to sell at least two scanners a month for rent and daycare.
owe 5
00:12:01Next week we'll owe three months.
ticket 5
00:06:52... to pay off all of those tickets under my windshield wiper.
block 5
00:28:03Two... A couple of blocks.
spell 5
00:03:53Can you spell everything you're thinking of?
sale 5
00:11:45You should probably do your sales calls.
parking 5
00:06:34There's no parking near hospitals.
cave 5
01:26:55We need a cave.
basketball 5
00:17:59- Yeah, what'd you put on there? - A basketball or an ant farm.
programme 5
00:15:10The programme took just 20 people every six months.
internship 5
00:13:43Let me see if I can find you an application for our internship.
stockbroker 5
00:09:43- I'm a stockbroker. - Stockbroker. Oh, goodness.
pick up 5
00:36:05But she told me she was coming to pick me up today.
appreciate 4
00:05:46- I appreciate it. - We just don't need it, Chris.
knock 4
01:52:56Hey, Dad, listen to this. Knock, knock.
file 4
00:07:39No, I'm gonna have to file an extension.
discuss 4
00:05:43Thank you for the opportunity to discuss it with you.
interview 4
00:32:51We're interviewing for the internships. You got a pen and paper?
colour 4
00:07:32Make every side the same colour.
sheet 4
00:13:58Normally I have a résumé sheet, but I can't seem to find it anywhere.
application 4
00:13:43Let me see if I can find you an application for our internship.
intern 4
00:24:31I submitted an application for the intern programme about a month ago...
gallon 4
00:17:17- What? - "Ten-Gallon Head."
push 3
01:25:19All we gotta do is push this black button right here.
gift 3
00:03:40- For your birthday gifts? - Yeah.
spot 3
00:46:25I swear I will fill your spot. I promise.
asshole 3
00:28:55- No, no, no! - You asshole, give me my money!
hat 3
00:17:23Everybody wears cowboy hats. And a ten-gallon's a big hat.
account 3
01:15:44... the government could stick their hands into your bank account...
shirt 3
00:45:23...without a shirt on...
paint 3
00:37:38All right, I'll paint it myself.
rent 3
00:06:44I needed to sell at least two scanners a month for rent and daycare.
yellow 3
00:06:28You see that car? The one with the pretty yellow shoe on it?
bone 3
00:05:37It's a portable bone-density scanner.
hire 3
00:45:26...and I hired him? What would you say?
climb 3
01:36:31... is it's got to climb mountains.
federal 3
00:08:38The federal budget is out of control.
centre 3
00:25:43It looks like it works around a swivel, so the centre pieces never move.
equal 3
00:58:40X number of calls equals X number of prospects.
budget 3
00:08:38The federal budget is out of control.
nickname 3
00:17:05My nickname.
dinosaur 3
01:26:20- What is it? - Dinosaurs.
extension 3
00:07:39No, I'm gonna have to file an extension.
gorilla 3
01:52:44- Gorilla. - The gorilla?
density 3
00:05:37It's a portable bone-density scanner.
come up 3
00:43:21...trying to come up with a story...
get up 3
00:01:35Time to get up, man.
green 2
01:05:34I got a green light from Walter Ribbon...
tree 2
01:31:51- What do you like that's green? - Trees.
board 2
00:58:50- ... in the company's pocket. - Your board exam.
seconds 2
00:33:58Moons hits a three-pointer at 17 seconds left.
arrest 2
00:43:44...I was arrested for failure to pay parking tickets.
choose 2
00:03:46Yeah, I know. Just to look at and study so I can choose better.
upstairs 2
00:18:39Can you at least put the dog upstairs in your room or something?
steal 2
00:20:56That was my stolen machine.
waste 2
01:04:00In order not to waste any time...
double 2
00:12:04I've been pulling double shifts for four months now, Chris.
interest 2
00:07:52That means interest, right?
client 2
00:57:54You will mainly be cold-calling potential clients.
warm 2
01:32:23Here you go. We gotta make sure Captain America's warm in there.
heavy 2
00:23:10- That paper's a little heavy, huh? - Yeah, but I got it.
medical 2
00:05:40A medical device I sell for a living.
weekend 2
00:09:55I'll let you hang on to my car for the weekend.
strength 2
01:36:56Give me strength to climb it
feed 2
00:06:12So I gotta get Christopher home, feed him, bathe him...
pool 2
00:47:07One intern was hired at the end of the programme from a pool of 20.
football 2
01:05:20- Monday Night Football, buddy. - Yes, sir. Thank you very much.
pocket 2
00:58:50- ... in the company's pocket. - Your board exam.
farm 2
00:17:59- Yeah, what'd you put on there? - A basketball or an ant farm.
goodness 2
00:09:43- I'm a stockbroker. - Stockbroker. Oh, goodness.
appointment 2
01:07:55I'm Chris Gardner. I have an appointment with Mr. Ribbon.
jerk 2
01:16:39Chris! Chris! Don't jerk me around, okay, Chris?
shift 2
00:12:04I've been pulling double shifts for four months now, Chris.
score 2
00:58:52Last year, we had an intern score a 96.4 percent on the written exam.
percent 2
00:09:12During these 20 years, our population has only increased by 23.3 percent...
adult 2
00:07:26It's for adults. Chris can't use it. She didn't know.
lion 2
01:52:49No. Lion.
customer 2
00:58:43X number of prospects equals X number of customers.
favour 2
00:13:07Can I ask you a favour, miss?
golf 2
00:24:59...who loved to play golf, hours every day...
financial 2
00:57:47...from every Fortune 500 company in the financial district.
valuable 2
00:13:23Okay? It's not valuable. You can't sell it anywhere.
someplace 2
01:26:52- We gotta find someplace safe. - Like what?
exam 2
00:58:50- ... in the company's pocket. - Your board exam.
complain 2
00:18:33You late pay anyway. You complain. I complain.
math 2
00:10:59When I was a kid, I could go through a math book in a week.
salary 2
00:46:10- You stood here... - Listen, there's no salary.
pro 2
00:53:59Hey, Dad. I'm going pro.
motel 2
00:37:22Why don't you go two blocks over at the Mission Inn motel?
inch 2
00:15:45It's a puzzle measuring just 3 inches by 3 inches on each side...
blank 2
00:15:18There were three blank lines after "high school" to list more education.
retire 2
01:35:19...looking to retire at the same time?
qualified 2
01:02:21- Show up early. - While qualified persons...
cent 2
00:57:16- You like that one? How much? - Twenty-five cents.
pursuit 2
00:31:28... and the part about our right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
unnecessary 2
00:05:48It's unnecessary and expensive.
invest 2
01:02:23...qualified persons are interested in investing and have money to invest.
ant 2
00:17:59- Yeah, what'd you put on there? - A basketball or an ant farm.
verify 2
00:39:08We verify at 9:30 tomorrow morning.
essay 2
01:39:27I struggled with the essay question on the back. What did you write?
prospect 2
00:58:40X number of calls equals X number of prospects.
riddance 2
00:16:29Goodbye and good riddance.
deficit 2
00:08:41And we face runaway deficits of almost $80 billion...
brokerage 2
00:10:47I'm gonna stop by a brokerage firm after work.
a-hole 2
00:46:32Yes, an ass... A-hole.
back up 2
01:36:05- Why don't you let the lady in? - Hey, back up.
break up 2
01:31:03Stop it! Break it up! Break it up!
disturber 2
01:12:58He called the English "the disturbers of our harmony."
drop off 2
00:19:47I wanted to drop this off personally and make your acquaintance.
hang up 2
01:04:02... I wasn't hanging up the phone in between calls.
head out 2
01:40:38There's no more space. You gotta head out.
make up 2
00:04:53And I made up my mind as a young kid...
shut up 2
01:36:00Stop it! Shut up! Shut up!
watch out 2
01:26:36- Wait, watch out. - What is it?
college 1
00:09:46Had to go to college to be a stockbroker, huh?
impossible 1
00:25:19I'm sorry. I'm sorry. This thing's impossible.
accept 1
00:52:14I really appreciate it and I'd be very pleased to accept your invitation.
boyfriend 1
00:49:23My sister's boyfriend...
carry 1
00:13:13I have a meeting in there and I don't wanna carry that...
apartment 1
00:43:55I was painting my apartment.
professor 1
00:16:00Although we did encounter one math professor at USF...
holy 1
00:26:27Holy cow.
quit 1
00:59:31You're not quitting on us yet, are you?
decision 1
00:25:09So I'm used to being in a position where I have to make decisions and...
glass 1
01:29:38- There's just some glass work. - Let me stop you right there.
bear 1
01:37:25Seems hard to bear
grab 1
01:40:05Let me run up and grab that for you, Mr. Frohm.
support 1
01:48:36...for your support at last month's seminar.
partner 1
00:46:29If you back out, you know what I'll look like to the partners?
planet 1
01:52:32...planets are there?
usually 1
01:03:35Whoever brought in the most money after six months was usually hired.
moon 1
00:33:58Moons hits a three-pointer at 17 seconds left.
match 1
00:58:03...with our packages. We need you to match their needs and goals...
nervous 1
01:48:01Getting nervous?
bother 1
00:59:43We didn't do world markets, didn't bother with taxes...
type 1
00:44:58I'm the type of person...
heaven 1
00:56:28Then he drowned, and he went to heaven.
otherwise 1
00:38:57You gotta pay each parking ticket, otherwise, you're staying.
notice 1
00:06:18- Yes. - And we got the tax-bill notice today.
awesome 1
01:29:00Awesome.

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