Friends season 1 episode 2: vocabulary
«The One with the Sonogram at the End». 2,271 words spoken, 483 different words. Here are the ones worth learning before you watch.
A typical learner knows this share of the words spoken in the episode:
| Your level | Familiar words | New words per episode |
|---|---|---|
| A2 | ≈ 93% | ≈ 70 |
| B1 | ≈ 96% | ≈ 34 |
| B2 | ≈ 97% | ≈ 18 |
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Sorted by how often they are said in the episode. Character names are left out.
B1 words in this episode B1
| comedian | person whose job is to make people laugh | 4 |
| pregnant | having a baby growing inside your body | 4 |
| involved | taking part in something | 4 |
| issue | a problem or a topic to talk about | 3 |
| lesbian | woman attracted to other women | 3 |
| pillow | soft thing you rest your head on in bed | 3 |
| dump | to throw away or put down carelessly | 3 |
| though | but, however | 2 |
| matter | a thing that is important or a problem | 2 |
| basically | in the most simple way | 2 |
| supposed | thought to be true, or expected to do something | 2 |
| quack | sound a duck makes | 2 |
| suggest | to give an idea for someone to think about | 2 |
| realise | to understand something that you did not know before | 2 |
| absolutely | completely, fully, yes for sure | 1 |
| opening | hole or space you can go through | 1 |
| otherwise | if not, or in a different way | 1 |
| sex | being male or female | 1 |
| cave | large hole in the side of a hill or under ground | 1 |
| gee | word showing surprise | 1 |
| totally | completely, in every way | 1 |
| company | a group of people who sell things or work together | 1 |
| misunderstand | to not understand something correctly | 1 |
| scare | to make someone feel afraid | 1 |
| concerned | worried about something | 1 |
| apparently | it seems like, people say that | 1 |
| ceremony | a special event with set actions and words | 1 |
| dread | to feel very afraid of something coming | 1 |
| veil | thin cloth that covers the face or head | 1 |
| lasagne | flat pasta food with layers and cheese | 1 |
| perspective | the way a situation looks from where a person stands | 1 |
| ruin | to break or damage something very badly | 1 |
| taste | how food or drink feels in your mouth | 1 |
| selfish | thinking only about yourself | 1 |
| independent | able to do things on your own | 1 |
| puzzle | game where you must think to find the answer | 1 |
| published | made ready for people to read | 1 |
| satisfied | happy because you got what you wanted | 1 |
| cancer | a very bad illness when body cells grow wrong | 1 |
| harmonica | small instrument you play with your mouth | 1 |
B2 words in this episode B2
| chaotic | completely messy and without any order | 2 |
| engagement | an agreement to marry, or being involved in something | 2 |
| glacier | a huge mass of ice that moves very slowly down a mountain | 1 |
| erect | build something, or standing straight and tall | 1 |
| swallowing | making food or drink go down your throat | 1 |
| ammunition | bullets and objects shot from weapons | 1 |
| stomp | to walk with heavy steps | 1 |
| presumably | used when you think something is likely true | 1 |
| unbelievably | in a way that is very hard to believe | 1 |
| altar | a special table used for religious actions | 1 |
| steer | to control the direction something moves | 1 |
| tanned | having darker skin from being in the sun | 1 |
| enterprise | a business or a difficult project that takes courage | 1 |
| tilt | to move or lean to one side | 1 |
Harder words (C1–C2)
fluff C2 mastodon C2 flatness C2 anecdote C1 hairline C1
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