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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 levelFamiliar wordsNew 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

comedianperson whose job is to make people laugh4
pregnanthaving a baby growing inside your body4
involvedtaking part in something4
issuea problem or a topic to talk about3
lesbianwoman attracted to other women3
pillowsoft thing you rest your head on in bed3
dumpto throw away or put down carelessly3
thoughbut, however2
mattera thing that is important or a problem2
basicallyin the most simple way2
supposedthought to be true, or expected to do something2
quacksound a duck makes2
suggestto give an idea for someone to think about2
realiseto understand something that you did not know before2
absolutelycompletely, fully, yes for sure1
openinghole or space you can go through1
otherwiseif not, or in a different way1
sexbeing male or female1
cavelarge hole in the side of a hill or under ground1
geeword showing surprise1
totallycompletely, in every way1
companya group of people who sell things or work together1
misunderstandto not understand something correctly1
scareto make someone feel afraid1
concernedworried about something1
apparentlyit seems like, people say that1
ceremonya special event with set actions and words1
dreadto feel very afraid of something coming1
veilthin cloth that covers the face or head1
lasagneflat pasta food with layers and cheese1
perspectivethe way a situation looks from where a person stands1
ruinto break or damage something very badly1
tastehow food or drink feels in your mouth1
selfishthinking only about yourself1
independentable to do things on your own1
puzzlegame where you must think to find the answer1
publishedmade ready for people to read1
satisfiedhappy because you got what you wanted1
cancera very bad illness when body cells grow wrong1
harmonicasmall instrument you play with your mouth1

B2 words in this episode B2

chaoticcompletely messy and without any order2
engagementan agreement to marry, or being involved in something2
glaciera huge mass of ice that moves very slowly down a mountain1
erectbuild something, or standing straight and tall1
swallowingmaking food or drink go down your throat1
ammunitionbullets and objects shot from weapons1
stompto walk with heavy steps1
presumablyused when you think something is likely true1
unbelievablyin a way that is very hard to believe1
altara special table used for religious actions1
steerto control the direction something moves1
tannedhaving darker skin from being in the sun1
enterprisea business or a difficult project that takes courage1
tiltto move or lean to one side1

Harder words (C1–C2)

fluff C2 mastodon C2 flatness C2 anecdote C1 hairline C1

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Word counts come from the Friends transcripts of the Emory University character-mining corpus (Apache-2.0), cross-checked against subtitles from OpenSubtitles.org; we publish only numbers and word lists, never the dialogue. Levels (A1–C2) and translations come from the WordStudy dictionary. opensubtitles.org