Friends season 1 episode 10: vocabulary
«The One with the Monkey». 2,498 words spoken, 521 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% | ≈ 82 |
| B1 | ≈ 95% | ≈ 44 |
| B2 | ≈ 97% | ≈ 24 |
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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
| snap | to break quickly, or take a quick photo | 3 |
| roommate | person you share a room or home with | 2 |
| means | way of doing something | 2 |
| quality | how good or bad something is | 2 |
| yell | shout very loudly | 2 |
| sweep | to clean a floor with a brush | 2 |
| sweeping | cleaning a floor with a long brush | 2 |
| fella | friendly word for a man or boy | 2 |
| hell | place some believe bad people go after death | 2 |
| hop | to jump on one foot | 2 |
| juggling | keeping several objects in the air by throwing and catching | 2 |
| whistle | make a high sound by blowing air through your lips | 2 |
| pressure | force pushing against something | 2 |
| precious | very valuable and important | 1 |
| rescue | to save someone from danger | 1 |
| ass | animal like a small horse with long ears | 1 |
| certain | sure about something, having no doubt | 1 |
| suicide | taking your own life | 1 |
| buddy | close friend | 1 |
| political | about the government and how a country is run | 1 |
| helper | person who helps | 1 |
| slap | to hit with a flat open hand | 1 |
| gee | word showing surprise | 1 |
| desperate | needing something very much and feeling scared | 1 |
| victim | a person who is hurt by something bad | 1 |
| enthusiasm | strong feeling of interest and energy | 1 |
| demand | to ask for something in a strong way | 1 |
| supposed | thought to be true, or expected to do something | 1 |
| jar | glass container with a wide opening | 1 |
| discuss | to talk about something with others | 1 |
| assume | to think something is true without proof | 1 |
| delicate | easily broken or damaged, thin and light | 1 |
| grace | smooth and beautiful way of moving | 1 |
| romantic | about love or showing love | 1 |
| occasion | time when something happens, or a special event | 1 |
| breakup | the end of a relationship or group | 1 |
| mock | to laugh at someone in an unkind way | 1 |
| working | having a job, or something that works | 1 |
| theory | idea that tries to explain something | 1 |
| nowhere | not in any place | 1 |
B2 words in this episode B2
| jolly | happy and cheerful | 1 |
| scramble | to move quickly using hands and feet | 1 |
| pathetic | causing feelings of sadness and pity | 1 |
| eyelash | one of the small hairs on the edge of the eyelid | 1 |
| breezy | with a light pleasant wind blowing | 1 |
| conventional | following the traditional and usual way of doing things | 1 |
| particle | a very, very small piece of something | 1 |
| accelerator | the part you press with your foot to make a car go faster | 1 |
| valid | acceptable, based on truth, or still able to be used | 1 |
| sweeper | a person or machine that cleans floors | 1 |
| urinate | to pass liquid waste from the body | 1 |
| bloated | swollen and full of gas or liquid | 1 |
| pocketbook | a small book, or a woman's bag | 1 |
| tackle | to try to deal with a difficult problem | 1 |
| whiz | to move very fast, or a person who is very good at something | 1 |
Harder words (C1–C2)
pact C2 phenomenal C1 sanskrit C1 luminous C2 methodical C1 spatula C1 faeces C2 simulate C1 flench C2 artichoke C2 mingle C1 kerb C2 glitter C1 confetti C2 geek C1
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