00:00 - 01:58 Vocabulary bra-removing

maneuver
MONICA: Would you let it go? It’s A. a big deal = something very import-
not that big a dealA. ant. Often used in the negative.

ROSS: Not that big a deal? It’s amaz- B. maneuver: one or a series of move-
ments that requires skill to make. >>
ing1. Ok, you just reach in there,
Maneuvering to park my car was the sleeve
there’s one little maneuverB, and bam,
hardest thing for me to learn.
a braPIC right out sleevePIC. All right,
as far as I’m concernedC, there is C. as far as I’m concerned = in my
nothing a guy can do that even comes opinion; from what I know.
close. Am I right, here?
D. to blow sb’s mind: to surprise or
RACHEL: Come on! You guys can pee amaze someone very much.
standing up2. E. breast = boob. The upper front part bra
of a female torso. Breast is the most
CHANDLER: We can? Ok, I’m trying appropriate/ objective term to refer to
that. this part of a woman’s body across most
types of contexts.
JOEY: Alright, you know what blows
my mindD? Women can see breastsE F. to be beyond sb: outside one’s capac- blow sb’s mind
any time they want. You just look ity to understand something. >> The
down and there they are. How you get fact that some big factories are still dam-
any work done is beyond meF. aging the environment is beyond me.

G. mean = evil, cruel. >> That’s a mean

PHOEBE: Oh, ok, you know what thing to say.
I don’t get? The way guys can do so
many meanG things, and then not Pronunciation
even care3. 1. Amazing: Uhh-MAY-zing mean character
Saying words like this slower and with em-
ROSS: Multiple orgasms! phasis give them more impact.
Opening Credits
2. standing up: stAn-dee-nup
Scene: Central Perk, all are there.
3. and then not even care
CHANDLER: So, Saturday night, the an-then-naw-dee-ven-care
big night, date night, Saturday night,
Sa-tur-day night!
References
JOEY: No plans, huh? I. multiple orgasms: they’re having an
argument about whether it’s more fun being
a man or a woman and in their opinion, this
CHANDLER: Not a one. is the most significant female advantage.
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 01:58 - 02:50 Vocabulary shut up
ROSS: Not even, sayA, breaking up A. say = (also let say) for example. >>
withB Janice? Imagine you get a job as...say, a doctor

CHANDLER: Oh, right, right, shut B. to break up (with sb): to stop being
in a relationship with someone.
upC.
C. shut up = be quiet. Shut up is a
MONICA: Chandler, nobody likes
much more forceful way to order
breaking up with someone. You just someone to stop talking.
got to1 do it. gang up on (sb)
D. to get up the courage: find cour-
CHANDLER: No, I know, but it’s just age to overcome fear and act. Another
so hard, you know? I mean, you’re sit- common us is muster up the courage.
ting there with her2, she has no idea
what’s happening, and then you final- E. to gang up on (sb): to team up/ form
ly get up the courageD to do it, and a team to attack someone (verbally,
there’s the horrible awkward moment physically or in any other way).
when you’ve handed herE the note.
E. to hand (sb): to give (w/ your hand)
hunger strike
JOEY: Why do you have to break up F. hunger strike (sb): a strike is when
with her3? Be a man, just stop call- you stop doing something. To go on
ingI. strike is to boycott something. A hunger
strike is to go without food.
PHOEBE: You know, if you want, I’ll
do it with you.
Pronunciation
CHANDLER: Oh, thanks, but I think
she’d feel like we’re ganging up onF her. 1. you just got to: you-jus-gaw-duh

PHOEBE: No, I mean you break up 2. you’re sitting there with her
with Janice and I’ll break up with your-sittin-there-with-er
Tony. 3. why do you have to break up with her
why-duh-u-hafduh-bray-kup-with-er
ROSS: Tony?

MONICA: Oh, you’re breaking up References

with TonyII? I. Be a man: the joke here is that Joey’s logic
is the complete opposite of what being a
PHOEBE: Yeah, I know, he’s sweet, man means in such a situation.
but it’s just not fun anymore, you
II. you’re breaking up with Tony?: here’s
know? I don’t know if it’s me, or his another present continuous tense with ref-
hunger strikeF, or, I don’t know. erence to a future action.
 02:50 - 03:46 Vocabulary scrunchy face
RACHEL: Does anybody want anything A. scrunchy: with one’s facial expres-
else? sion all wrinkled up (scrunchy as a noun
is a women’s rubber band-like hair utensil)
ROSS: Oh, yeah, last week you had a See pictures for both of these. *Not very
commonly used as an adjective.
wonderful, nuttyI, chocolateyI kind of a
cakeyI pie thing. Nothing, just, just, I’m B. burn (sb) up: if something or some-
fine. one burns you up, it makes you angry. scrunchy
*Not very common for long hair
PHOEBE: What’s the matter1? Why so
scrunchyA? C. to be up to sth: to be well prepared
enough to deal with a challenge or dif-
RACHEL: It was my father. He wants to ficult situation.
give me a Mercedes2 convertible3-PIC. D. to make it: to succeed getting to a
place after a hard path, or to succeed in
ROSS: That guy, he burns me upB. achieving something difficult. >> make Mercedes
it on your own is a common collocation. convertible
RACHEL: Yeah, well, it’s a Mercedes if
I move back home. Oh, it was horrible. E. on one’s own: just you, with no help
He called me young lady. from anyone. >> I can do it on my own.

F. smth agrees with smb: something

CHANDLER: Ooh, I hate whenII my
that makes somebody look good.
father calls me that.

MONICA: Did he give you4 that whole

Pronunciation
“You’re-not-up-to-thisC” thing again? 1. What’s the matter:
Whuh-zuh matter
RACHEL: Oh, yeah, yeah. Actually, I
got the extended disco version, with 2. Mercedes: mur-say-deez
three choruses of “You’ll never make itD 3. convertible: kun-ver-dih-bl
on your ownE”.
4. did he give you: dih-dee-gi-vew
PHOEBE: Uh-huh, uh-huh.
References
ANGELA: Hi, Joey. I. nutty, cakey, chocalatey: notice how
he makes an adjective out of nouns by
JOEY: Oh My God, Angela. adding a “y” on the end.

II. I hate it when: “I hate it when..” is

MONICA: Wow, being dumped by you
grammatically correct, but natives often
obviously agrees with herF.
say I hate when.
 03:46 - 05:05 Vocabulary eager beaver
PHOEBE: Are you gonna go over there? A. eager: enthusiastic about doing
something. If you’re eager to travel
JOEY: No, yeah, no, ok, but not yet. somewhere, you can’t wait to do it.
I don’t want to seem too eagerA. One An eager beaver is a person who likes
Mississippi, two Mississippi, three working a lot. An eager learner is an you don’t say
MississippiI. That seems pretty coolB. enthusiastic learner. meme
(he walks over toC her) Hey, Angela. B. cool: cool also means okay. For ex-
ample>> is it cool if I call you later?
ANGELA: Joey.
C. walk over to sb: (also walk up to sb)
to approach someone. Often used in
JOEY: You look good.
reporting/ narrating an event.
ANGELA: That’s cuz I’m wearing a D. you don’t say = really?, no kidding!, do the laundry
dress that accents my boobs. no shit (Vulgar)! We use this expression
to express surprise- here sarcastically
JOEY: You don’t sayD.
E. do the laundry: to wash your
ROSS: So, uh, Rachel, what are you, uh, clothes. (do the dishes, do the shopping)
what are you doing tonight1? F. to join smb: to participate in an ac-
tivity with them. (also to tag along is to
RACHEL: Oh, big glamour night. Me participate as more of an observer)
and Monica at Laundorama.
G. building: apartment building
ROSS: Oh, you uh, do you wanna hear
a freakishII coincidence? Guess who’s Pronunciation
doing laundryE there too?
1. what are you doing?
RACHEL: Who? wuh-duh-you-doin
2. don’t you have: don-chew-av
ROSS: Me. Was that not clear? Hey, why
don’t, um, why don’t I just join youF... References
both...there? I. one/two/three... Mississippi: a little trick
used to space out each second when count-
RACHEL: Don’t you have a laundry
2
ing.
room in your buildingG? II. Suffix -ish: we use this suffix to tone
down the meaning of certain words. In this
ROSS: Yes, I do have a laundry room example, freakish coincidence is a very com-
in my building, um, but there’s a.... rat mon collocation (used together a lot).
problem.
 05:05 - 06:11 Vocabulary dryer sheets

ROSS: Apparently1 they’re attracted A. fluffy: anything soft and fuzzy, like
to the dryer sheetsPIC, and you know, little balls of cotton.
they’re going in fine, but they’re coming
B. sophisticated: (of a person) educat-
out allI... fluffyA. Anyway, say, sevenishII?
ed, experienced, and with refined intel-
lectual perspective on the world. fluffy
RACHEL: Sure.
C. audition: an interview in which
ANGELA: Forget it Joey. I’m with Bob candidates demonstrate their acting,
now. singing or other discipline skills to get
a role in a movie, play or any artistic
JOEY: Bob? Who the hell’s Bob? performance.
ANGELA: Bob is great. He’s smart, he’s D. I’m telling you: used to reinforce
sophisticatedB, and he has a real job. the importance of what you’re going audition
You, you go on three auditionsC a month to say next and convince them >> I’m
and you call yourself an actor, but Bob... telling you, you can trust them. They’ve
never failed me.
JOEY: Come on, we were great together.
And not just at the fun stuffIII, but like, Pronunciation
talking too.
1. apparently: uh-pA-ren-lee
ANGELA: Yeah, well, sorry, Joey. You 2. four of us: for-ruh-vus
said let’s just be friends, so guess what?
References
JOEY: What?
I. coming out all fluffy: all is used to give
emphasis to certain adjectives. >>he got all
ANGELA: We’re just friends. mad at me >> Joey’s acting all interested in
Angela.
JOEY: Fine, fine, so, why don’t the four
of us2 go out and have dinner together II. Suffix -ish with numbers: with num-
bers, this suffix makes a number less punc-
tonight? You know, as friends?
tual, or around that time. In few words it
means ‘more or less.’
ANGELA: What four of us2? >> He looks fortyish (around forty)
>> I woke up at sevenish (more or less at
JOEY: You know, you and Bob, and me seven)
and my girlfriend, uh, uh, Monica.
This is mostly used in speaking, and your
tone of voice needs to show that you’re not
JOEY: Monica, I’m tellin’ youD, this guy exact in your estimation.
is perfect for you.
III. the fun stuff: sex.
 06:11 - 07:20 Vocabulary belch
MONICA: Forget it. Not after your cou- A. cousin: the son or daughter of an
sinA who could belchB the alphabet. uncle or aunt.

JOEY: Come on. This guy is great. His B. belch: (also burp; more informal) to
name is Bob1. He’s Angela’s... brother. expel gas noisily through your mouth.
He’s smart, he’s sophisticated, andI he C. God help us: used to express frus-
has a real job. Me, I go on three audi- tration or being sick of something
tions a month and call myself an actor, kitchen tile
but Bob is... D. to go out with: to hang out with a
woman romantically
MONICA: Oh, God help usC. E. tons of: a lot of; lots of (implies more
quantity than ‘a lot of ’).
JOEY: What?
F. hold on = wait; not so fast.
MONICA: Ugly Naked Guy is laying G. think (sth) through: to think about
kitchen tilePIC. Eww! something carefully before making a
decision.
JOEY: Eww! Look, I’m asking a favor
here. You know, I’m thinking If I do this Pronunciation
thing for her brother, maybe Angela will 1. his name is Bob: his-names-bob
come back to me.
References
MONICA: What’s going on here? You
go out withD tons ofE girls. I. Emphatic AND
Most of the times ‘and’ is unstressed and
JOEY: I know, but, look, I made a huge pronounced /uhn/, but when the speaker
mistake. I never shoulda broke up with makes it stand out as an emphatic AND, it is
her. Will you help me? Please? pronounced /An/ or /And/ with a wide A
(spreading your lips as if smiling).
Scene: Ross’ apartment, Chandler is over.
One of the instances when we emphasize
ROSS: Ok, bye. Well, Monica’s not com- ‘and’ is when naming a series of items in
ing, it’s gonna be me and Rachel. which the last one is surprising, unexpect-
ed, or additional. >> English allows you to
CHANDLER: Oh. Well, hold on there F better enjoy movies and music, have better
camperII, are you sure you’ve thought job opportunities, AND it opens you up your
mind to the world. (compare the unstressed
this throughG?
first and, and the stressed AND).

ROSS: It’s laundry. The thinking II. camper: somebody who is learning. For
through is pretty minimal. example, boyscout camper. Not common
amongst adults. Also, grasshopper is often
used by teacher referring to the learner.
dt

07:20 - 08:25 Vocabulary to shave

CHANDLER: So it’s just you and Ra- A. Nuh-uh: a childish way of saying
chel, just the two of you? This is a date. “no way, I don’t believe you,” but he be-
You’re going on a date. lieves Chandler is right here. Yuh-huh
is the affirmative for the same tendency.
ROSS: Nuh-uhA.
B. fabric softener: fabric is the clothing
material- fabric softener is a liquid that
CHANDLER: Yuh-huhA.
makes clothes soft. underwear
ROSS: So what are you saying here? C. to snuggle: to cuddle or hug some-
I should shavePIC again, pick up some one in a comfortable position. A moth-
wine, what? er might snuggle with her baby.
Ross mentions Snuggles, which is also a
CHANDLER: Well, you may wanna brand of fabric softener.
rethink the dirty underwearPIC. This is fabric
D. fuzzy: soft, like the fur of a cat.
basically the first time1 she’s going to
see your underwear2—do you want it E. on the way: in the path on the trip to
to be dirty3, the destination
F. there you go: a way of saying, now
ROSS: No. you have it, or that’s it, you’re right.

CHANDLER: Oh, and uh, the fabric Pronunciation to snuggle

softenerB?
1. first time: firs-time
ROSS: Ok, ok, now what is wrong with Sentence Stress
my SnugglesC? What, it says I’m a sen- Think of a sentence as a group of syllables
rather than of words. In a sentence, one
sitive, warm kind of guy, you know, like
syllable in each content word (sometimes
a litle fuzzyD bearPIC. Alright, I can pick two) is stressed. All the remaining syllables
something else up on the wayE. are unstressed function words. Snuggles brand
2. she’s going to see your underwear (fuzzy bear)
CHANDLER: There you goF.
SHEs-GONNa-SEE-yir-UNDER-ware
Scene: at nice/ fancy restaurant
3. do you want it to be dirty
MONICA: Thank you. So what does do YOU-WANih-duh-be-DIR-dee
this Bob guy look like4? Is he tall? 4. what does this BOB guy look like?
Short? WHA-duhs-this-BOB-guy-LOOK-LIKE

JOEY: YepI. References

I. Yep: Monica is asking if he is tall or short,
MONICA: Which? but Joey dodges (avoids) the question by
answering yes.
 08:25 - 09:10 Vocabulary puppy
JOEY: Which what? A. for all we know: according to the
limits of what we know. This expres-
MONICA: You’ve never met Bob, have sion is similar to ‘as far as I know’ but it
you? stresses the information that we lack. >>
For all I know, she retired from acting, so
JOEY: No, but he’s... we might never see her on screen again.

MONICA: Oh my God, Joey, for all we B. run over: to hit someone with a car.
knowA this guy could be horribly...
C. here we go: said right before some-
ANGELA: Hey, Joey. thing that makes you excited or ner-
vous begins.
MONICA: ...horribly attractive. I’ll be
shutting up now. Pronunciation
Scene: Central Perk 1. we can rent a car and run over
we-kin-reh-n`uh-kar-n-run over
CHANDLER: Where are they? Where
are they? 2. I don’t want to do that
I-don-wanna-do-that
PHOEBE: This is nice. We never do
anything just the two of usI. References
grammar
CHANDLER: That’s great. Maybe to-
I. the two of us: a very common struc-
morrow we can rent a car, run over1-B
ture learners have difficulty with is
some puppiesPIC.
the one we use to specify a number of
people. It’s not “we are 3” it’s “there are
PHOEBE: Eww, I don’t want to do
3 of us”.
that2.
Check out Will Smith’s Song, Just the two of Us
CHANDLER: Here we goC. You can’t just say ‘we’re three.’ There
should always be a word after the
PHOEBE: Ok, have a good break-upII. number, like ‘we’re three people.’ ‘we’re
three brothers,’ ‘we’re three students.’
CHANDLER: Hey, Janice. etc.

JANICE: Oh, my God, I am so glad you II. have a good break-up: we always
called me. I had the most supremely say ‘have a good...’ before nouns like
awful day. ‘day, trip, flight, etc. To say have a good
break-up is somewhat odd, and even
bizarre, so that’s why it’s funny.
 09:10 - 10:13 Vocabulary photo shoot
CHANDLER: Hey, that’s not good. A. proofs: half-done photo prints
Can I get an espresso and a latte1 over
here, please? B. photo shoot: a session in which a
series of photos is taken.
JANICE: We got the proofsA back from C. pretty much = for the most part,
that photo shootB, you know, the one almost completely. >> I pretty much
with the little vegetables. Anyway, they finished my work for the day.
pretty muchC suckedD, so, I blew offE
the rest of the afternoon2, and I went D. (sth) sucks: when something sucks, go shopping
shoppingF and I got you, I’m looking, colloquially, it means that it wasn’t
I’m looking, I’m looking, I got you... good.

E. to blow off: to cancel in an unstruc-

CHANDLER: What?I tured, probably flakey way.

JANICE: What? F. to go shopping: to visit different

stores and buy one or multiple things,
CHANDLER: What... did you get me especially clothes.
3

there?
G. I figured = I thought; I came to the
conclusion.
JANICE: I got you...these.
Bullwinkle
H. To be still working on (smth): not
CHANDLER: Bullwinkle socks.PIC
having finished something yet. We use
That’s so sweet. this a lot with food we’re still eating.

JANICE: Well, I knew you had the Pronunciation

Rockys, and so I figuredG, you know, 1. can I get an espresso and a latte
you can wear Bullwinkle and Bull- kun-I-get-n-espresso-an-uh law-tay
winkle, or you could wear Rocky and
Rocky, or, you can mix and match, sent. stress: stressed syllables in upper case
moose and squirrelII. Whatever you 2. the rest of the after noon
want. thuh-RES-tuv-thuh-AF-ter-noon The Rocky and
Bullwinkle
3. did you: dih-juh
CHANDLER: That’s great. Show
4. I’m going to: I’m uh-nuh
CHANDLER: Well, I’m going to4 get
another espresso. more latte? References
I. what?: Chandler is in shock it’s so easy
JANICE: No, no, I’m still working on and simple for Phoebe to break up with him
mineH.
II. moose and squirrel: an old kid’s TV
show with Bullwinkle and a squirrel.
 10:13 - 11:22 Vocabulary coming through
CHANDLER: That’s it? A. brutal- violent, savage

B. coming through: phrase we say as

PHOEBE: Yeah, it was really hard. we try to move through a crowd and we
want them to move to the side so that
CHANDLER: Oh, yeah, the hug looked we can pass a bit more freely. “MOVE”
pretty brutal1 + A. basket
is more rude.
PHOEBE: Ok, you weren’t there. C. suds: bubbles that form from water
The Laundromat (called Launderama) that contain soap.

WOMAN: Coming throughB. Move, D. so?/ so what?: and? what’s the prob-
move. lem?

RACHEL: Oh, excuse me2. I was kind Pronunciation

of using that machine3. 1. pretty brutal: prih-dee-brew-dul suds

WOMAN: Yeah, well, now you’re kinda 2. excuse me: skews-me

not.
3. machine: muh-sheen
RACHEL: But I saved it4. I put my bas- stress pattern: maCHINE
ket on top.
PIC
4. saved it: sayv-dit

WOMAN: Oh, I’m sorry, is that your 5. unfortunately: un-for-chuh-nut-lee

basket? It’s really pretty. Unfortunately ,
5
stress pattern: unFORtunately
I don’t see suds C+PIC
.
6. what’s going on? whats-goih-non
RACHEL: What? References
WOMAN: No suds, no saveI. OkII? I. no suds, no save: in this case the
woman made this up (invented it) but
ROSS: What’s going on6? expressions using this structure “no
______, no _______” often conveys a
RACHEL: Hi, uh, nothing. That horri- generally accepted rule about some-
ble woman just took my machine. thing. Note: No pain, no gain, for ex-
ample, means that you can’t succeed in
ROSS: Was your basket on top? anything in life without going through
the necessary pain and sacrifice.
RACHEL: Yeah, but, there were no
II. okay: she says this with a pronunci-
suds.
ation that conveys a particularly snobby
and definitive attitude (“uhhh-kay?”)
ROSS: SoD?
 11:22 - 12:52 Vocabulary pants/ trousers
RACHEL: Well, you know, no suds, no A. show’s over: commonly said when
save. somebody is breaking up a fight

ROSS: No suds? Excuse me, hold on a B. spaz: a person who is weird and/or
second. This is my friend’s machine. has no control.

C. pants: item of clothing that covers

WOMAN: Hey, hey, hey, her stuff wasn’t both legs.
in it1.
This always ends in a ‘s’, and is used in the
plural (they are my pants) even when it’s
ROSS: Hey, hey, hey, that’s not the rule show’s over
singular. Trousers is the British word.
and you know it.
D. you caught me = you found out
ROSS: All right, the show’s over .
A + PIC
(something bad or embarrassing some-
Nothing to see here. Ok, let’s do laundry. one is doing)
2

RACHEL: That was amazing. I can’t even Pronunciation

send back soupI.
1. wasn’t in it: wuh-zih-nih-nit
spaz
ROSS: Well, that’s cuz you’re such a sweet, 2. nothing to see: nothin-duh-see
gentle, uh...Do you, uh, do you...Oh, hey,
uh you mustII need detergent. 3. supposed to use: suh-poz-duh-use

RACHEL: What’s that? References

I. send back soup: she’s referring to sending
ROSS: UberveissIII. It’s new, it’s German, back soup she doesn’t want at a restaurant
it’s extra-tough.
grammar: modal verb must
II. must: one of the uses must has is for
ROSS: Rach, do you uh, are you gonna assumptions. If you make an assumption
separate those? for something that looks obvious, we use
‘must.’ >> You must be Rick’s brother. You
RACHEL: Oh God. Oh, am I being like look exactly like him. >> This must be his
a total laundry spazB+ PIC? I mean, am I car because it’s parked really badly.
supposed to use3 like one machine for III. Uberveiss: Ross took Chandlers com-
shirts and another machine for pantsC? ments about ‘Snuggles’ to heart. As Chan-
dler told him, that brand was too ‘soft,’ Ross
ROSS: Rach, have you never done this decided to act tough by getting a German
before? sounding brand of detergent.
IV. laundry virgin: to be a “virgin” is not
RACHEL: Well, not myself, but I know just used in the sexual way. In some situa-
other people that have. Ok, you caught tions, it can be used to describe something
meD. I’m a laundry virginIV. you’ve never done before.
 12:52 - 14:25 Vocabulary
Delicates
ROSS: Uh, well, don’t worry, I use the A. delicates: Wools, cotton linen, any-
gentle cycleI... just, it’s a... Ok, um, basi- thing with metallic thread, silk, jersey
cally you wanna to use one machine for material, lace and lingerie
all your whites, a whole otherII machine B. bra: underwear/ undergarment
for your1 colors, and a third for your, uh women use to support the breasts.
your, delicatesA, and that would be your
brasB and your under-pantyC things. C. panties: women’s underwear.
D. judgment call: a decision that de-
RACHEL: Ok, well, what about these are pends on your personal opinion of
white cotton panties. Would they go with what’s most appropriate.
whites or with delicates?
E. grow up: when humans develop
ROSS: Uh, that, that, that would be a from children into adults. Common
judgment callD. mistake: we don’t use grow up for the
growth of non-human things (just grow)
Scene: At fancy restaurant
F. huh = that’s interesting
MONICA: He is so cute. So, where did
you2 guys grow upE? G. huh? = asking for confirmation
H. to nibble/ nibbly: (v) to eat some-
ANGELA: Brooklyn Heights. thing in quick small bites (like a squir-
rel). Nibbly is the adjective describing
BOB: Cleveland. the same thing.
squirrel
MONICA: Huh ! How, how did that
F
Pronunciation
happenIII?
1. for your: fir yir
JOEY: Oh my God. 2. where did you: where-dih-jew

MONICA: What? 3. squirrel: skwir-ul

JOEY: I suddenly had the feeling I was References

falling. But I’m not. I. “I use the gentle cycle:” Ross is mak- weasel
Commercial Break ing a sexual innuendo here in reference to
Rachel’s comment about being a “laundry
JOEY: So, you and Angela, huhG? virgin.”

BOB: Yep. Pretty much. II. a whole nother: common native mis-
take. It should be “a whole other machine.”
JOEY: You’re a lucky man. You know III. how did that happen?: Monica still
what I miss the most about her? That thinks Angela and Bob are siblings, and
cute nibblyH noise when she eats. Like a can’t comprehend why they lived in oppo-
happy little squirrel 3 + PIC, or a weaselPIC. site sides of the country.
 Vocabulary
14:25 - 16:10 Band-aid
BOB: Huh, I never really noticed. A. listen for (sth): to pay attention to
something or to what someone says as
JOEY: Oh, yeah1, yeah, listen forA it. you’re waiting

BOB: Monica, Monica is great. B. that’s nice: sometimes used to re-

spond to a strange or awkward com-
JOEY: Yeah, she is. But it’s not gonna ment.
last. She’s too much for me in bed. Sex- C. wound: an open injury on your skin.
uallyI.
Scene: The ladies’ bathroom at the restaurant D. here we go: we often say this before
doing something unpleasant/ difficult.
MONICA: I’ve got to tell you2, Bob is
terrific. E. there you go: something we tell our-
selves in difficult situations- like “there Pulling Off a
ANGELA: Yeah, isn’t he3? it is, I have to deal with this now.” Band-aid
MONICA: It is so great to meet a guy Pronunciation
who’s smart and funny, and has an emo-
1. Oh yeah vs Aww Yeah:
tional age beyond, like eight.
Oh Yeah- Closed O Sound
ANGELA: You know what else? He’s O As in Open, Go, and No
unbelievable in bed. mouth forms a circle-->

MONICA: Wow. My brother never Aww Yeah- Open Aw Sound

even told me when he lost his4 virgini- Aw as in Awesome and Dog
ty. mouth open-->

ANGELA: Huh. That’s niceB. 2. I’ve got to tell you :

I’ve-gaw-duh-tell-ya
Scene: Central Perk
3. isn’t he: ih-uh-nee
PHOEBE: Hey, you can do this. It’s
just like pulling off a Band-aidII + PIC. 4. when he lost his: when-ee-lost-iz
Okay, just do it really fast, and then the
woundC is exposed. Go, go.
References
I. too much for me in bed..sexually: this
is funny because it’s already obvious they’re
CHANDLER: Janice. Hi, Janice. Ok,
talking about sex before Joey said “sexually.”
here we goD. I don’t think we should go
out anymore. Janice. II. it’s like pulling off a band-aid: an ex-
pression/ metaphor for doing something
JANICE: All right. Well, there you goE. that hurts a lot at first but then it’s easier
Stop it, stop it, stop it. after. The most painful part is the first step.
 16:10 - 17:35 Vocabulary
RACHEL: Ok, I know this is going A. Uh-oh: this is how we write the
sound really stupid1, but I feel that if I sound we make when we find out about
can do this2, you know, if I can actually something troublesome.
do my own laundry, there isn’t anything
B. upset: unhappy and perhaps angry.
I can’t do.
When you’re upset your feelings get
disturbed, and you’re not in a good
ROSS: That does not sound stupid to
mood.
me. No, it’s like the first time I had to
make dinner3 for myself, after Carol C. on one’s own: if you do something
left me? I’m sorry, that’s all the time we on your own, you do it by yourself
have. Next on Ross... Uh-ohA. without anyone’s help.
RACHEL: What uh-oh? Pronunciation
ROSS: Uh-oh, uh-oh, the laundry’s 1. this is going to sound really stupid
done. It’s, uh, it’s a song. The laundry thiss-ih gonna sound REALLY stupid
song that we sing. Uh-oh the laundry’s You have the freedom to exaggerate any
done, uh-oh, uh-oh. word in a sentence to make it stand out and
convey the exact meaning you want. Here,
RACHEL: Ross, what’s the matter? Rachel emphasizes ‘really’ (she also length-
ens ‘stupid’ /stuuu-pid/
ROSS: Nothing, nothing. Lee-lo, the
laundry’s done. 2. but I feel that if I can do this
buh-dy-feel-thuh-dih-fy-kin-do this
RACHEL: Come on, show me.
3. I had to make dinner
ROSS: All right, all right, it’s just that I-uh-duh-make dinner
you left a red sock in with all your
whites4, and now, everything’s kind of 4. with all your whites
pink. wih-thawl-ur whites

RACHEL: Oh, everything’s pink. 5. but it didn’t

buh-dih-dih-denn
ROSS: Yeah, uh, except for the red sock, marshmallow
6. It happened to me
which is still red. I’m sorry, please don’t peep
it-happen-duh-mee
be upsetB, it could happen to anyone.
7. what am I doing?
RACHEL: But it didn’t5. It happened
wuh-duh-my-doin
to me6. Oh, god, I’m going look like a
big marshmallow peepPIC. What am I 7. I can’t even
doing7? What am I doing? My father’s I cAn-even
right. I can’t live on my ownC! I can’t
even6 do laundry!
 17:35 - 18:44 Vocabulary underdog
Scene: The fancy restaurant A. flop: to move in a loose, uncon-
MONICA: Something went wrong trolled, way. For example, a fish will
with UnderdogPIC, and they couldn’t flop around once its out of water. Also
get his head1 to inflate. So anyway, um, used to describe a performance that
his head is like floppingA down Broad- didn’t reach expectations. >>that movie
wayPIC, right, and I’m just thinking... was a flop. (See picture of belly flop too.)
how inappropriate this is. Um, I’ve got B. to be close: when two people have a
something in my eye, uh, Joey, could we very intimate or personal relationship.
check it in the light, please?
C. rambunctious: /rAm-bunk-shus/
MONICA: Oh my God. noisy and out of control, like someone belly flop
with too much energy who is very loud
JOEY: What? and overly cheerful. >> He was shy in
the beginning, but after a while he re-
MONICA: Hello! Were we at the same vealed his rambunctious nature.
table2? It’s like... cocktailsPIC in Appala-
chiaI. D. sick: disgusting and not acceptable.
However, it can also mean ‘cool’ in
broadway
JOEY: Come on, they’re closeB. more colloquial and younger contexts.

MONICA: Close? She’s got her tongue

Pronunciation
in his ear. 1. they couldn’t get his head to inflate
they-kou-den-geh-dis-head duh inflate
JOEY: Oh, like you’ve never gotten a kou rhymes with goo from good.
little rambunctiousC with Ross.
2. were we at the same table?
wer-wee-uh-thuh-same tay-bl cocktail
MONICA: Joey, this is sickD it’s disgust-
ing, it’s, it’s—not really true, is it? All the blue colored transcriptions are
function words (they only have a gram-
matical function in the sentence`). Vowel
JOEY: Well, who’s to say what’s true? I
sounds in function words are often schwa
mean... sounds (/uh/)

MONICA: Oh my god, what were you

thinking? References
I. Cocktails in Appalachia: The Appala-
JOEY: All right, look, I’m not proud of chian Mountains is a stereotypically “red-
this, ok? Well, maybe I am a little. neck” part of the Eastern USA. One of the
stereotypes about rednecks (ignorant rural
white people) is that incest is common
MONICA: Oh!
(Monica still thinks the couple are siblings).
 18:44 - 19:53 Vocabulary I’m outta here
JOEY: Ow! A. I’m out of here: phrase used to
announce you’re leaving a place. It can
MONICA: I’m out of hereA + 1. denote dissatisfaction if said w/ anger.
RLE Article: 26 Ways to Say Goodbye
JOEY: Wait, wait, wait. You likeI him, I
wantI her. He likes you. B. to put our heads together: to brain-
storm, to collaborate to discover a cre-
MONICA: Really? ative or superior idea or solution.
Norman Mailer
C. make eyes at (sb): to look at a per-
JOEY: Yeah. Listen, I’m thinking, if we son with desire *not so common anymore
put our heads togetherB + 2, between the
two of us, we can break them up3. D. here’s the thing: used before mak-
Time lapse, Monica accidentally spilled her ing a comment in order to prepare the
drink on Bob’s shirt and is cleaning it up. Joey listener to listen attentively.
is making eyes atC Angela.
MONICA: I’m so sorry, I can’t believe I Pronunciation chicken wings
did this. I just couldn’t stop laughing at 1. I’m out of here: I’m-ow-duv-here
your Norman MailerPIC story. ow rhymes with cow and how

JOEY: Uh, waiter, one more plate of 2. put our heads: pou-dar-heds
chicken wingsPIC over here. pou rhymes with good and would

Scene: Central Perk. 3. break them up: break-em-up

CHANDLER: Here’s the thingD, Jan- 4. hit her: hid-er
lens
ice. You know, I mean, it’s likeII we’re
different. I’m like the bing, bing, bing. References
You’re like the boom, boomIII. I. want vs like: whereas want is more sexu-
al, like often means romantically interested
JANICE: Oww! (but not always).

CHANDLER: Oh, my god, I’m so sorry. II. You know, I mean, it’s like: Chandler
Are you ok? uses three discourse markers in a row be-
cause he’s having a hard time breaking up
JANICE: Ow. Um, it’s just my lens . with Janice. Remember, discourse markers
PIC

It’s just my lens. I’ll be right back. give us space to think, adjust, and pivot our
communication, but when we use them too
CHANDLER: I hit her4 in the eye! I hit much, as in this case, you sound confused.
her in the eye! This is the worst break- III. bing, bing, bing, boom/ boom, boom:
up in the history of the world. This is a bit confusing, but it seems he’s
referring to their relationship in terms of
PHOEBE: Oh my God. How many of drum sounds.
those have you had?
 19:53 - 21:07 Vocabulary jammies
CHANDLER: Oh, I don’t know, a mil- A. gift: a skill that someone has that
lion? makes that person special because it’s
uncommon. >> If you feel down and
PHOEBE: Chandler, easy, easy. Go to you talk to her, your voice will immedi-
your1 happy place. La la la la la la la. ately cheer you up. That’s her gift. >> He
says his gift is that he can communicate
CHANDLER: I’m fine. with dogs. >> he is a gifted learner

PHOEBE: All right. B. jammies = pijamas.

CHANDLER: I’m not fine. Here she Pronunciation

comes. She’s coming. 1. go to your: go-duh-yir
watch this hilar-
PHOEBE: Wait here. Breathe . 2 2. breathe: breeth ious song about
Phoebe breaks up with Janice for Chandler /th/ in breath is voiceless, like the /th/ a family wearing
in with or in then. Christmas Jam-
CHANDLER: How do you do that3? mies
A lot of learners confuse the pronun-
PHOEBE: It’s like a gift .
A
ciation and spelling of the verb breathe
with the noun breath. The noun breath waist
CHANDLER: We should always always is pronounced /breth/. (again, with a
break up together. voiceless /th/).
Watch Chad teach the TH sound
PHOEBE: Oh, I’d like that.
3. how do you do that
Scene: The Launderama. how-duh-yu-doo-thAt
ROSS: You got the clothes clean. Now Both ending /t/ sounds are stop T. That
that’s the important part4. is, they don’t have a “plosive” sound as
you pronounce them. The air coming
RACHEL: Oh, I guess. Except every- out through your mouth is stopped.
thing looks like jammiesB now.
4. important part: importann-part
RACHEL: Whoa, I’m sorry. Excuse me 5

We had this cart. 5. excuse me: skewz-me

6. get out of my way

WOMAN: Yeah, well, I had a 24-inchI
geh-dow-duh-my-way
waistPIC. You lose things. Now come on,
dow rhymes with cow and how
get out to my way6.

RACHEL: I’m sorry, you know, maybe I

wasn’t being clear. Uh, this is our cart.
 21:07 - 22:09 Vocabulary dryer
WOMAN: Hey, hey, hey there weren’t A. quit = stop
any clothes in it1.
B. make up = invent, create.
RACHEL: Hey, hey, hey, hey, quitA C. let go: to stop holding something;
making upB rules! to relinquish one’s grip on something.
It’s also frequently used in a figurative
WOMAN: Let goC! sense, like ‘let go of those painful mem-
ories.’
RACHEL: All right, listen, missyD. If
you want this cart, you’re going to have Not to be confused with ‘let’s go,’ which
to take me with it2! is used before a verb to suggest doing
the verb’s action.
RACHEL: Yes! Did you see that?
D. missy: term for a young woman,
used to express reprimand or affection.
ROSS: You were incredible! Brand
newE woman, ladies and gentlemen3. E. brand new: we add ‘brand’ before
‘new’ to emphasize that it’s ‘really’ new.
RACHEL: I could not have done this
without you. F. dryer: machine used to dry clothes.

G. neat: good, cool. >> That car is neat!

ROSS: Ok, um, uh, more clothes in the
The original meaning of ‘neat’ is tidy
dryerF? I’m fine, I’m fine.
(the opposite of messy), but in a slangy
way, it can also mean ‘cool’.
RACHEL: Are you sure?
H. match: (of clothes) to go well/ look
Ross: No. nice with other items of clothing’s col-
Closing Credits or.
RACHEL: Oh, are you sure you’re ok?
Pronunciation
ROSS: Yeah. 1. there weren’t any clothes in it
there-weren-any-clozz-in it
RACHEL: Does it still hurt? Trick: in rapid speech, an ending /ths/
can be pronounced as /z/.
ROSS: Yeah.
2. your going to have to take me with it
PHOEBE: What a neat idea. All your
G
chur-gonna-hav-tuh-take me WITH it
clothes matchH. I’m gonna do this.
3. gentlemen: gen-ul-men
 22:09 Vocabulary
MONICA: Hi. A. to rip (sth) apart: to separate some-
thing violently and with force. Note:
PHOEBE: Hey, how did it go1? here used metaphorically.

JOEY: ExcellentI. B. to grieve: to cry and feel momentar-

ily depressed because something that
MONICA: We ripped that couple makes you feel sad has happened.
apartA, and kept the pieces for our- C. ought to = should, as in a sense of
selves2. expectation or assumption.
Learn more about ought to
ROSS: What a beautiful story. Hey, I’m
fine by the wayII. D. that (should/ ought) to do it: means
that something should be complete,
MONICA: Oh, I’m sorry. finished. Also, that does it.

RACHEL: Where’s Chandler? Pronunciation

1. how did it go: how-dih-go
PHOEBE: Oh, he needed some time to
grieveB. 2. for ourselves: fir-are-selvz
are rhymes with car and far
CHANDLER: (running by outside yell-
ing) I’m free! I’m free! 3. that ought to do it
thA-daw-duh-do-it
PHOEBE: That ought toC do it3.
References
I. excellently: common native grammar
mistake- how did it go should be responded
to with a proverb, not an adjective. So, in
this sense, excellently is technically correct,
but nobody would ever say that. In fact, it
would sound strange. In this case, incorrect
grammar is more proficient than correct
grammar.

II. I’m fine by the way: by the way is a

discourse marker used to bring the con-
versation around to what was being talked
about. In this case, they were a little rude to
not ask how Ross was (considering he had
an ice pack on his head, it would have been
appropriate to ask him if he was okay.)