00:00 - 00:50
PHOEBE: (entering) Hi guys!
ALL: Hey, Pheebs! Hi!
ROSS: Hey. Oh, oh, how did it go? 1
Vocabulary
subway
A. to walk sb (to some place): to accompany someone to somewhere.
>> Let me walk you to the exit. >> He
walked me to the restroom.
B. loosely = approximately; in a relaxed
way >> Hardcore believers argue that
PHOEBE: Um, not so good. He
you shouldn’t use the term ‘oh my God’
walked meA to the subwayPIC and said
loosely. *loosely translated is a common
‘We should do this again!’
collcation
leather
PIC
ALL: Ohh. Ouch.
RACHEL: What? He said ‘we should
do it again’, that’s good, right?
MONICA: Uh, no. Loosely translated ‘We should do this again’ means
‘You will never see me naked.’ 2
B
RACHEL: Since when?
JOEY: Since always. It’s like dating
language. You know, like ‘It’s not you’
means ‘It is you’.
C. leather: fabric or material made
mainly from cow skin and used for
boots, purses, and jackets, and many
other objects.
PIC
D. to cushion the blow: ‘a cushion’
(noun) is an object that’s the opposite
of hard, like a mattress or a pillow. To
cushion (verb) something is to make
the impact of something less painful.
‘A blow’ is a strike, like a punch.PIC
‘To cushion the blow’ is to decrease the
strength of the impact of something.
This is a very common collocation.
Pronunciation
CHANDLER: Or ‘You’re such a nice
guy’ means ‘I’m gonna be dating leath- 1. how did it go
erC-wearing alcoholics and complainHOW-dih-GO
3
ing about them to you.’
2. naked
nay-kid
PHOEBE: Or, or, you know, um, ‘I
exeption to the rule that when
think we should see other people’
a word ends in a voiceless sound (/k/
means ‘Ha, ha, I already am’.
pronounced /t/. Talked, for example,
RACHEL: And everybody knows
follows the rule with a “t” sound on the
this?
end. (tawk’t).
JOEY: Oh yeah. It cushions the
blow.D
Max’s video on
Dating terms
3. complaning about them to you
comPLAINing uh-bout them to you
a cushion
a blow
Vocabulary
00:50 - 02:45
A.
to leave a place and go
somewhere else. Also to ‘explode’ or
CHANDLER: Yeah, it’s like when
you’re a kid, and your parents put your ‘get angry’ >> The gun went off accidenon
dog to sleepI, and they tell you it went tally. >>My boss
A
mistake I made.
to live on some farm.PIC
B. to send off: send sb/sth somewhere,
ROSS
especially away on a journey.
uh, our parents actually did, uh, send
:
C. to chase
B
to live on a farm.
something; to persecute.
MONICA: Uh, Ross.
ROSS: What? Wh- hello? The Millners’
PIC
farm in Connecticut? The Millners,II
they had this unbelievable1 farm, they
had horses, and, and rabbits that he
C+PIC
could chase and it was- it w- .....Oh my
God, Chi Chi (dog’s name)!
Opening Credits
CHANDLER: “So how does it feel 2
knowing you’re about to die?”
E. to be over =
F. to [verb] away: with certain verbs,
the adverb ‘away’ means to freely do a
lot of something. For example ‘drink/
type/work away.’ However, with movement verbs, it means ‘in the opposite
direction’ like in ‘go/run/look away’
1. unbelievable
Un-buh-lee-vuh-bull
2. how does it feel
how-duz-it-feel
3. Pain will be over
pain-ull be over
4. but you’ll have to live
Buh-chull-hav-duh live
5. what do you want from me?
wu-duh-yuh wan-fruh-me?
Let’s keep going.
References
I. put the dog to sleep: to euthanize or
JOEY: “I just wanna go back to my cell,
II.
cuz in my cell, I can smoke.”
a family “
CHANDLER: “Smoke away.”
F
to chase sb
Pronunciation
CHANDLER: Hey, that was really
good!
CHANDLER: Okay. “So. What do you
want 5 from me, Damone, huh ?”
Connecticut
D. Warden = the administrator of a
prison
JOEY: “Warden,D + PIC in five minutes
E+3
my pain will be over. But you’ll have
to live 4with the knowledge that you
sent an honest man to die.”
JOEY
farm
s: We use the last name of
” to refer to them
Warden
Vocabulary
02:45 - 03:50
Joey takes out a pack of A cigarettes and a
A. a pack of = a package of. >> a pack
B+PIC
PIC
lighter. He fumbles and drops the lighter. of cards. >> a pack of cigarettes.
D+PIC
lightsC a cigarette, takes a drag , and
B. to fumble: to move clumsily, withcoughs.
CHANDLER: I think this is probably
why Damone smokes in his cell alone.
JOEY: What?
CHANDLER: Relax your hand! Let
your wrist go.E Not so much! I
out good coordination of your body or
hands.
C. to light
D. take a drag: to inhale smoke from a
.
cigarette. You can also say
JOEY: Whoah!
E. let sth go: to release control of
CHANDLER: Hey!
F. to wince: to make an involuntary expression on your face that shows you’re
in pain or stressed.
JOEY: Hey!
lighter
fumbling the
ball
CHANDLER: Alright, now try taking
G. here: in this sense, it means “give it
a puff. D
to me” when you’re giving or receiving
F+PIC
Joey tries and visibly winces.
something.
CHANDLER: Alright.. okay. No. Give H. Nah: Another, slightly informal, way
it to me.
to say NO. You can also say nope.
JOEY: No no no, I’m not giving you a
cigarette.
taking a drag
Pronunciation
1. do you want to get this part
Duh-you-wanna-get-this-part
CHANDLER
do you want to get this part,1 or not?
2. that has been missing
Here.G All right, now, don’t think of it
that-iz-been-missin
as a cigarette, think of it as the thing
In connected speech, ‘has’ is usually conthat has been missing2 from your
tracted to ‘s. However, when it’s not, it drops
hand. When you’re holding it, you feel /h/ and the vowel sound is a schwa /uh/.
right. You feel complete.
JOEY: You miss it?
References
I. Not so much: the reason why Chandlers
says ‘not so much’ and why Joey quickly
CHANDLER: NahH, not so much.
straightens his hand is because a relaxed,
Alright, now we smoke. Oh.. my.. God. limp wrist could be interpreted as a gay
gesture.
wince
03:50 - 05:07
Vocabulary
A. tip (of sth): the extreme end of
Scene, Central Perk, everyone except Phoebe something pointed.
and Rachel is there.
MONICA
same as the distanceI from the tipA of
a guy’s thumbPIC to the tip of his index
PIC
.
B. to hand sth out (to sb): (also give
sth out) to distribute something to
each person of a group.
C.
without sugar or cream.
JOEY
D. Good for me = “good for you” is a
common expression of praise.
ROSS: Can I use.. either thumb? 1
E. to swap = interchange.
F. to mumble: to speak in a low, indisPIC
RACHEL: (with a tray of drinks) Altinguishable manner.
right, don’t tell me, don’t tell me! (Starts
B
G. easy: we say ‘easy’ to someone when
handing them out) Decaf cappucino
we want them to relax.
blackC.. Latte.. And
an iced tea. I’m getting pretty good at
this! 2
ALL: Yeah. Yeah, excellent.
RACHEL: Good for me! D
swapE all the drinks for what they ordered as Phoebe enters.
MONICA: What did they do to you? 3
PHOEBE: It’s not, it’s -okay. I’m going
through my mail and I open up their
monthly, you know, statement.PIC
ROSS: Easy.G
PHOEBE
extra dollars in my account.
tray
Pronunciation
1. thumb
thuhm
/th/ sound is pronounced with the
JOEY: Are you okay, Phoebe?
tip of your tongue in between your upper
and bottom teeth and the vowel sound is a
F
PHOEBE: (mumbling ) Yeah- no- I’m schwa /uh/. Lastly, /b/ is silent.
just- it’s, it’s not even worth- It’s my
bank.
thumb
swap
Watch Chad Teach
2. pretty good at this
PREtty-good-uh-this
3. what did they do to you
WHuh-dih-they-do-do-you
References
I. distance between the tip of the thumb
Monica is talking about a
way of measuring penis size.
Bank Statement
05:07 - 05:55
Vocabulary
minions
CHANDLER: Oh, Satan’s minionsA
at workB again...
A. a minion: a minion is a person who
answers to his superior. A Satan’s minion is a person who spreads evil and
1
PHOEBE: Yes, because now I have to gets people to do bad things.
go down there, and deal with them.
B. at work: in operations, happening.
2
In a more metaphorical sense, it’s used
JOEY: What are you talking about?
to refer to something negative happenKeep it!
ing. >> Destructive forces are at work.
PHOEBE: It’s not mine, I didn’t earn
it, if I kept it, it would be like stealing.
RACHEL: Yeah, but if you spent it, it
would be3 like shopping!
C. nonchalantly: /sh/ showing insomething nonchalantly, you do it in
a relaxed way, even if it’s something
challenging because you feel ‘it’s not big
deal’ for you. If someone says there’s a
test tomorrow, you might shrug (pic)
nonchalantly and say ‘so what? It’ll be a
piece of cake for me.’
PHOEBE: Okay. Okay, let’s say I
bought a really great pair of shoes.
Do you know what I’d hear, with every step I took? ‘Not-mine. Not-mine.
Not-mine.’ And even if I was happy,
D. mouthful:
PIC
okay, and, and skipping, I’d hear, ‘Not- up your mouth. In this same way we
not-mine, not-not-mine, not-notsay a handful, a spoonful, a bowlful.
mine, not-not-mine’...
MONICA: We’re with you. We get it.
PHOEBE: Okay. I’d- just- I’d never be
able to enjoy it. It would be like this
giant karmicI debt.4
RACHEL: Chandler, what are you
doing?
MONICA: Hey. What are you doing?
to skip
(a/to) shrug
Pronunciation
1. because: cuz
2. what are you talking about
Whuh-duh-yuh-tawkin-uhbout
3. it would be
ih-duh-bee
4. debt: det (silent /b/)
References
Chandler tries to shrugPIC nonchalantlyC but I. karmic: (from karma) the thoughts and
eventually he has to exhale a mouthfulD of attitudes that govern your actions and make
you aware that the all the good actions (as
smoke.
well as the bad ones) eventually come back
to you.
a spoonful of sth
05:55 - 06:35
ALL: Oh! Oh, God!
ROSS: What is this?!
Vocabulary
A. hold on (a second/a moment) =
wait a little bit. We can also just say
‘hold on’ or ‘hold up’, as well as ‘wait.’
to quit smoking
B. quit: to stop doing or taking part in
CHANDLER: I’m smoking. I’m smokan activity permanently. >> quit smoking, I’m smoking.
ing. >> I quit my job.
PHOEBE: Oh, I can’t believe you!
You’ve been so good for three years!
C. put (it) out:
something that’s lit, like a cigarette).
put out a
cigarette
CHANDLER: And this- is my reward! D. It’s going good: technically incorrect but used by natives all the time. It’s
going well is grammatically correct.
ROSS: Hold on a second,A alright?
Just think about1 what you went
B + PIC
through2 the last time you quit.
CHANDLER: Okay, so this time I
won’t quit!
ALL: Ohhh! Put it out! C
CHANDLER: All right! I’m putting it
out,3 I’m putting it out.
PHOEBE: Oh, no! I- I can’t drink this
now!
MONICA: Alright. I’m going to go
change,4 I’ve got a date.5
RACHEL:With Alan again? How’s it
going?
MONICA: ‘It’s going pretty good,6+D
you know? E + PIC It’s nice, and we’re
having fun.
E. you know?: (“ya know?) used to verify the person is following.
F. to get to (+verb) = to have the
chance to. >> I didn’t get to see my cousget to enjoy
my weekend because I was sick.
Pronunciation
1. just think about
jus-think-uhbout
2. what you went through
whuht-you-wen-throo
3. putting it out: pu-dih-nih-nout
4. I’m going to go change
I’m-uh-nuh-go-change
5. I’ve got a date: I’ve-gaw-duh-date
6. it’s going pretty good
sco-in-pretty-good
(sco rhymes with low)
7. so when do we get to meet the guy?
JOEY: So when do we get to meet the so-when-duh-we geh-tuh me-the guy?
guy? 7+ F
ya know
06:35 - 07:26
Vocabulary
MONICA: Let’s see1, today’s Mon day... Never.
A. all over sb: to consistently attack
somebody (it can also mean to be overly romantically interested)
ALL: Oh, come on! Come on!
B.
to select and extract one
member of a group of something.
MONICA
happened with Steve.
C. herd: a group of domestic or wild
herbivore animals.
CHANDLER: What are you talking
2
I
about ? We love Schhteve! Schhteve
I
was schhexy!.. Sorry.
MONICA: Look, I don’t even know
how I feel about him yet.3 Just give
4
.
RACHEL: Well, then can we meet
him ? 5
MONICA: Nope. Schhorry.I
Iridium, Monica and Paula are at work.
MONICA: I mean, why should I let
them meet him? I mean, I bring a guy
home, and within
they’re
A
all over him . I mean, they’re like B
coyotes,6+PIC
the weak
C + PIC
members of the herd .
D. your (fair) share (of sth): if you say
you’ve gone through/seen/had your
share of something, it means you’ve
experienced it (>>I’ve had my share
of bad friendships). It can also mean
something you’re responsible for. In
this case, ‘your share of house cleaning’
is what you’re supposed to clean (vs.
other people’s share of house cleaning).
E. to look (out)
protect someone.
to watch and
coyote
a herd of sheep
Pronunciation Focus
1. let’s see- L’-see
2. what are you talking about
wuh-duh-yuh-taw-kin-uhbout
3. how I feel about him yet:
how-I-feel-uhbou-dim-yet
a pack of lions
4. gi
gimme-uh-chans-tuh
PAULA: Listen. As someone who’s
5. can we meet him: kin-we-mee-dim
D
seen more than her share of bad
6. coyote: ky-o-dee
beef,II+PIC I’ll tell you: that is not such a
terrible thing. Come on now, they’re
Jokes & References
your friends, they’re just looking out
I. Schhteve/ Schorry/ Schexy- It seems
E
.
that she dated a guy with a speech impediment (problem).
MONICA: I know. I just wish that
II. Bad Beef: it seems she’s continuing
once, I’d bring a guy home that they
with the hunting metaphor.
actually liked.
beef
Vocabulary
07:26 - 08:33
PAULA: Well, you do realize that the
oddsA of that happening are a little
slimmerB if they never get to meet the
guy..
Scene: Monica and Rachel’s house
A. the odds: the probability, the likelihood. >> What are the odds of an untrained person coming back alive from
Mt. Everest? To beat the odds is to do
something successfully even though it
was considered impossible.
JOEY: Let it go,1 +C Ross.
B. slim: this adjective is the opposite of
fat and can be used to describe people.
ROSS: Yeah, well, you didn’t know Chi As it is in this case, it’s collocated as
Chi.I
a slim probability/chance/possibility,
etc. meaning ‘small.’ >>
MONICA: Do you all promise?
chance I’ll see him at the convention.
C. let it go = forget about it (something
negative). >> Still stuck on your cheating boyfriend? Let it go (move on)!
ALL: Yeah! We promise! We’ll be
good. 2
:
MONICA: Chandler? Do you promise D.
end of a cigarette.
to be good?
E. lid: the part that covers a garbage.
JOEY: You can come in, but your
D
little buddy has to stay
outside!
Chandler sadly picks up a garbage can lid
and uses it as an umbrella.PIC
ROSS: Hey, Pheebs.
II
PHOEBE
you for calling attention to our error.
We have credited your account with
the inconvenience, and hope you’ll
accept this football phone as our free
a thousand dollars, and a football
phone!
RACHEL: What bank is this?III
lid
Pronunciation
E
1. let it go: leh-dih-go
2. we’ll be good: will be good
“we’ll” is not pronounced as “weee’ll,” but
rather as “will.” It may sound like we’re ommitting the “we” from “we will,” but will is
just the native pronunciation of “we’ll.”
References
I. Chi Chi?: Ross’ childhood dog that
“was sent to the farm”
II.
“Ms.” to refer to unmarried women, “Mrs.” to married women.
III. What bank is this?: She’s interested
in knowing more about a bank that
deposits extra money in people’s accounts.
umbrella
08:33 - 09:41
Vocabulary
MONICA: Hey. It’s him. Who is it?
A. to be good (sb): behave yourselves
(you might say this to a child, or a dog)
ALAN: Alan.
B. to bash (sb): to critizice someone
harshly. Bashing is the act of attacking
someone verbally.
JOEY: Chandler! He’s here!
MONICA: Okay, please be goodA,
please. I mean, just remember how
much you all like me.
C. to take a shot (at sb): to criticize or
make an hostile remark towards someone. (remember cheap shot)
D. to pick at (sth): to eat something
without interest or enjoyment, also to
MONICA: Hi. Alan, this is everybody. touch or extract a little piece from the
Everybody, this is Alan.
whole (similar to
, which is to
extract something from the whole)
ALAN: Hi.
ALL: Hi, Alan.
ALAN: I’ve heard schhoI much about
all of you guyschh! I
Time lapse.
MONICA
I’ll call you tomorrow.1 Okay. Okay, let’s let the
Alan-bashingB begin. Who’s going to
,Chmm?...Come on!
Pronunciation
1. I’ll call you tomorrow
all-kawl-ya duh-morrow
2. someone that I’m going out with
someone-tha-DI-UM-goin-ow-WITH
ow rhymes with cow
Sentence Stress
As a general rule, stress falls on the most
prominent syllable of each content word
(>> ‘SOME’ in ‘someone’). However, sometimes words receive extra stress for contrasting reasons.
ROSS: ...I’ll go. Let’s start with the way
he kept picking atD- ya know, no, I’m In this phrase, Monica emphasizes ‘I’m’ in
a way that’s very noticeable.
sorry, I can’t do this, can’t do it. We
A learner should make use of this contrastloved him..
ALL: We loved him! Yeah! He’s great!
MONICA: Wait a minute! We’re
talking about someone that I’m going
out with? 2
ALL: Yeah!
ing emphasis when the context asks for it,
like.
>> You can’t do it, he can’t do it. I can do it’
(contrast: not you, not he).
>> I don’t like him, I LOVE him.
Joke Explanation
I. I’ve heard schoo... guyschh: Alan is making fun of Steve (“Schteve”), Monica’s ex
with a speech impediment.
09:41 - 10:32
THE GUYS: Yes.
.A
RACHEL: And did you1 notice...?
THE GUYS: (reluctantlyB) Yeah.
Vocabulary
A.
incredible, astonishing,
amazing.
crooked smile
‘terrrible’ which means really bad.
B. reluctant: unwilling to do something. Hesitant to say ‘yes’ to something.
JOEY: Do
C. crooked: not straight, bending,
way his smile was kind of crooked.C+2+ PIC curved
PHOEBE: Yes, yes! Like the man in the D. nursery rhyme: Song they sing to
kids
shoe!
E . for a while = for a long period of
ROSS: What shoe?
time.
PHOEBE: From the nursery rhyme.D
yardstick
F. yardstick: a stick used for measuring
for which all will be measured.
crooked smile, Who lived in a shoe, For
G. to do an impression (of sb): to imia... while...E’
tate/ impersonate someone.
ROSS: ...So I think Alan will become
Pronunciation
the yardstickF against which all future
1. did you?: dih-jew
boyfriends will be measured.3
2. crooked: krou-kid
RACHEL: What future boyfriends? No, krou rhymes with wou from would
no, I th- I think this could be, you know,
3. measured: meh-zhured
it.I
measure rhymes with pleasure and treasure
MONICA: Really!
References
I. this could be it: the love of her life
CHANDLER: Oh, yeah. I’d marry him
PIC
the imjust for his
impres- II.
sionG+IIalone. You know I’m gonna be
the beach in the TV show Baywatch. Watch
doing that at parties, right?
ROSS: You know what I like most about
him, though?
ALL: What?
David
10:32 - 11:40
Vocabulary
ROSS
about myself.
A. unbelievable: incredible in a good
or bad way. >> He’s an unbelievable
singer.
ALL: Yeah...
B. cartoon:
ple drawing.
At Central Perk
MONICA: Hi. How was the game?
ROSS: Well..
bugs bunny
-
C. I mean: discourse marker used to
explain what you just said (what I’m
trying to say)
D. made us into a team = he helped us
play together really well.
ALL
1
MONICA: Fantastic! I have one
question: how is that possible?
JOEY: Alan.
E. we sure showed... =
F. a thing or two about: an ironic way
to say ‘a lot’. >> He knows a thing or two
about computers.
cartoon
ROSS: He was unbelievableA. He
Pronunciation
was like that-that-that Bugs BunnyPIC
cartoonB where Bugs is playing all the 1. fantastic: fAn-tAstic
positions, right, but instead of Bugs it Both A sounds in ‘fAntAstic’ are wide A
was
- el you need to spread your lips. Also, fantastic
an, third base I...
is pronounced with the stress on the second
syllable: fan-TAS-tic
RACHEL: I meanC, it-it was like, it
was like he made us into a teamD.
CHANDLER: Yep, we sure showedE
those Hassidic jewellersII a thing or
III
two aboutF
..
2. do you ever think that
dyuh-ever-think-that
third base
References
I.
key parts of
II. Hassidic jewellers: the team they played
MONICA: Can I ask you guys a quesrelaxed vertion? Do you ever think that2 Alan is III.
sion of baseball w/ a bigmaybe.. sometimes..
ROSS: What?
girls, and recreationally by
adults (company teams)
MONICA: I don’t know, a little too
Alan?IV
IV.a little too Alan: Monica suggests that
Alan is weird. What she means by ‘too Alan’
is too weird.
vs baseball
11:40 - 12:23
RACHEL
You can never be too Alan1.
ROSS: Yeah, it’s his, uh, innate Alan-nessI that-that-that we adore.A
Vocabulary
A. adore = love. Since ‘love’ is used so
much, the meaning of ‘adore’ has got to
become equally strong when referring
to things. >> I adore this place.
a gallon
B. a gallon of [any liquid] = 3.7 liters.
(a gallon of Alan is a cheesy joke- not
CHANDLER: I personally could have very common!)
a gallon of B Alan.
C. alphabet soup: soup with pasta in
Scene: A street, Phoebe walks up to a homethe shape of letters.
less person (Lizzie) she knows.
PHOEBE: Hey, Lizzie.
D. saltines: a brand of crackers.
alphabet soup
LIZZIE: Hey, Weird Girl.
PHOEBE: I brought you alphabet
soup.C
LIZZIE: Did you pick out2 the vowels?
Pronunciation
1. you can never been too Alan
you-kin-never-be-TOO-Alan
PHOEBE
Be- Monica places extra emphasis on ‘too.’
3
cause, you know, “sometimes y”. Uh,
2. did you pick out: jew-pih-cowt
I also have something else for you.
`
LIZZIE: Saltines?D
PHOEBE: No, but would you like
a thousand dollars and a football4
phone?
LIZZIE: What? Oh my God, there’s
really money in here.
PHOEBE: I know.
LIZZIE: Weird Girl, what are you
doing?5
3. because, you know: cuz-u-no
4. football: FOOT-BALL
5. what are you doing?:
whuh-duh-you doin?
It’s not FOOT-ball (that’s Spanish rather), it’s FOOT-BALL.
Grammar & References
I. Alan-ness:
of an adjective to express the quality of that
in noun form (in this case we do it with a
name- not an adjective). Read more
saltine crackers
12:22 - 13:51
Vocabulary
PHOEBE: No, I want you to have it. I
don’t want it.
LIZZIE: No, no, I ha-I have to give
you something.
PHOEBE
A. I’ll tell you what: we say this phrase
before suggesting and conceding something and emphasizing what comes
next. >> I’ll tell you what
the bank, and then we head to the movies. How does that sound? >> I’ll tell you
what, I’ll give you half the payment now,
I + PIC
LIZZIE: Do you want my tin-foil hat?
PHOEBE: No, cuz you need that. No,
it’s okay, thanks.
LIZZIE: Please, let me do something.
PHOEBE: Okay, alright, I’ll tell you
B+PIC
what A, you buy me a soda , and then
we’re even.C Okay?
LIZZIE: Okay.
PHOEBE: Okay.
around, opens his desk drawer,PIC takes a
air
freshener,PIC and takes some breath spray.
He typesD for a little while, opens the drawer
again, and takes another drag of the cigarette.
While not paying attention, he sprays the
breath spray around the room, sprays the air
freshener in his mouth, causing him to wince
in pain.
Scene: Lizzie & Phoebe at a Pretzel Stand
LIZZIE: Keep the change.E Are you
sure you don’t wanna pretzel? PIC
PHOEBE:
tin-foil hat
soda
B. soda: a drink like Coca Cola, Sprite
or Dr. Pepper. Note from Justin: I grew
up in the NW USA saying pop, but
when I moved to Colorado, I started to
say soda too. Also,
is a more
general term for all pop/ juice drinks.
C. to be even (with sb): if two people
are even, neither one owes anything
to the other. Two people can be even
with money, but it could be that if one
person hits another (in a more childish
context), they can only be even once
the person who got hit returns the hit.
To get even, on the other hand, also
means to balance things out, but with
revenge.
drawer
air freshener
D. to type: to write on a computer.
typo is a typing mistake.
E. the change: the amount of money
you’re supposed to receive in return after you pay with a bill that’s worth more
than the thing you’re buying.
References
I. tin-foil hat: a hat made from alulminium/
tin foil sheet used by people with the belief
it will keep them from being subjected to
mind control, mind reading, etc.
pretzel
13:51 - 14:40
LIZZIE: See you.
A
PHOEBE: Huh! B
Scene: Central Perk, Phoebe is telling everyone about her discovery.
ROSS: A thumb?!
ALL: Eww! I
PHOEBE: Whoah! I know! I know,
I opened it up and there it was, just
hitchhiker! C
CHANDLER: Well, maybe it’s a contest,D you know? Like, collect all five? II
PHOEBE: Does, um, anyone wanna
see?
ALL: Nooo!
ALL: Oh, hey, don’t do that! Cut it
out!E
RACHEL: It’s worse than the thumb!
CHANDLER: Hey, this is so unfair!
MONICA: Oh, why is it unfair?
CHANDLER: So I have a flaw.F Big
deal!G Like Joey’s constant knuckH+PIC
le-cracking isn’t annoying? And
Ross, with his over-pronouncing every
single word?...
Vocabulary
A. see ya: among friends or in very informal situation we sometimes say ‘see
ya’ instead of ‘see you.’ learn more greetings
Eww!!!
B. huh! = that’s interesting!
C. hitchhiker: (verb ‘to hitchhike’) a
person who signals vehicles passing by
to give them a free ride (using thumb).
hitchhiker
D. contest = competition.
E. cut it out! = stop it! what we say
to someone who’s doing something
they’re not supposed to do and we want
them to stop.
F.
cap contest
defect
G. big deal: if something is a big deal,
it’s a problem worth considering. It’s
big enough we can’t overlook it.
beauty contest
H. knuckle-cracking: to pull your
gers. (see pic)
-
References
I. Eww!!!
how we write the reaction to seeing
something gross.
II.
: Chandler makes an
allusion to the typical soda cap contest
in which collecting a certain amount of
soda caps will win you a free soda (or
you’ll get it for a discount).
cracking
knuckles
14:40 - 16:05
CHANDLER: ...And Monica, with
that snortA+ PIC when she laughs? I
mean, what the hell is that thing? I
why can’t you1
accept me for this?
JOEY: Does the knuckle-cracking
bother everybody?
RACHEL: Well, I-I could live without it.B
JOEY: Huh! Well, is it, like, a little
annoying, or is it like when Phoebe
chewsC+ PIC her hair?
ROSS: Oh, now, don’t listen to him,
Pheebs, I think it’s endearing.D + PIC
JOEY: Oh, “you do, do you?”
ROSS: You know, there’s nothing
wrong with speaking correctly.
RACHEL: “Indeed there isn’t”... I
should really get back to work.
Vocabulary
A. snort: (verb: to snort) an unpleasant
sound produced when you inhale really
hard between your throat and nose, or
laugh really hard. If you’re drinking,
the liquid may come out of your nose.
Monica demonstrates it in this scene.
to snort
B. I could live without it = I’d prefer
that it didn’t happen (in this case). A
chew on hair
less direct way of saying that something
annoys you (without being confrontational)>> A: Does my loud music bother
you? B: I could live without it.
C. to chew: to bite inside your mouth
with your teeth. (chew on her hair too)
D. endearing: something cute or nice
that makes you like that person more.
endearing
E. bickering: the act of engaging in a
ment with someone. A couple might
bicker over who cooks more, or two
kids bicker over a toy.
Pronunciation
1. why can’t you
why-cAn-chew
the gloves
come off
PHOEBE: Yeah, otherwise someone
2. might get what
2
might get what they actually ordered.
might get what
RACHEL: Uhh-huh-huhhh.
I + PIC
comes out, and the gloves come off.
bickeringE+ PIC and Chandler happily starts to smoke.)
stop T sounds.
regular
T, the tongue doesn’t touch the tip of the
mouth when releasing the sound.
References
I.
off: the hair comes out of her mouth (reference to Phoebe chewing her hair), and she
takes off gloves to start a fight/argument.
bickering
16:05 - 17:02
Vocabulary
MONICA: Did you ever go out with a A. to be going out with (sb): to be seeguy your friends all really like?
ing someone; to date someone. more
1
honey vs dear
PAULA: No.
B. honey:
dress someone for friendships between
MONICA: Okay. Well, I’m2 going out women, romantic couples, or family.
withA a guy my friends all really like.
C. get over (sth): to start to feel better
PAULA: Wait, wait. Well, we were
talking about the coyotes here? All
We also use it when we’re recovering
I
right, a cow got through!
from an illness. >> He’s going through a
rough breakup, but he’ll get over it.
MONICA: Can you believe it? It’s just,
you know what? I just - don’t feel the D. I’ve had it! = that’s all I can tolerate;
I can’t stand it anymore. >> I’ve had it,
thingII. I mean, they feel the thing, I
I won’t work with him again. He’s just so
don’t feel the thing.
rude. >> I’ve had it with you.
B+PIC
PAULA: Honey,
you should al E. the bottom line is..: in summary;
ways feel the thing. Listen, if that’s how
the most important thing. >> in the
you feel about the guy, Monica, dump
him!PIC
3
MONICA: I know. it’s just going to be
really hard.
PAULA: Yeah, he’s a big boy,
get over it.C
III+PIC
he’ll
MONICA
At Cental Perk
JOEY: Do you have any respect for
your body?
ROSS: Don’t you realize what
you’re4 - you’re doing to yourself?
CHANDLER: Hey, you know, I’ve
had itD with you guys and your cancer and your emphysemaPIC and your
E, + PIC
heart disease.
smoking is cool, and you know it.
to dump sb
I’m a
big boy now
Pronunciation
1. did you: dih-jew
2. well, I’m: wuh-lime
emphysema
3. going to be: gun-be
4. don’t you realize what you’re
don-chew-ree-lize-wuh-chir
References
I. Coyotes...a cow got through = this is a
reference to a joke they made in an earlier
scene. Monica’s friends attack all the guys
she dates/ goes out with.
II. I don’t feel the thing = She doesn’t feel
is not a common expression.
III. big boy = mature, grown up (can also
mean fat)
the bottom line
17:02 - 18:34
RACHEL: Chandler? It’s Alan , he
wants to speak to you.
I
CHANDLER: Really? He does? Hey,
buddy,A what’s up! Oh, she told you
about that, huh. Well, yeah, I have one
now and then.B Well, yeah, now. Well,
it’s not that big- ..well, that’s true... Gee,
you know, no-one- no-one’s ever put itC
like that before. So well, okay, thanks!
Vocabulary
A. buddy = friend.
put out a
cigarette
B. (every) now and then = sometimes.
C. to put it: to say something in a
particular way. >> He put it in a very
eloquent way.
D. to put out (sth):
something burning
lambchop
(He gives the phone back and puts out D +PIC his E. nicotine patch: a device that releases
nicotine into the body to help patients
cigarette.)
RACHEL: God, he’s good.
ROSS: If only he were a woman.
overcome nicotine addiction.
F. across: all the way to the other extreme.
G. there you go: you say this when you
RACHEL: Yeah.
give the requested item to the person
Scene: they’re watching Lambchop. (TV show) who asked for it. It can also be used in
agreement or to encourage them by
CHANDLER: Ooh, Lambchop.II + PIC
saying that they are right.
1
How old is that sock? If I had a sock
Pronunciation
on my hand for thirty years it’d be
talking too.
1. If I had a sock: fy-ad-uh sock
nicotine patch
ROSS: Okay. I think it’s time to change 2. Do you think.... ew think?
somebody’siii nicotine patch.E + PIC
3. I think he’s.... I think-eez..
MONICA: Hey. Where’s Joey?
CHANDLER: Joey ate my last stick of
gum,PIC so I killed him. Do you think2
that was wrong?
RACHEL: I think he’s3 acrossF the hall.
I. It’s Allan: “It’s ______” is how to report
who’s on the phone (even when it’s you).
II. Lambchop: a sock puppet that started to
get popular in the 1950s.(pic)
III. somebody: when we want to be indirect
MONICA
ROSS:
References
.G
and sarcastic about someone’s actions, we
talk in the third person using someone or
somebody.
stick of gum
18:34 - 19:22
CHANDLER: Ooh, I’m alive with
pleasure now.I
ROSS: Hey Pheebs, are you gonna
have the rest of that Pop-Tart ?..PIC
Pheebs?
PHOEBE: Does anyone want the rest
of this Pop-Tart?
ROSS: Hey, I might!
PHOEBE: Sorry. ..You know, those
stupid soda people gave me seven
thousand dollarsII for the thumb.
A+PIC
ALL: Are you kidding me? Oh my
God.
Vocabulary
A. are you kidding me?: (also you gotta be kiddin’ me!) we say this phrase
when we receive surprising news or
when we’re annoyed at something.
B. on my way: moving towards the destination. >> A: (on the phone) Where
are you? B: I’m on my way there. >>
I found a 20 dollar bill on my way to
school.
rative sense with you’re on your way
when you’re on the right path on sth.
C. what is up with... = what’s the problem with... to give more emphasis you
pronounce the words separately: Whatis-up with that?
JOEY: Even nicer when everyone gets
PIC
to wear their underwear...
RACHEL: Uh, Joey..
JOEY: Oh, God!
MONICA: Okay..
ALL
are you
kidding me?
D. what’s going on?.. = another way to
say “what’s happening?”
References
PHOEBE: And on my wayB over here,
I stepped in gum.PIC What is up withC I. I’m alive with pleasure now: Chanthe universe?! III
dler is visibly moody (and even more
sarcastic than normal) because of his
D
JOEY: What’s going on?
abstinence from nicotine.
MONICA: Nothing. I just think it’s
nice when we’re all here together.
pop-tart
step in gum
II. seven thousand dollars: unlike
her friends and most people, Phoebe
doesn’t value money. Her character has
many special and weird traits, but she
money.
III. What is up with the universe?:
We can say that Phoebe’s hippie-like
personality goes along quite well with
the temporary belief that the universe
conspires to make this happen in a certain way. She mentioned ‘karma’ in this
same episode, which is another indication of her perspective on things.
underwear
19:22 - 20:31
MONICA: Please, guys, we have to
talk.1 + PIC
Vocabulary
A. deja vu: the subtle and unexplainable feeling that a moment or experience has happened before.
we need to talk
PHOEBE: Wait, wait, I’m getting a deja B. oh man: man
mation. (Although Monica uses it, it’s more
vuA + PIC...no, I’m not.
commonly used by men than women.)
MONICA: Alright, we have to talk.
PHOEBE
C. to break up (with sb): to stop being
in a romantic relationship w/ someone.
D. to let you guard down: to stop beMONICA: Okay. It’s-it’s about Alan.
ing prepared and careful for things that
Oh might hurt you. It’s a boxing metaphor;
man,B there’s really no easy way to say
when a boxer lets his guard down he’s
C + PIC
this.. uh.. I’ve decided to break up
prone to receiving punches.
with Alan.
E. to care about someone: when you’re
friends with that person or even beROSS: Is there somebody else?PIC
cause you have stronger feelings. It
MONICA: No, no, no, no. it’s just... you could also be a family member or any-
know, things change. People change.
RACHEL: We didn’t change..
JOEY: So that’s it? It’s over? Just like
that?
PHOEBE: You know.. you let your
guard downD, you know, you start to
really care about someone,E and I justI...
break up
ties (someone who’s not a stranger).
F. to pretend: to act in a way that
makes other people believe something
you’re not, or that deceives in another
way. >>
cooked was awful, but I tried my hardest
to pretend it was okay. Common Mistake: people confuse pretend with want
to do something or intend.
Is there some body else
Pronunciation
let your guard
down
MONICA: Look, I- I could go on pretending.F
1. we have to talk: we-av-tuh-tawk
JOEY: Okay!
I. break up dialogue: the funniest thing
here is that they’re using cliché breakup
lines that people use, as if it was a serious
breakup between Alan and Monica’s friends.
MONICA: - but that wouldn’t be fair
to me, it wouldn’t be fair to Alan- It
wouldn’t be fair to you!
Deja Vu
References
20:31 - 21:32
ROSS: Yeah, but who wants fair? I
mean, I just want things back.A + PIC
You know, the way they were.
MONICA: I’m sorry..
CHANDLER: Oh, she’s sorry! I feel
better!
RACHEL: I just can’t believe this! I
mean, with the holidays coming up.B I
wanted him to meet1 my family.
MONICA: I’ll meet someone else.
2
other Alans.
ALL: Oh, yeah! Right!
MONICA: Are you guys gonna be
okay?
ROSS
gonna need a little time.
MONICA: I understand.
Scene: A Restaurant, Monica is breaking up
with Alan.
ALAN: Wow.
MONICA: I’m, I’m really sorry.
Vocabulary
A. I just want things back: back the
way they were in the past.
B. coming up: (an event) approaching,
happening soon.
C. (to feel) relieved: (noun: relief)
tense for a period of time. Also, to
make less severe (referring to pain) >>
I felt really relieved when I knew she had
got to her destination. >> What a relief
I felt when the match was over. I thought
medicine is going to relieve the pain.
ALAN: Yeah, well, I mean, I had a
great timeD with you.. I just can’t
standE + PIC your friends.
relieved
D. to have a great time: to have fun, to
enjoy yourself.
E. can’t stand (sb/sth): to not be able
to tolerate something or someone.
We use this expression with a negative
construction. We don’t say, for example, ‘I
can stand him.’ In that case, we use another expression: to put up with someone /
something. >> I can’t stand John, but I can
put up with Jimmy.
Pronunciation
1. I wanted him to meet:
I wannid-im-duh meet
2. there will be: they’ll be
ALAN: Yeah, I’m sorry too. But, I gotta 3. I got to tell you: I-gotta-tell-ya
tell you3, I am a little relieved.C + PIC
MONICA: Relieved?
I want things to
go back
I can’t stand it!
21:32 - 22:50
Vocabulary
RACHEL: Remember when we went to
A. to row: to make a boat move by
pushing an oar back and forth.
B. viking: men from old Scandinavia
known for being sea warriors, and their
rough, rugged looks and strength.
was fun.
A+PIC
ROSS: Yeah. He could row like a viking.B+PIC
C. rough:
period of time).
MONICA: Hi.
ALL: Mmm.
D. a smoke: besides being an action, as
a noun, smoke means a cigarrete or a
joint (marijuana cigarette).
ROSS: So, how did it go?1
MONICA: mmmm, you know..
Pronunciation
PHOEBE: Did he mention us?
1. how did it go?
how-dih-go
MONICA: He says he’s really gonna
miss you guys.
ROSS: You had a roughC day, huh?
2. come here?
cum-eer
MONICA: You have no idea
References
ROSS: Come here.2
CHANDLER
arettes.
-
ALL: No no no!
CHANDLER: (leaving) I don’t care,
I don’t care! Game’s over!I I’m weak!
I’ve got to smoke! I’ve got to have the
smoke!D
PHOEBE: If you never smoke again I’ll
give you seven thousand dollars!
CHANDLER: Yeah, alright.
to row
I. game’s over: Chandler makes an allusion to a video game’s typical ending:
game over. In this case, his game was
trying to quit cigarettes, but as he fails,
that game is over.
viking