00:00 - 2:04 Vocabulary Mr.

Peanut
Scene: Monica and Rachel’s A. I would rather (do sth) = I would
prefer (to do something).
CHANDLER: I can’t believe you would
Both these expressions are used to express a
actually say that. I would much ratherA
choice from different options; however, they
be Mr. Peanut than Mr. SaltyI. are structured slightly differently. “I would
rather” is followed by a bare infinitive (i.e with-
JOEY: No way! Mr. Salty is a sailorPIC, out “to”). “I would prefer” is followed by a regu- Mr. Salty
all right, he’s got to be, like, the toughest lar infinitive (with “to”). See examples below:
snackPIC there is. >> I’d rather have pizza.
>> I’d prefer to have pizza.
ROSS: I don’t know, you don’t wanna
mess withB corn nutsPIC. They’re craaazy. B. mess with (sth): to alter sth, to treat
sth carelessly, or cause problems for.
MONICA: Oh my God. You guys! You >> Stop messing with those buttons. You
gotta come see this! There’s some creepC will mess up (break) the machine. sailor
out there with a telescope! C. creep: someone who acts so weird-
ly that it scares you a little bit. Also: a
ROSS: I can’t believe it! He’s looking man whose flirting is so obvious that a
right at us1! woman can see through his intentions.

RACHEL: Oh, that is so sickD. D. sick = (of an action/attitude) disgusting.

corn nuts
E. needy: being intense and emotional,
CHANDLER: I feel violated. And not in
demanding a lot of attention
a good way.
Stress Pattern Focus
PHOEBE: How can people do that?...
Oh, you guys, look! Ugly Naked Guy got 1. he’s looking right at us:
gravity bootsII! HEz LOOking RI DAD-us
gravity boots
Opening Credits / Scene: Central Perk 2. unbelievable:
CHANDLER: I am telling you, years from UN-buh-LEE-vuh-bull
now, schoolchildren will study it as one 3. let her know I like her:
of the greatest first dates of all time. It was LEH-der-KNOW I LIKE-ir
unbelievable2! We could totally be our-
selves, we didn’t have to play any games.
References
MONICA: So have you called her yet? I. Mr. Peanut and Mr. Salty: The advertising logo and mascot of
Planters, an American snack-food company. So is Mr. Salty.
CHANDLER: Let her know I like her3?
II. gravity boots: Gravity boots are ankle supports designed to
What are you, insane? It’s the next day! How
allow a person to hang upside down. They’re used as an exercise
needyE do I want to seem? I’m right, right? or therapeutic tool.
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 answering
2:04 - 3:06 Vocabulary machine
JOEY and ROSS: Oh, yeah. Yeah. Let A. let her dangle: to leave someone in
her dangleA. a state of uncertainty (let sb hang is
much more common). >> They want
MONICA: I can’t believe my parents are her so bad as new manager, but she’s
actually pressuring me to find one of you letting them dangle before responding leaf blower
people. whether she accepts or not the position.

PHOEBE: Oh, God, come on, just do it! B. _____-ly enough: used for empha-
Call her! Stop being so testosteroney1 I! sis. >> Funnily enough, it’s the third
time they make the same mistake. >>
CHANDLER: Which, by the way, is Mr. Jackson, curiously enough, was the
pick up
the real San Francisco treatII. I got her first one to oppose to the idea, but now
he seems to love it more than anyone. (the phone)
machine.
C. pick up = answer the phone. >>
JOEY: Her answering machinePIC? They don’t want to pick up the phone.
CHANDLER: No, interestingly D. shove (it): (informal) used to express
enoughB her leaf blowerPIC picked upC. in an angry way the dismissal of some-
thing. >> You can shove it. I don’t want
PHOEBE: So, uh, why didn’t you say your apology. Phrase “shove it up your ass”: Rice-A-Roni
anything? (very vulgar) same meaning as “shove it”
stronger. Famous Song: Take This Job
CHANDLER: Oh, no-no-no-no. Last And Shove it
time I left a spontaneous2 message I end-
ed up using the phrase “Yes indeedy-oIII.” Pronunciation
Word Stress
MONICA: Look look! It’s Rachel and 1. testosterone: tes-DAW-stir-own
Barry. No, don’t everybody look at once!
2. spontaneous: s-pawn-tay-nee-uhs
ROSS: Okay, okay, what’s going on? word stress: spon-TA-ne-ous

PHOEBE: Okay, they’re just talking... References

I. testosterony: Phoebe invents this word. A common way
ROSS: Yeah, well, does he look upset? words are turned into adjective is by adding “-y” at the end
Does he look like he was just told to (smile > smiley).
shoveD anything?
II. the real San Francisco treat: Rice-A-Roni is a boxed foodPIC
PHOEBE: No, no actually, he’s smiling.. traditionally called “the San Fransisco treat.” Because “testosterony”
rhymes with “Rice-A-Roni,” Chandler calls it this.
and... Oh my God, don’t do that!!
III. indeedy-o: this sounds really cheesy/ not cool- something that
ROSS: What? What? What?! Ned Flanders might say.
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 3:06 - 4:14 Vocabulary pigeon
PHOEBE: That man across the street A. bill: a law in the process of being
just kicked that pigeonPIC! discussed and drafted into legislation.
A bill is not a law until it’s been ap-
CHANDLER: And basically, that’s how a proved by the government.
billA becomes a law.
B. poke: to touch someone or some-
thing gently with the tip of your index poke
ALL: Oh!... Right!
finger or any element, like a utensil.
CHANDLER: Hey Rach! C. squirt: to (cause) eject liquid from a
small opening. For example, if an open
MONICA: How did it go1`? toothpaste container is lying around
the floor and you accidentally step on
RACHEL: You know, it was, uh.. it was it, the tooth paste will squirt out.
actually really great2. He took me to toothpaste
lunch at the Russian Tea RoomI, and I D. leave (sb) alone: to stop bothering squirted out
had that chicken, where you know you someone. >> Leave me alone, I have
pokeB it and all the butter squirtsC out... work to do and you’re just distracting me.

PHOEBE: Not a good day for birds... E. get to sth: to start talking about a
specific topic.
RACHEL: Then we took a walk down
F. duh: used to say that something is re-
to3 Bendall’s, and I told him not to, but
ally obvious. >> Duh! Of course I turned Russian
he got me a little bottle of Chanel...
off the machine before taking it apart. Tea Room
ROSS: That’s nice... now, was that before Pronunciation
or after you told him to stop calling, stop
1. how did it go: how dih go
sending you flowers and to generally
leave you aloneD, hmm? Stress Pattern Focus
2. it was actually really great:
RACHEL: Right,.. well,.. we never actual- it’s ACtually REAlly GREAT
ly got toE that... Oh, it was just so nice to
3. down to: dow-nuh
see him again4, you know? It was com-
fortable, it was familiar... it was just nice! 4. it was just so nice to see him again:
ih wuz JUH-SO NICE duh SEE im Again
ROSS: That’s, that’s nice twice!
6. w: ss
5. where have you been?:
MONICA: Rachel, what’s going on? I WHERE-v YOU BEEN?
mean isn’t this the same Barry who you
left at the altar? References
I. Russian Tea Room: classic restaurant
JOEY: Duh , where have you been ?
F 5
in the Manhattan, New York City.
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 4:14 - 5:33 Vocabulary
orthodontist
RACHEL: Yeah, but it was different with A. who just happens to be = who in-
him today! I mean, he wasn’t, like, the or- terestingly enough is... We often use the
thodontist1 PIC guy, you know? I mean, we expression “happen to” to add a com-
had fun! Is there anything wrong with that? ment that is relevant and supports the
idea that what was said before. For ex-
CHANDLER: Yes! ample, in the sentence “He’s confident,
RACHEL: Why? smart, competent, and he happens to be
just 19 years old.” The phrase “happens
CHANDLER: I have my reasons. to” adds an extra fact supports why that
person has such good qualities (the fact
MONICA: Okay, how about the fact that that he’s so young is a plus).
he’s engaged to another woman, who honing a knife
just happens to beA your ex-best friend? Check out the discussion that Fluency
Circle member Marta Sala started in
RACHEL: All right. All right, all right, the Fluency Circle Facebook group.
all right, all right, I know it’s stupid! I’ll
B. get a/the chance = get/have the
go see him this afternoon, and I will just
opportunity. >> Did you get a chance to
put an end to it!
proofread my essay?
Scene: Barry’s Office
C. to hone: to sharpen one’s skills at
RACHEL: Wow... Wow! something. >> She’s been honing her
BARRY: Yeah. speech all day long. Literally: to sharp- whetstone
en a blade with a hone (a whetstonePIC
RACHEL: I’m not crazy, right? I mean, used to sharpen cutting tools).
it was never like that.
Pronunciation
BARRY: Nooo, it wasn’t.
1. orthodontist: or-thow-dawn-tist
RACHEL: Ooh, and it’s so nice having
Word stress: OR2nd-tho-DON1st-tist
this little sinkPIC here...
This is a word with double stress. It has a sink
Scene: Monica and Rachel’s primary and secondary stress. The primary
CHANDLER: Oh, Danielle! I wasn’t stress (syllable “DON”) is more prominent
expecting the machine2... Give me a call that the secondary stress (syllable “OR”).
when you get a chanceB. Bye-bye. Oh God! 2. machine: muh-sheen
Word stress: ma-CHINE
MONICA: That’s what you’ve been
working on3 for the past two hours?! Stress Pattern Focus
3. that’s what you’ve been working on:
CHANDLER: Hey, I’ve been honingC it! THATs wuht YOUv been WORkin on

ROSS: What was with the dishes?

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 5:33 - 6:40 Vocabulary
CHANDLER: Oh, uh.. I wanted her to A. to have a life: (similar to get a life)
think1 I might be in a restaurant.. you what people say when they mean hav-
know? I might have some kind of lifeA, ing important/interesting things to do
like I haven’t been sitting aroundB here rather than being busy or wasting their
honing for the last two hours. time. >> Back then I didn’t even have a
life because I was doing two jobs.
MONICA: Look look! He’s doing it
again, the guy with the telescope! B. sit around: to do an activity while
sitting down. >> His job is basically to
PHOEBE: Oh my God! Go away! Stop sit around in his office and go through
looking in here! all kinds of paperwork. Also: in seated
position doing nothing; relaxing. >>
MONICA: Great, now he’s waving backC. Ann and I just sat around by the lake,
chatting and drinking beer.
JOEY: Man, we gotta do something about C. to wave: motion you make with your
that guy. This morning, I caught him hand when you say someone goodbye.
looking into our apartment2. It creeps sit around
Back: (To wave sb “back”) to return.
me outD! I feel like I can’t do stuff!
D. creep (sb) out: if someone or some-
MONICA: What kind of stuff? thing (like a place/situation) creeps you
out, it makes you feel uncomfortable or
JOEY: Will you grow upE? I’m not have a feeling of fear and uneasiness.
talking about sexy stuff, but, like, when >> Cemeteries creep me out.
to wave at
I’m cooking naked.
E. grow up: we use this in the imperative someone
when we want to say to someone that
PHOEBE: You cook naked?
they should mature or stop behaving like
a child. >> Grow up! I’m not going.
JOEY: Yeah, toast, oatmeal... nothing
that spattersF. F. spatter: to (cause to) throw liquid
around in the forms of drops.
CHANDLER: What are you looking at
me for3?I didn’t know that. Stress Pattern Focus
Scene: Barry’s Office to spatter
1. I wanted her to think:
BARRY: What’s the matter? I WAN-id her-duh THINK
RACHEL: Oh, it’s just... Oh, Barry, this 2. I caught him looking into our apartment:
was not good. I CAW-dim LOOkin
ino OUR uh-PART-ment
BARRY: No, it was. It was very very good.
3. what are you looking at me for:
RACHEL: Well, what about Mindy? WHA-duh-yuh LOOK-in at ME for
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 6:40 - 8:02 Vocabulary bra
BARRY: Oh, way, way better than Mindy. A. break it off (with sb): to break up,
to end a relationship with someone. >>
RACHEL: No, not that, I mean, what If they keep arguing so much they’ll soon
about you and Mindy? 1
want to break it off.

BARRY: Well, if you want, I’ll just—I’ll B. honeymoon: the traditional holiday
just break it off withA her. that newly married couples have, usual-
ly celebrated on a trip to a distant place.
RACHEL: No. No-no-no-no, no. I mean,
don’t do that. Not, I mean not for me.

BERNICE: Dr. Farber, Bobby Rush is

here for his adjustment.

BARRY: Thanks, Bernice. Let’s go away

Stress Pattern Focus
this weekend. 1. what about you and Mindy:
WHA-duh bout YOU n MIN-dy
RACHEL: Oh, Barry..! Come on, this is
all way too.. 2. we can go to Aruba:
WE kin GO duh Uh-ruba
BARRY: We can, we can go to ArubaI 2! “can” is a function word when it’s a
When I went there on what would have modal, and for this reason it is reduced
been our honeymoonB 3, it was, uh... it to /kin/ or /kuhn/. Aruba
was really nice. You would’ve liked it4.
3. would have been our honeymoon:
RACHEL: I had a braPIC.
woulduh been OUR HUH-ney-MOON
BOBBY: Hey, Dr. Farber.
4. you would’ve liked it:
BARRY: All right Miss Green, every- YOU woulduh LIKE-dit
thing looks fine... Yep, I think we’re start-
ing to see some real progress here. 5. can I use your phone?:
kin I USE yur PHONE
RACHEL: What?!
References
BOBBY: I’m twelve, I’m not stupid.
I. Aruba: Island country located 29 kilo-
Scene: Monica and Rachel’s
meters off the coast of Venezuela. Aruba
CHANDLER: Can I use your phone5? is one of the four constituent countries
that form the Kingdom of the Nether-
MONICA: Yeah.. uh, but for future ref- lands. Tourism in one of the main eco-
erence, that thing in your hand can also nomic activities in this country, which is
be used as a phone. mainly visited by Americans.
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 8:02 - 9:04 Vocabulary needy
CHANDLER: Yes, it’s working! Why A. needy: needing love and affection.
isn’t she calling me back? Also: used to refer (as an euphemism)
to people-commonly as the needy- who
JOEY: Maybe she never got your message. are economically deprived.

PHOEBE: You know, if you want, you B. ad = advertisement.

can call her machine, and if she has a lot
of2 beeps, that means she probably didn’t C. to snub (sb): (adj. form: snubbed)
get her messages2 yet. to deliberately ignore or to refuse to ad
acknowledge someone in a way that
CHANDLER: You don’t think that will probably offend the other person.
makes me seem a little... If you snub someone, you pretend you
don’t notice their presence. >> I knew
ROSS: ...desperate , needy , pathetic?
3 A
she was pissed at you, but I didn’t think
she would snub you like that.
CHANDLER: Ah, you obviously saw my
personal adB PIC. D. take it: to accept in a certain way
the fact that something bad happened.
PHOEBE: How many beeps? If you take it well, you stay calm and are
ready to move on. If you take it badly, it
CHANDLER: She answered. hits you really hard and makes you feel
dental floss
bad.
MONICA: You see, this is where you’d
use that ‘hello’ word we talked about. Pronunciation
1. if she has a lot of:
CHANDLER: I’m not gonna talk to her, if she uhs uh law-duv
she obviously got my message and is choos-
ing not to call me. Now I’m needy and 2. get her messages:
snubbed . God, I miss just being needy.
C
geh-der meh-sih-juz

ALL: Hey! Hi! 3. desperate: des-prit

4. how did he: how-dih-dee

PHOEBE: How did he4 take itD?
Chandler’s personal ad
RACHEL: Pretty well, actually...

MONICA: Uh, Rach... how come you

have dental flossPIC in your hair?

RACHEL: Oh, do I?

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 9:04 - 10:24 Vocabulary
MONICA: Uh huh. A. care (about sb): to feel affection to-
wards someone. >> It’s very difficult for
RACHEL: We ended up having sex in her to see the person she cares the most
his chair. about race cars.

MONICA: You had sex in his chair?!... I B. history: a past characterized by

said that a little too loudly, didn’t I? something. If there’s a history between
two people (or if they have a history) it
ROSS: You-you had what? means that they relate to each other in
a particular way. They either were bitter
PHOEBE: Sex in his chair. enemies, or they might have been in a
relationship. When there’s a history be-
ROSS: What, uh... What were you thinking? tween two people, they share an event-
ful past. >> These two have a history
RACHEL: I don’t know! I mean, we still together. Mark sued John for firing him slide
care aboutA each other. There’s a histo- without reason, and then John threat-
ryB there. It’s like you and Carol. ened Mark to drop the charges.

C. slide: to move in a continuous man-

ROSS: No! No no, it’s nothing like me ner across a surface. In the scene: Chan-
and Carol! dler moves to the other side of the couch
without lifting his butt off the couch.
RACHEL: Please. If she said to you,
“Ross, I want you on this couch, right D. apples and oranges: said when two
here, right now,” what would you say1? things are very different. >> I know En-
glish and Chinese are apple and oranges, apples and
CHANDLER: If it helps, I could slideC and that’s what makes me interested in oranges
over. learning Chinese.

ROSS: It’s, it’s, it’s, uh, a totally different E. jam-packed: filled to its max capacity.
situation! It’s, it’s apples and orangesD, it’s, If your work hours are jam-packed, you
it’s orthodontists and lesbi- I gotta go. barely have time to do anything else.

F. keep up with (sth/sb): to do whatever

PHOEBE: Where are you going2?
is necessary to keep yourself at the same
pace as sth or sb.
ROSS: I just have to go, all right? Do
I need a reason? Huh? I mean I have Pronunciation
things to do with my life, I have a jam
1. what would you: wuht wou-jew
packedE schedule3, and I am late- for
keeping up withF it. Okay? 2. where are you going: were you going

CHANDLER: Hello? Hello? 3. schedule: ss-keh-jewl

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 10:24 - 12:15 Vocabulary
RACHEL: Hello? Mindy! Hi! Hey, how are A. come by: to briefly visit someone.
you? Yes, yes, I’ve heard, congratulations, >> Come by at 5pm and wish her a hap-
that is so great. Really? Oh. Okay. Okay, py birthday.
well I’m working tomorrow1, but if you B. hell is filled with people like you: this is not a fixed
want you can, you can, you can come byA expression or idiom, but it resembles an expression peo-
and... Okay... Great... Great... All right, ple say when someone does or says something that is so-
so I’ll, so I’ll see you tomorrow! Okay.. cially unacceptable, “not cool”. This expression is “there’s
Okay... Bye. Oh God. Oh God. Oh God. a special place in hell for (you / people who...)”. >> I saw you
made the baby taste lemon juice and then you laughed hys-
CHANDLER: So how’s Mindy? terically at the faces he was making. There’s a special place
in hell for you.
RACHEL: Oh, she wants to see me to-
morrow...Oh, she sounded really weird, C. peeper: (from verb to peep) to peep
I gotta call Barry... Hi, it’s me, I just.. means “to look quickly and furtively at
scratch
Mindy!! Mindy! Hi! No, I figured that’s something, especially through a narrow
where you’d be! opening.” A peeper is someone who
peeps at what people do, while a peep-
Scene: Monica and Rachel’s
ing tom peeps at naked people.
MONICA: Brrrrrrr!
D. get down: to get in a lower position
CHANDLER: Hell is filled with people close to the ground.
like youB.
camp
JOEY: He’s back! The peeper’sC back!

JOEY: Get downD!

RACHEL: Get down?

CHANDLER: ...And boogieI!

RACHEL: Thanks, but I gotta go to work

and get my eyes scratched outPIC by Mindy.
MONICA: Relax. You know, she may Pronunciation
not even know.
1. working tomorrow:
RACHEL: Please. I haven’t heard from worki-nuh-mo-rrow
her in seven months, and now she calls
me? I mean, what else is it about? Oh! References
She was my best friend, you guys! We I. get down and boogie: “get down” also means
went to camp together... she taught me to start to dance. Chandler makes this joke,
PIC

how to kiss.. referencing “to boogie,” which is a dance move.

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 12:15 - 13:31 Vocabulary naughty
JOEY: Yeah? A. naughty: (similar to dirty) relating,
suggesting or showing to sexual desire.
RACHEL: Now, you know, I’m like... I’m >> Naughty words. Usual meaning:
like the other woman! I feel so.. (especially of children) showing mis-
behavior and making other people get
JOEY: ..Naughty !A
angry over it.

RACHEL: Alright, I’ll see you guys lat- B. to walk (sb) [out]: to accompany some-
er... one to somewhere. >> Let me walk you out.
>> He walked me to the restroom. Note: “to
JOEY: Oh, hold up, I’ll walk out with walk someone out” means to accompany
youB. Now, Rach, when she taught you to that person, especially to show her the way
kiss, you were at camp1, and.. were you out, but “to walk out with someone” means
wearing any kind of little uniform, or- just to accompany them (we assume they
That’s fine, yeah... know the way to the exit).

C. will you..?: used to ask someone for

CHANDLER: Okay, I’m gonna go to the a favor. >> Will you get me some coffee
bathroom. Will youC watchD my phone? from the store, please?

MONICA: Why don’t you just take it D. watch: to observe and guard in a
with you? protective way. >> Watch the food. Don’t
let it overcook. pride
CHANDLER: Hey, we haven’t been on a
second date, she needs to hear me pee? E. pride: the feeling of pleasure from
one’s own achievements or the con-
MONICA: Why don’t you just call her? sciousness of one’s own dignity. >> Set
your pride aside for a moment, and ask
CHANDLER: I can’t call her, I left a them for help if you need any.
message! I have some prideE.
F. shut off = turn off.
MONICA: Do you? Pronunciation
CHANDLER: No! Danielle, hi! It’s, uh, 1. you were at camp: yu-eh-ruht kAmp
it’s Chandler! I’m fine. Uh, listen, I don’t In relaxed speech (informal speech/con-
know if you tried to call me, because, uh, nected speech), “were” in this utterance
idiot that I am, I accidentally shut offF is not articulated. The movement from
my phone. Oh, uh, okay, that’s fine, that’s /u/ to /e/ that the tongue does simulates
great. Okay. She’s on the other line, she’s the same movement the tongue does to
gonna call me back. She’s on the other articulate /w/.
line, she’s gonna call me back, she’s on
the other line, gonna call me back...
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 13:31 - 14:50 Vocabulary bitter flavor
MONICA: Don’t you have to pee1? A. bitter: if you feel bitter, you have
resentful, angry feelings. >> If you keep
CHANDLER: Why I’m dancing... thinking about it you’re only going to feel
more bitter and resentful. Literally: (op-
Scene: Central Perk
posite of sweet) having a sharp or harsh
RACHEL: Mindy. flavor, like black coffee. This adjective is
also used to describe the taste of lem-
MINDY: Hey, youI. on juice. Bittersweet is sth that is both
happy and sad at the same time.
RACHEL: Hey, you.... So, what’s up? bitter coffee
B. it turns out (that)...: used to narrate
MINDY: Um.. we should really be sitting a sudden change of events, or explain
for this. why something happened. >> it turned
out she was lying the whole time.
RACHEL: Sure we should... So.
C. straight answer = to the point;
not in a roundabout way. Similar to
MINDY: Now, I know things have been
straightforward.
weird lately2, but you’re like my oldest maid of honor
friend in the world... Except for may- D. will you be: here’s another instance
be Laurie Schaffer, who I don’t talk to3 of “will you...” being used to ask a favor.
anymore, cuz she’s all bitter now that
A

she lost the weight and it turns outB she Pronunciation

doesn’t have a pretty face... Okay, I’m just
gonna ask you this once, and I want a 1. don’t you have to pee:
straightC answer. don-chew hAv-duh pee

RACHEL: Okay. Stress Pattern Focus

2. things have been weird lately:
MINDY: Will you beD my maid of hon- THINGS uhv been WEIRD LATE-ly
ourPIC?
3. who I don’t talk to:
RACHEL: Of course! WHO I don TALK TO

MINDY: Oh that’s so great! “to”, as a structure word, is usually

RACHEL: Was that all you wanted to ask me? unstressed (/tuh/ or /duh/). However,
when it’s in final position in a sentence
MINDY: That’s all! or clause it is stressed (/too/).

RACHEL: Ohhhh!! What? What? References

MINDY: That’s not all. I. Hey you: a way to address somebody
you miss and have a lot of affection for.
RACHEL: Oh sure it is!
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 14:50 - 16:04 Vocabulary
Chanel Perfume
MINDY: Oh no, it isn’t! No! I think Bar- A. to be seeing someone: (usually in
ry is seeing someoneA in the city. present continuous) to be going out
with someone, to date someone. >>
RACHEL: Um, what- what would make She’s already moved on from her past
you think that? relationship. In fact, she’s seeing George
now.
MINDY: Well, ever since we announced
the engagement, he’s been acting really B. to get/be engaged: committed to engaged
weird, and then last night, he came home someone for a near future marriage.
smelling like ChanelPIC.
C. to go through: to pass through,
RACHEL: Really. Mindy, if it’ll make experience deeply. >> She’s not going to
you feel any better, when Berry and I accept the job as she’s going through a lot
first got engaged B PIC
he went through a of stuff right now with her son’s disease.
C

whole weird thing too. >> I don’t want to go through the process
of teaching another newcomer how to do
MINDY: Oh God! You see, that’s what I the job.
was afraid of!
D. on the side: secretly, especially
RACHEL: What? What’s what you were referred to an affair. >> She’s seeing
afraid of? someone on the side. Also: in addition
to one’s main job; a secondary, more
MINDY: Okay, okay... when Barry was informal activity that produces an
engaged to you, he and I...kind of... had a income. >> He’s a teacher, but he also
little thing on the sideD. sings on the side.

RACHEL: What? Pronunciation

1. do to you what he did to Rachel:
MINDY: I know. I know, and when he DO duh you wuh-dee DID duh RA-chel
proposed to me, everyone said “Don’t do
it, he’s just gonna do to you what he did 2. what do you mean:
to Rachel1,” and now I feel so stupid. WHAT deew MEAN

RACHEL: Uh... Oh, Mindy, you are so

stupid. Oh, we are both so stupid.

MINDY: What do you mean2 ?

RACHEL: Smell familiar?

MINDY: Oh no.
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 16:04 - 17:30 Vocabulary mother of God!
RACHEL: Oh, I am so sorry. A. oh my!: expression of amazement.

MINDY: No me, I am so sorry... B. mother of God: used to express

utter surprise or disbelief. >> Mother of
JOEY: Oh myA. God! I go away for 5 minutes and they
Scene: Monica and Rachel’s score 3 goals and now we’re losing?
ROSS: Four letters: “Circle or hoop”. C. point out: to mention something, to
make a comment on something. >> He doorman
CHANDLER: Ring dammit, ringI!
pointed out that the website needs to eas-
ROSS: Thanks. ier to browse. >> He pointed out a flaw
in the system. Literally: to show some-
JOEY: Hey, you know our phone’s not one (pointing your index finger) who
working? a person is or where a place is located.
>> When she was 3 years old, she was
CHANDLER: What?!
already able to point out all the different radiator
JOEY: I tried to call you from the coffee continents on a map.
shop, there was no answer.
D. doorman: the person at the en-
CHANDLER: I turned it off. Mother of trance of a residential building (or
GodB, I turned it off! a hotel) hired to provide security to
building’s tenants.
MONICA: Just like you told her you
did1! ... Just pointing outC 2 the irony. Pronunciation
JOEY: Hey, so listen, I went across3 the 1. just like you told her you did:
street and talked to the doormanD- I got just like YOU TOLD-er you DID
the peeper’s name! Can I use the phone?
2. pointing out: poy-nee-nout
CHANDLER: Nngghhh!!!!!!!
3. went across: weh-nuh-kross
JOEY: Can I use your phone? Yeah, the In both the number “2” and “3” pro-
number for a Sidney Marks, please. nunciation descriptions, /t/ is before
/n/. When this happens, it’s very com-
ROSS: “Heating device.”
mon that /t/ gets absorbed by /n/ and
PHOEBE: RadiatorPIC. not pronounced.

ROSS: Five letters. References

PHOEBE: Rdtor. I. Ring dammit: the humor is that ring has a double
meaning in this situation. Chandler is asking for the
JOEY: Yeah, is Sidney there? Oh, this is? phone to ring, but the answer to Ross’ crossword puzzle
Sidney’s a woman. is ring (circle or hoop = ring for your finger).
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 17:30 - 18:39 Vocabulary brunette
MONICA: So she’s a woman! So whatA? A. so what? = does that matter at all?,
who cares? >> A: I don’t want to go to
JOEY: Yeah. Yeah, so what? Look, I live that karaoke place. I can’t sing. B: So
across the streetB, and I know all about what? None of us can!
you and your little telescopePIC, and I
don’t appreciate it, okay? Yeah, I can see B. across the street = on the other side
you right now! Hello! If I wanna walk of the street.
around my apartment in my underwear,
I shouldn’t have to feel like—Thank you, C. the point: the purpose of a state- dumbbells
butI... that’s not really the pointC... The ment. The main idea in an argument.
point is that... Mostly free weights , but We would say “that’s not the point”
II

occasionally.. when in an argument or conversation

someone misinterprets what we’re try-
MONICA: Joey! ing to say. We also often say “beside the
tpoint” when something is irrelevant to
JOEY: Yeah, my neighbor... Yeah, the the actual main point of our argument. kettlebells
brunette ... She says you looked very
PIC
>> That’s beside the point. You’re evad-
pretty the other day in the green dress. ing the issue.

MONICA: The green dress? Really? D. sweetheart: an affectionate term

used between family members, roman-
JOEY: Yeah, she said you looked like tic partners, or some people who use
Ingrid BergmanIII that day. fatherly/motherly affection.
gym machine
MONICA: Nooo! Pronunciation
Scene: Barry’s Office 1. what are you: wuh-chew
RACHEL: Hey. Got a second?
2. both of you: bo-thuh-view
BARRY: Sure, sure. Come on ...in...
References
MINDY: Hello, sweetheartD.
I. thanks, but: it seems like the woman was saying good
things about Joey which makes him lose focus of what he
BARRY: Uh... uh... what are you1... what
saying.
are you guys doing here?
II. free weights: we assume the peeper woman asked
RACHEL: Uh, we are here to break up Joey how did he get his toned figure, to which Joey replies
with you. “free weights.” These are dumbbellsPIC, kettlebellsPIC, bars
and other exercising tools that are not machinesPIC.
BARRY: Both of you ? 2

III. Ingrid Bergman: famous swedish actress (1915-1982).

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 18:39 - 19:49 Vocabulary
MINDY: Basically, we think you’re a A. I couldn’t help myself = I couldn’t
horrible human being, and bad things resist the temptation. We use the ex-
should happen to you. pression “can’t help oneself” to say
someone can’t or couldn’t refrain from
BARRY: I’m sorry... I’m sorry, God, I doing something. >> She can’t help her-
am so sorry, I’m an idiot, I was weak, I self. It doesn’t matter how hard she tries,
couldn’t help myself ! Whatever I did, I she can’t stay on a diet.
A

only did because I love you so much! We also say “I can’t help doing sth” or
“I can’t help but do sth”. >> I couldn’t
RACHEL: Uh- which one of us are you help spending money that I was meant
talking to there, Barr? to save up. >> I can’t help but think
.about it. Also, “I couldn’t help it.” >> I
BARRY: ....Mindy. Mindy, of course couldn’t help it, I broke the diet with a choking oneself
Mindy, it was always Mindy. beer.

RACHEL: Even when we were having

sex in that chair?

BARRY: I swear, whatever I was doing, I

was always thinking of you.
retainer
RACHEL: Please! During that second
time you couldn’t have picked her out
of a lineupI + PIC! B. to choke: to suffocate by getting
your respiratory track obstructed.
MINDY: You did it twice?
C. retainer: custom-made devices,
RACHEL: Well, the first time didn’t real- usually made of wires or clear plastic,
ly count... I mean, you know, it’s Barry. that hold teeth in position after surgery
or any method of realigning teeth. police lineup
MINDY: Okay...

BARRY: Sweetheart, just give me- give

Pronunciation
me1 another chance, okay, we’ll start all 1. give me: gimme
over again. We’ll go back to Aruba. Stress Pattern Focus
2. we’ve got a bit of an:
BERNICE: Dr. Farber, we’ve got a bit of
WE-v GOT uh BIH-duh vuhn
an2 emergency here...Jason Costalano is
chokingB on his retainerC.
References
BARRY: Oh God... I’ll be right there,
I. you couldn’t have picked her out of a (police) lineup:
Bernice. Look, please, please don’t go
when you absolutely don’t recognize somebody.
anywhere, okay? I’ll be, I’ll be right back.
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 19:49 - 21:10 Vocabulary the devil
RACHEL: Okay. Okay, we’ll be here! A. walk out (of a place): “leave” for
Hating you! Did you see how he was “walk out of.” If the person leaves run-
sweating when he walked out ofA there? ning, we use that verb as “to run out
Listen honey, if I’m hogging the ball too of ” a place or in a more metaphorical
much you just jump right in there and way “to storm out of a” place.
take a couple punchesI cuz I’m telling
you, this feels great. B. smock: (not common) a dress or
top for a woman or girl, gathered at the
MINDY: Yeah... I’m pretty sure I’m still chest and having a loosely fitting lower smock
gonna marry him. part. In the scene: Rachel implies Bar-
ry is a really bad person (therefore the
RACHEL: What are you talking about?! nickname “Satan”) who pretends to be
Mindy, the guy is the devilPIC! He’s Sa- innocent because that’s what a smock
tan1 in a smockB! is. It’s a garment that conveys the idea
that who’s wearing it is harmless.
MINDY: Look, I know he’s not perfect, C. at the end of the day: Used before giv-
but the truth is, at the end of the dayC, ing the most important point of an idea
I still really wanna be Mrs. Dr. Barry or when everything has been considered.
Farber, D.D.S. >> At the end of the day it’s them, not us,
who make the decisions.
RACHEL: Oh God.
D. run out on: (similar to walk out on)
MINDY: I hope you can find some way to abandon someone (by, literally, run-
to be happy for me. And I hope you’ll ning form them).
still be my maid of honor...?
Pronunciation
RACHEL: And I hope Barry doesn’t kill 1. Satan: say-tn
you and eat you2 in Aruba.
When /t/ is before /n/ it’s a stop T. For ex-
Scene: Monica and Rachel’s ample, the word “Manhattan” is not usu-
ally pronounced with a regular, audible “t”
MONICA: You okay?
sound as it’s before /n/.
RACHEL: Yeah. 2. eat you: ee-chew

MONICA: Really? References

I. hogging the ball: to “hog” means to be greedy, selfish
RACHEL: Yeah! You know, ever since and to not share something. Rachel says “to hog the ball”
I ran out onD Barry at the wedding, I as if it was a ball game and she a player who doesn’t pass
have wondered whether I made the right the ball. Therefore, what she means is that if she’s taking
choice. And now I know. a protagonistic role in attacking Barry, Mindy should still
participate and throw some verbal jabs at Barry as well.
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 21:10 - 22:15 Vocabulary monocle
MONICA: Aww... A. I’ll give you this/that: used when
you’re admitting that someone is right
JOEY: Big day. about a specific thing in a debate. >>
He’s got muscular arms and shoulders,
Closing Credits / Scene: Central Perk
I’ll give you that. But, what about his
JOEY: All right, I’ll give you this , Mr. legs? They’re skinny. >> Last month was
A

Peanut is a better dresser. I mean he’s got not the best in terms of product sales, I’ll
the monoclePIC, he’s got the top hatPIC... give you that. But with the new changes I
have in mind we can improve our posi-
PHOEBE: You know he’s gay? tion in the market. top hat
ROSS: I just wanna clarify this: are you B. to out someone: to disclose a gay
outingB Mr. PeanutPIC? or lesbian person’s sexual orientation
without their consent. This expressions
DANIELLE: Chandler? derives from the idiom “to come out of
the closet” which is the act of a person
CHANDLER: Danielle! Hi! Uh- every- disclosing that he or she is homosexual.
body, this is Danielle, Danielle, every-
body. Stress Pattern Focus
Mr. Peanut
ALL: Hi. Hi. 1. what are you doing here:
WHA-duh you DOin here
CHANDLER: What are you doing
here1?

DANIELLE: Well, I’ve been calling

you, but it turns out I had your number
wrong. And when I finally got the right
one from Information, there was no
answer. So I thought I’d just come down
here, and make sure you were okay.

CHANDLER: ...I’m, I’m okay.

DANIELLE: Listen uh, maybe we could

get together later?

CHANDLER: That sounds good. I’ll call

you- or you call me, whatever...

DANIELLE: You got it. Bye, everybody.

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ALL: Bye. A. there you go: used to say “good job”
or that you’re doing it right.
PHOEBE: Whoo-hoo!
Pronunciation
MONICA: Yeah, there you goA! 1. I don’t know: I duh know

ROSS: Second date!

CHANDLER: ...I don’t know1.

RACHEL: You don’t know?!

CHANDLER: Well, she seems very nice

and everything, but that whole thing
about her coming all the way down here,
just to see if I was okay? I mean,... how
needy is that?

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