00:50
MONICA: nothing to tell!
1 A. come on!: used to convince a person
It’s just some guy I work with!
2 to change their attitude or position.
JOEY: Come onA, you’re going out
with the guy! be 3
something wrong with him!4
CHANDLER: All right Joey, be
nice. So, does he have a hump? B
C+PIC
A hump and a hairpiece?
PHOEBE: Wait, does he eat
chalk? D+PIC
PHOEBE: Just because, I don’t
want her to go through what I went
II
through with Carl- oh !
MONICA: Okay, everybody relax.
E
not even a date. It’s just two
people going out to dinner and- not
having sex.
CHANDLER: It sounds like a date
to me.
01:20
CHANDLER: Alright, so I’m back
in high school, I’m standing in the
middle of the cafeteria, and I realize
I am totally naked.
ALL: Oh, yeah. I’ve had that dream.
CHANDLER:
and I realize there is a phone..there.
JOEY: Instead of...
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Vocabulary
hump
B. hump: the bump on the back of a
camel (or people- Hunchback of Notre
DamePIC).
C. hairpiece: the fake hair a bald person
puts on top of their head (also known as
“toupé”). hairpiece
D. chalk: white or colored sticks for writ-
ing and/or drawing (on a school chalk
board).
PIC
E. date: a meeting with a romantic in-
tention (can be used to describe both the
chalk
meeting and the person).
Pronunciation
1. nothing to tell: nothin-duh-tell
2. just some guy: juh-some guy date
3. there has got to be: there-iz-gaw-duh be
4. with him: with-im
References
I. Central Perk is a play on words in three Central Perk
ways. 1st, Central Perk sounds like Central
Park, NY’s famous park. 2nd, perk (as in perk
up), means to be more attentive. Perk also
II. what I went through with Carl: Don’t feel
bad that you don’t understand Phoebe’s refer-
ence to Carl and chalk, nobody does. Notice
Monica’s confused reaction. But this weird,
unexpected quality is what we love about
Phoebe.
 1:36 - 2:17 Vocabulary
CHANDLER: A. All of a sudden: When something to ring
happens unexpectedly. >> I was walking (telephone)
JOEY: I’ve never had that dream. down the street and all of a sudden some-
one crept out of a dark place, and that
PHOEBE: No. scared me shitless.

CHANDLER: All of a sudden,A B. to turn out (to be): to result or happen

the phone starts to ring.PIC And it -
turns outB it’s my mother, which ed way. turned out to be a
is very-very weird, because- she blast.
never calls me. “cookie?”
C. Sweetie:
1:52 romantic partner, relative, or close friend.
ROSS: Hi.
D.
JOEY: want and when it is used in this context it’s
to1 kill myself. more common than to say ‘things.’

MONICA: Are you okay,2 sweet- Pronunciation

ie?C someone’s
1. I want to: I wanna

ROSS: I just feel like someone 2. Are you okay: you okay?
reached downI my throat, grabbed II
my small intestine, pulled it out IIIof 3. moved her: move-der
my mouth and tied it around IVmy
neck. Verb Focus & Humor
ROSS: I just feel like someone...
V+PIC
CHANDLER: Cookie?
I. REACHED down my throat...
MONICA: Carol moved her 3
D+PIC II. GRABBED my small intestine...
out today.
III. PULLED it out of my mouth...
EVERYBODY: Ohh.
IV. TIED it around my neck

V. “cookie?”
between Ross’ violent imagery and Chandler
asking if he wants a cookie.
 2:17 - 3:11
MONICA: (to Ross) Let me1 get
ROSS:
PHOEBE: Ooh! Oh!
ROSS: No, no don’t! Stop cleansing
my aura!
I+PIC
No, just leave my aura
A weather, we’re going out anyway.
alone, okay?
B D. [speak/read] out loud: to speak so ev-
PHOEBE: Fine! Be murky!
2
ROSS: I’ll be fine, alright? Really,
everyone. I hope she’ll be very hap-
py.
MONICA: No you don’t.
ROSS: No I don’t, to hell with3
herC
JOEY: And you never knew she was
a lesbianII...
ROSS: No!! Okay?! Why does ev-
didn’t know, how should I know?
CHANDLER: Sometimes I wish
him.) Did I say that out loud ? D
JOEY: Alright Ross, look. You’re
4
feeling a lot of pain right now.
You’re angry. You’re hurtingE.
Vocabulary
A. leave (sb) alone: to stop bothering aura
someone. >> Leave me alone, I have work
to do and you’re just distracting me.
B. Murky: darkened, clouded, or blurry,
usually with liquids.
C. to/the hell with (sth/sb) = forget about
it. Used to say that you no longer care
about something. >> To hell with the
a murky glass
of water
eryone can hear you.
E. to hurt: to be feeling pain, in this case
emotional.
Pronunciation
to hell with it!
1. Let me: lemme
2.
3. To hell: tuh-hell
4. A lot of: uh-law-duh
References
out loud
I. Cleansing your aura -Phoebe is the
alternative, hippy character. Here she is
trying to perform some magical healing
on Ross.
II. A Lesbian: Ross recently got a divorce
from Susan, and we discover here that
she was a lesbian.
 03:11 - 03:55
JOEY: Can I1 tell you what the
answer is? (Ross consents)
JOEY: Strip joint!A+PIC Come on,
you’re single! B Have some hor-
mones!
ROSS: See, but I don’t want to be
single, okay? I just... I just- I just
want to2 be married again!
(Rachel enters in a wet wedding
dressC and starts to search.)
CHANDLER: And I just want a
million dollars! I
MONICA: Rachel?!
RACHEL: Oh God Monica hi!
D
Thank God! I just went to your
building and you weren’t there
and then this guyE with a big
hammerPIC said that you might
be here and you are, you are!
WAITRESS: Can I get you some
MONICA: (pointing at Rachel)
II
De-caf. (to All) Okay, every -
body, this isF Rachel, another
Lincoln HighG survivor. (to
everybody, this is
Chandler, and Phoebe, and Joey,
and- you remember3 my brother
Ross?
Vocabulary
A. Strip joint: a place that provides adult strip joint
entertainment, usually in the form of streap-
tease and other erotic dances. Note: this is
a whore house,” which is
a place with prostitutes.
B. Single: with no boyfriend or girlfriend.
Opposite of ‘engaged’ or ‘in a relationship.’
C. Wedding dress: white dress, with veil,
used by a bride at a wedding.
D. Exclamation used when
we’re glad, especially when it is some-
wedding dress
Common Error: S God
2
E. we sometimes use ‘this’ instead
it’s placed in this position.
F. we use “this is” toin-
troduce people to each other. Common
Error: “he/she is”
hammer
G. Lincoln High: the high school Monica,
Rachel and Ross went to.
Pronunciation
1. Can I: kin-I
2. Want to/ Want a- wanna (notice how
want to and want a both become wanna)
3. Remember: member
Humor Explanation Decaf
I.The humor’s that Ross said “I just want to be
married again” and Rachel showed up in a
wedding dress. Now Chandler being ironic,
says he wants a million dollars!
II. Decaf: Rachel is obviously overly-excited
worried, so Monica makes sure there’s no
caffeine in it.
 04:00 - 05:09
RACHEL: Sure!
ROSS: Hi.
MONICA: So you want to tell us
now, or are we waiting for four wet
A
bridesmaids ?
RACHEL: Oh God... well, it start-
ed about a half hour before the
wedding. I was in this room where
we were keeping all the presents,
and I was looking at this gravy
boat.B This really gorgeousC Lam-
auge gravy boat. When all of a sud-
den- (to the waitress that brought
Sweet ‘n’ Low? D- I real-
ized that I was more turned onE
by this gravy boat than by Barry!
And then I got really freaked outF,
G ous. We say that something hits us when
and that’s when it hit me : how
much Barry (her ex) looks like Mr.
Potato HeadI. You know, I mean,
I always knew he looked familiar,
but... Anyway, I just had to get out
1
of there, and I started wondering
‘Why am I doing this, and who am
I doing this for?’ So anyway I just
didn’t know where to go2, and I
know that you and I have kind of 3
H
but you’re the only
person I knew who lived here in
the city.
MONICA: Who wasn’t invited to
the wedding.
3 I. Mr Potato Head: Common kids toy. A
RACHEL: Ooh, I was kind of
hoping that wouldn’t be an issueI...
Vocabulary
A. Bridesmaid: one of the bride’s best
friends that participates in the wedding gravy boat
with the bride (the girl that gets married).
Note:
B. Gravy boat: a boat-shaped vase used to
hold gravy. / Lamauge Gravy boat - porce-
lain gravy boat.
C. Gorgeous:
Sweet n’ low
D. Sweet ‘n’ Low: common brand of sweet-
ener used in the U.S. instead of sugar.
E. To be turned on (by sth): to be sexually
excited by something.
F. freak out: to go into an intense emo-
tional state, feeling either extreme fear,
surprise, anger or excitement. >> When freak out
he saw the accident he freaked out.
G. it hit me = it became apparent/obvi-
-
thing. hit me why he didn’t
want to play FIFA with me. He knows I’ll
beat him and he hates losing.
Mr. Potato
H. to slow- Head
ly become more distant.
I. Issue: problem or sth to be discussed
Pronunciation
1. Out of: outta (“ow-duh”)
2. Where to go- Where-duh-go
3. Kind of- Kinda
References
potato face with removable eyes, ears, nose,
mouth, and moustache.
 05:10 - 06:25 Vocabulary
soap opera
Monica’s Apartment, everyone is there and A. Soap: ‘soap opera,’ a TV drama that fo-
watching a Spanish SoapA+PIC on TV and
B cuses on relationships between the char-
are trying to what is going on.C acters. Common Mistake: Novel (from
Novela in Spanish/ Port).
MONICA: Now, I’m guessing that
D+PIC
he bought her the big pipe organ, B. Figure something out -
and she’s really not happy about it. tion for something or develop an under-
standing of something. >>I can’t
RACHEL: (on phone) DaddyE, I out . pipe organ
just... I can’t marry him! I’m sorry. I
C. Go on: to happen. When ‘to go on’
just don’t love him. Well, it mattersF means ‘to happen,’ we usually conjugated as
to me! a continuous present.

CHANDLER: (to the TV) Ooh, she D. Pipe organ: an instrument similar to a
should not be wearing those pants. piano but it’s sound comes from air pipes.

JOEY: I say push her1 down the E. Daddy: name used to describe your
stairs.G+PIC father, mainly used by kids, but also some-
times by adult girls. stairs

EVERYBODY: (to the TV) Push F. To matter: If something matters to you,

her down the stairs! Push her down it is important for you.
the stairs! Push her down the stairs!
G. Stairs: a series of steps between two
RACHEL: Come on, daddy, lis- levels in a house or building.
2
ten to me! It’s like, it’s like, all of
my life, everyone has always told Pronunciation
me, ‘You’re a shoe! You’re a shoe,
you’re a shoe, you’re a shoe!’ And
I 1. push her: push-er purse
then today I just stopped and I said, 2. listen to me: liss-in-duh-me
‘What if I don’t want to be a shoe?
What if I want to be a- a purse, you
PIC
3. I don’t want you to- I-don-wan-chuh-duh
know?
4. see where he’d: see where-ee’d
PIC
Or a- or a hat! No, I don’t want you References hat
to3 buy me a hat, I’m saying that I I. “You’re a shoe- you’re a shoe. What if I
am a ha- It’s a metaphor, Daddy! don’t want to be a shoe?”
Rachel is trying to express her own desire
ROSS: You can see where he’d4 have for autonomy from her dad with a confusing
trouble. clothing metaphor.
 06:26 - 07:40
I A. Raindrops: the individual drops of water
RACHEL: Look Daddy, it’s my life.
Well maybe I’ll just stay here with
Monica.
MONICA: Well, I guess we’ve estab-
lished she’s staying here with Monica...
RACHEL: Well, maybe that’s my de-
cision. Well, maybe I don’t need your
money. Wait!! Wait, I said maybe!!
(Later)
MONICA: (To Rachel) Just breathe,
breathe.. that’s it. Just try to1 think of
nice calm things...
PHOEBE: (singsII) RaindropsA on
roses and rabbitsPIC and kittens,B
bluebellsC and sleigh bellsD and-
sssmthing with mittensE... La la la
something with stringF
few...
RACHEL: I’m all better2 now.
PHOEBE: I helped!
MONICA: Okay, look, this is proba-
bly for the best, you know? Indepen-
dence. Taking control of your3 life.
JOEY: And hey, you need anything,
you can always come to Joey. Me and
Chandler live right across the hall.F
And he’s away a lot.
MONICA: Joey, stop hitting on
G
her! It’s her wedding day!
JOEY: What, like there’s a rule or
something? III
door buzzerH sounds
Vocabulary
raindrops
when it rains.
B. Kitten: baby cat.
C. Bluebells:
D. Sleigh bells: bells on Santa’s snow vehicle
E. Mittens: A type of winter glove
rabbit
F. String-
F. Hall:
G. hit on (sb)
make sexual advancements on someone. >>
Kevin has been hitting on Mary for ages and
he asked her out.
H. Buzzer: Apparatus, like the doorbell, but kitten
with a buzz sound, to notify you of visitors.
Pronunciation
1. try to: try-duh
2. better: beh-dir
3. control of your life: control uh-yir-life
References
I. Daddy’s Girls: Rachel is a typical daddy’s girl. That means she
is totally reliant on her father for financial support, but now
she’s trying to get her independance.
II. Phoebe is singing a famous Christmas Carol
(song) called My Favorite Things.
III. Joey is a lady’s man (a man who does well with women).
Even though Rachel “left the groom at the altar” (left the guy
she was going to marry waiting at the church), Joey is quick
to express interest in her.
 07:40 - 08:15
CHANDLER: Please don’t do that
again, it’s a horrible sound.
PAUL: (over the intercom) It’s, uh,
it’s Paul.
1 who sells wine.
MONICA: BuzzA him in!
JOEY: Who’s Paul?
Vocabulary
A. Buzz him in: press the button on the ask (sb) out
inter phone (audio communication tool)
to let Paul into the building.
B. Wine Guy:- in this case, he’s the guy
C. ask (sb) out: to ask sb (especially a
girl) to go out with you on a date.

ROSS: Paul the WineI Guy,B Paul?

date
MONICA: Maybe.

JOEY: Wait a minute.2 Your ‘not a

real date’PICtonight is with Paul the D. Go on: to continue, to get moving
Wine Guy?

ROSS: asked you out?C+PIC Pronunciation

1. buzz him in: buzz-im-in
MONICA: Yes!
2. Wait a minute: Way-duh-minute
CHANDLER: Ooh, this is a Dear I. Wine vs
Diary moment.II+PIC 3. Do you want me to: duh-ya-wan-me-
Whine
duh
MONICA: Rach, wait, I can cancel...
4. thA-did-bee
RACHEL:
References
MONICA: (to Ross) Are, are you I. Wine vs whine: wine: alcoholic drink
okay? I mean, do you want me to3 made from grapes. To whine: to com-
stay? plain about something

4
good... II. A Dear Diary moment: when a young
girl writes in her diary about her person- Diary
MONICA: Really? al life, generally related to boys. (Chan-
dler is making fun of her). Note: diary is
D
ROSS: No, go on! It’s Paul the jour-
Wine Guy! nal (which is NOT a newspaper)
 Vocabulary
08:15 - 08:56 A. I didn’t catch your name = I didn’t eyelashes
1
MONICA: Hi, come in! Paul, hear you name.
this isI... everybody, everybody,
this is Paul. B. Pull (sth) out: to remove something,
generally with physical force.

C. Eyelashes: short protective hairs at the

PIC

Guy! Hey!
end of your eyelids (see picture)
CHANDLER: I’m sorry, I didn’t D. To be headed for (a place): going to,
catch your name.A Paul, was it? to be on your way to a place.

Monica: Sit down, two seconds. E. Honeymoon: when a man and a wom-

PHOEBE: Ooh, I just pulled outB wedding.

four eyelashes.C
good.
Monica leaves to change her clothes.
JOEY: Hey, Paul!

PAUL: Yeah?

ROSS: So Rachel, what’re you, Pronunciation

uh... what are you2 up to tonight? 1. Come in: kuh-min

RACHEL: Well, I was kinda sup- 2. What are you: wah-duh-ya

Aruba
posed to be headed forDArubaII
on my honeymoon,E so nothing! Grammar & References
ROSS: Right, you’re not even get- I.
ting your honeymoon, God.III introduce somebody in English is not “he

II. Aruba: an island in the southern Ca-

ribbean Sea, very common place for peo-
ple on their honeymoon.

III. Ross is acting weird: notice how

emotional Ross is acting because he likes
Rachel.

08:56 - 09:54
No, no, although, Aruba, this
time of year... talk about yourA-
(thinks) -big lizardsPIC+
...I Anyway,
if you don’t feel like being alone to-
night, Joey and Chandler are com-
ing over1 to help me put2 togetherB
my new furniture.
CHANDLER: Yes, and we’re very
excited about it.
RACHEL: Well actually thanks, but
I think I’m just going to hang outC
here tonight. It’s been a long day.
ROSS: Okay, sure.
JOEY: Hey Pheebs, you want to 3
help?
PHOEBE: Oh, I wish I couldII, but
I don’t want to.
9:32
Ross’s Apartment, the guys are there put-
ting together the furniture.
PIC+ D
ROSS: (squatting and reading the
instructions) I’m supposed to attach a
PIC+E
brackety thing to the side things,
F
using a bunch of these little worm
guysG. I have no brackety thing,
I see no worm guys whatsoeverH
and - I cannot feel my legs.
together the bookcase.
Vocabulary
A. Talk about your: adds emphasis to some- lizard
thing referred to earlier.
B. Put together- To assemble (a piece of fur-
niture in this case).
C. Hang out (somewhere): to spend time
somewhere without doing anything partic-
ularly important. You can also use this word
as ‘hang out with someone’ in which case it
means to spend time together with a friend.
D. To squat: to sit in a crouching position
with knees bent.
to squat
E. Brackety thing: a bracket is an L shaped
structure used to assemble things. Ross calls
it a brackety thing because he’s not sure what
it actually is.
F. a bunch of: a large number of objects or
people.PIC
G. worm guys: in this case ‘guys’ is like say-
ing ‘things’, the worm things. bracket
H. whatsoever:
pronouns: no worm guys whatsoever.
Pronunciation
1. Coming over: kuh-mih-novir
2. Put together: Pou-duh-gether
(pou rhymes with woo from wood)
3. you want to..?: you wanna...?
a bunch of
people
References
I. Big lizzards: the humor here is that Ross
doesn’t know what to say and is being weird.
II. I wish I could: we use this structure to say
what we would like to do, even though for some
reason it’s not possible. It’s important that you
past tense, otherwise it’d be grammatically incor-
rect. For example, it’s correct to say ‘I wish I ran
faster’ but NOT ‘I wish run I faster.’
 09:54 -10:29 Vocabulary
JOEY: What’s this? (picking up a
A. Dump something: to throw or place
bookcase
something in a careless way.
CHANDLER: I have no idea. B. All Finished: everything is done
Joey checks that Ross is not looking and
C. Furniture
dumpsA it in a plant.

JOEY: We’re done with the

PIC
bookcase!

!B

ROSS:
beer. She always drank it out
of the1 can,PIC I should have2
known.I
JOEY: Ross, let me3 ask you a
question. She got the furniture,C
the stereo, the good TV- what
did you4 get?
ROSS: You guys.
CHANDLER: Oh, God.
can of soda
D. To get screwed: you get tricked, or as
in this case, to get a bad deal.
Pronunciation
1. Out of the: outta the (ow-duh-the)
ow rhymes with cow
2. I should have: I shoulda (shoul-duh)
should rhymes with wood
3. let me: Lemme

4. What did you: wha-di-ju (whuh-dih-ju)

JOEY: You got screwed.D
Getting Screwed
CHANDLER: Oh my God! References
I. I should have known: this means he
should have been aware that Carol was a
lesbian because she drinks beer from the
can (stereotypically associated with man
behavior).
 10:26 - 11:15
Monica & Paul eating at restaurant
MONICA: Oh my God!
PAUL: I know, I know, I’m such an
idiot. I guess I should have1 caught
onA when she started going to the
dentist2
I mean, how clean can teeth get?I
MONICA: My brother’s going
throughB that right now, he’s such
aII messC. How did you3 get through
it?
PAUL: Well, you might try acciden-
tally4 breaking something valuable
of hers, sayD her-
MONICA: -leg?
PAUL:
Me, I- I went forE the watch.PIC
MONICA: You actually broke her
watch?
Monica’s Apartment, Rachel is talking on
the phone and walking around.
RACHEL: Barry, I’m sorry... I am so
sorry... I know you probably think
this is all about what I said the oth-
er day about you making love with
your socks on,F but it isn’t... it isn’t,
it’s about me, and I ju- (She stops
talking and dials the phone.) Hi,
G
again... any-
way ...
H
Vocabulary
A. To catch on: to start becoming suspi- watch
cious about something.
B. Going through: passing through a situa-
tion- in this case a negative situation.
C. A mess: an unorganized, bad state.
D. Say...: for example...
E. I went for = I decided to choose.
F. To have [any item of clothing] on: This
is how we say ‘wearing something’. It is
important to include the preposition ‘on’
that expresses the sense of ‘wearing.’ >> answering
She didn’t have any clothes on = She wasn’t
wearing anything. machine
G. referring to
the answering machine, disconnected her
call.
H. Anyway: discourse marker used to
change subjects while speaking.
Pronunciation
1. Should have: shoulda
2. Dentist: dih-nist (“dennist”)
3. How did you: how dih-ju
4. Accidentally: acci-den-ly
Grammar & References
I. How clean can teeth get: we assume by this that Paul’s ex-
-
ship) with her dentist
Such vs So
II. We probably know that so is used to say that something has
a superlative degree of something, like she’s so tall, he’s so rich,
it’s so delicious. Such is used to express the same meaning, but
she’s such a tall girl, he’s such a rich man, this is such a deli-
cious dish.
 11:15 - 12:23
ROSS: You know what the1 scari-
est part is? What if there’s only one
woman for everybody, you know? I
mean, what if you get one woman-
and that’s it? Unfortunately in my
case, there was only one woman- for
her...
2 D. Grab a spoon: Joey says this in refer-
JOEY: What are you talking about?
for you. Let me tell you something,
A+PIC
Rocky Road , and
Cookie DoughB, and Bing! Cher-
. You could get them3
ry VanillaPIC
PIC
with Jimies, or nuts, or whipped
C+PIC
cream
ever happened to you! You got
married, you were, like, what, eight
(years old)? Welcome back to the
world! Grab a spoon!D
ROSS: I honestly don’t know if I’m
hungry or horny.E
CHANDLER: Stay out of 4 my freez-
er!
12:11
PAUL: Ever since she walked out
on me,F I, uh...
MONICA: What?..... What, do
you want to spell it outG with noo-
dles? PIC
PAUL: No, it’s, it’s more of a
I
date kind of 5 revelation.H
Vocabulary
rocky road
A. Rocky Road:
contains marshmallows and nuts.
B. Cookie dough: raw ingredients of a
C. Whipped cream: sweet cream that has
ence to his analogy with ice-cream, and cherry vanilla
Grab a
spoon
E. Horny: slightly vulgar way to say sexual-
ly excited or aroused- also turned on
F. Walked out on (someone): When your
partner (husband, wife, boyfriend etc)
leaves you. Rachel walked out on Barry.
Jimmies
G. Spell it out: to say the word letter by
letter (expressions used when someone is
hesitant to disclose something)
H. Revelation: the act of revealing some-
Pronunciation
whipped cream
1. You know what the: Ya-no-uh-thuh
2. What are you talking about
whadda-you-talkin-about
(wha-duh-you-TAW-kin-uh-bout)
3. You could get them: You could get-em
4. Stay out of: Stay outa (ow-duh)
5. Kind of: kinda noodles
References
I. Paul suggests that what
-
tion” because he doesn’t want to scare her with
more open you can be with a person.
 12:23 - 13:33 Vocabulary
MONICA: Oh, so there is going A. Perform: to do an activity that re- to spit
to quires training or skill.

PAUL: Isn’t there?
MONICA: Yeah... yeah, I think
there is. What were you going to
say? 1
B. Spit (on sb): to eject saliva from the
mouth.
C. Smash: to break something, usually
glass related: cup, window, door.

PAUL: Well, ever-ev-... ever since

able to, uh, performA ...Sexually.

B+PIC
Monica spits on Paul in surprise
MONICA: Oh God, oh God, I am
sorry... I am so sorry...
2

Pronunciation
PAUL: It’s okay... 1. What were you going to say?
what-were-u-gonna say?
MONICA: I know being spit onB
is probably not what you need3 2. I am sorry: when we want to make
right now. Um... how long? something clear or when we want to
emphasize something, we might not use
PAUL: Two years. contractions. Monica is really sorry, and
that’s why she says ‘I am..’ instead of say-
MONICA: Wow! I’m-I’m-I’m ing ‘I’m...’
glad you smashedC her watch!
3. What you need: wuh-chu-need
PAUL: So you still think you,
References
I. Joanie loves Chachi: an American sitcom
MONICA: (pause)...Yeah. Yeah, I from the 1980’s.
do.
Monica’s Apartment, Rachel is watching
Joanne Loves Chaci: two people are
getting married- Rachel is crying.
RACHEL: Oh...see... but Joanne
I
loved Chachi! -
ence!
 13:20 - 14:33
Ross’s Apartment, sitting around talking.
ROSS: GrabA a spoon.PIC Do you
know how long B it’s been since I’ve
grabbed a spoon? Do the words ‘Bil-
ly, don’t be a hero’I mean anything
to you? You know, here’s the thing,C
even if I could get it togetherD
enough to, you know, ask a woman
out, who am I going to ask?
II
Romantic Song showing Rachel looking
out the window.
13:57
Monica’s Apartment, Rachel is making
coffee for Joey and Chandler.
RACHEL: Isn’t this amazing? I
fore in my entire life.
CHANDLER: is amazing.
JOEY: Congratulations. While you’re
on a roll,E if you feel like you have
got to1 make like a Western omeletF
or something...
gri-
mace,G and pour it into a plant pot.H
Although actually I’m really not that
hungry this morning...
MONICA: Good morning.
All: Morning. Good morning.
I
PAUL: (entering from Monica’s room) II. Romantic Song -
Morning.
Vocabulary
A. Grab: to take hold of something with a spoon
your hand.
B. long: we use the word long to refer to
a time period. In question, we usually say
‘how long...’ instead of ‘how much time...’
C. Here’s the thing: when you want to
emphasize something that may be con-
trary to the idea.
D. get it together: to stop acting in a
reckless or non-productive way, or to get an omelete
in the right mind state to do something
E. On a roll: when you have momentum
with lots of success with something.
PIC
- F. Western Omelet: popular omelet in
pepper, and onion.
PIC grimace
G. Grimace: a facial expressions of disap-
proval.
PIC
H. Plant pot: a container for plants.
I. Morning: it’s common to just say
‘morning’ instead of ‘good morning’.
Pronunciation
1. You have got to: yoove-gaw-duh
plant pot
Cultural & Reference Notes
I. Billy, Don’t Be a Hero?: Ross is jokingly
referring to a 1974 pop song
later episodes don’t include scenes like this.
 14:42 -15:34
JOEY: Morning Paul.
RACHEL: Hello, Paul.
CHANDLER: Hi, Paul, is it? I
MONICA: (to Paul) I had a real-
ly great timeA last night.
PAUL:
much!
Vocabulary
A. to have a good/great time: when you
do something you enjoy and have fun
doing, the expression we use is to have a
good time. If you want to make it sound
stronger, you can say I had a hell/heck of
a time or I had a blast.
B. What the hell: an intensive of what,
used when you’re shocked in surprise
or angry. >> What the hell do you think
you’re doing?

MONICA: We’ll talk later.

PAUL:
you.

JOEY: C. Input: to insert/ put in information

What the hellB do you do on a
real date? Pronunciation
1. Shut up: shuh-dup
MONICA: Shut up, and put my
1
2. I have got to: I gotta
table back.
3. If I don’t input: Fy-don-in-put
ALL: References
I. Paul, is it?: Sarcastically pretending that
CHANDLER: All right, kids,II
-
I have got to2 get to work. If I
eryone has just said it again.
don’t3 inputC those numbers,... it
- II. All right kids: Chandler calls everyone
ence ...
III
kids because he is about to go to work and
is pretending to be a father figure.
RACHEL: So, like, you guys all
III.
have jobs? IV
Chandler makes a remark suggesting that
his job isn’t important and very boring.

IV.You guys all have jobs? Rachel is realiz-

ing what it means to live without Daddy’s
money.
 15:34 -16:23
MONICA: Yeah, we all have jobs.
JOEY: Yeah, I’m an actor.
RACHEL: Wow! Would I have
seen you1 in anything?
JOEY: I doubt it.2 Mostly regional
work.
MONICA: Oh wait, wait, unless
you happened to B catch the Re-
C
runsD production of Pinocchio.PIC
CHANDLER: ‘Look, Gippetto, I’m
a real live boy.’
JOEY: I will not take this abuse.
(Walks to the door and opens it to leave)
CHANDLER: You’re right, I’m sor-
ry. (starts singing & dancing) “Once
I was a wooden boy, a little wooden
boy...”
MONICA: So how are you do-
ing3 today? Did you4 sleep okay?
Did you talk to Barry? I can’t stop
smiling.II
RACHEL: I can see that. You look
F +PIC
like you slept with a hanger in
your mouth.
Vocabulary
A. unless = except if. >> You won’t be Pinocchio
unless
you start saving up from now on. >> Your
sister won’t babysit her unless you pay her.
B. happen to = by chance. >> She hap-
pened to be present at the time of the
crime.
C. Catch: in this case, to get to see a per-
formance.
A D. Re-runs: to broadcast or show a mov- hanger
ie or TV series again. >> I love watching
Friends re-runs
E. Take this abuse: to endure/ support this
I abuse
F. Hanger: a metal or plastic triangle used
E to hang clothes in your wardrobe
Pronunciation
1. Would I have seen you
would-I-av seen you
2. doubt it: dow-dit (/b/ is silent)
dow rhymes with cow
3. How are you doing : how-ya-doin
4. Did you : di-juu
References
I. Gipetto: the name of Pinocchio’s cre-
ator in the famous kid’s story
II. I can’t stop smiling: Monica is still
really happy from her date. Rachel jokes
that she slept with a hanger in her mouth
because of her big smile.
 16:23 - 17:12 Vocabulary
MONICA: I know, he’s just so, so...
A. In trouble: trouble in this case means
you remember you and Tony DeMar-
it’s going to be emotionally intense.
co?
B. Or else: expressions used to show an
RACHEL: Oh, yeah. alternative situation
MONICA: Well, it’s like that. With C. Wish me luck: to wish someone luck is
feelings. to desire their success and help them feel

RACHEL: Oh wow. Are you in trou-

ble.A D. what for?: Shortened version of ‘what
do you want me to wish you luck for’ We
MONICA: Okay. Okay. I am just can also use other question words and
going to get up, go to work and not preposition combinations like ‘how to’
1

think about him2 all day. Or elseB (>>A: Do it! B: It’d be my pleasure, but
I’m just going to get up and go to how to?) or ‘where to?’ which is what a
work. taxi driver will ask to know about the
location of the place you’re going.
RACHEL: Oh, wish me luck! C

MONICA: What for?D Pronunciation

1. Go to work: go-duh-work
RACHEL: I’m going to go get one of
those3 (thinks) job things. 2. thin-kuh-bow-dim

3. One of those: one-uh-those

16:54
4. How do you do: how-duh-yuh-do
FRANNIE: Hey, Monica!
References
MONICA: Hey Frannie, welcome
I. Florida: .
back! How was Florida?I

FRANNIE: You had sex, didn’t you?

MONICA: How do you do4 that?

FRANNIE: So? Who?

MONICA: You know Paul?

 17:12 - 18:13
FRANNIE: Paul the Wine Guy?
Oh yeah, I know Paul.
MONICA: You mean you know
I
Paul like I know Paul?
FRANNIE: Are you kidding? I A
B
take credit for Paul. You know
before me, there was no snap in
his turtleII for two years.III
17:29
JOEY: Of course it was a line! C
MONICA: Why?! Why? Why, why
would anybody do something like
that?
ROSS: I assume we’re looking for
an answer more sophisticated than
‘to get you1 into bed’.
MONICA: Is it me? Is it like I have
some sort of beaconD that only
dogs and men with severe emo-
tional problems can hear?
PHOEBE: All right, come here,2
give me3 your feet. (She starts mas-
saging them.)
MONICA: I just thought he was4
nice, you know?
JOEY: I can’t believe you didn’t
know it was a line!
Vocabulary
A. Are you kidding: A common phrase Are you
for expressing disbelief. kidding?
B. Take credit for: to take responsibility
for another’s accomplishment.
C. A line: a story or phrase used (gener-
ally by men) to make someone sexually
interested in you.
D. Beacon: a signaling or guiding device Beacon
that emits light to show where you are, or
give warning.
Pronunciation
1. To get you: to-geh-chew
2. Come here: c’mere
3. Give me: gimme
4. thaw-dee-waz
References
I. Like I know Paul: Asking Frannie if
she has also had sex with Paul, but dis-
cretely not having to ask the question
directly.
II. No snap in his turtle: ‘Turtle’ here
means ‘penis’ and what Frannie means
with this metaphor is that Paul hadn’t
had sex. However, this is not a common
metaphor people use, but rather a meta-
phor Frannie invented.
III. For two years: Paul told Monica the
same ‘two years without sex’ story that
he told Frannie before, which is why we
can suppose it was a lie.
t

18:13 - 18:54 Vocabulary

RACHEL: Guess what?
ROSS: You got a1 job?
RACHEL: Are you kidding? I’m
trained for nothing! I was laughed
A
out of twelve interviews today.
A. Laughed out of a place: to leave a
upbeat
place without being taken seriously by
anyone.
B. And yet = and despite this; neverthe-
less. >> It’s funny how he keeps complain-
ing about that brand, and yet he’s still
buying it.

CHANDLER: And yetB you’re sur- C. Upbeat: optimistic, happy, cheerful.

prisingly upbeatC.
D. : to
RACHEL: You would be too if you
found Joan and David bootsI on something.
sale, ! PIC

CHANDLER: Oh, how well you Pronunciation

know me... 1. Got a: gaw-duh (gotta) Sale
2. Don’t need a: dow-nee-da
RACHEL: don’t dow rhymes with go
need a job, I don’t need my parents,
2

I’ve got great boots’ boots! 3. How did you: how-ju

4. Getting: geh-ding
MONICA: How did you pay for
3

them? References & Culture

I. Joan and David boots: expensive and very
RACHEL: Uh, credit card. fashionable women’s boots

MONICA: And who pays for that?

RACHEL: Um... my... father.

American Spirit
II. American Independence: a common
18:49 theme throughout this episode is indepen-
of Independence
dence, which is a very strong characteristic
MONICA: Come on, you can’t live
D
your whole life.II home very early, value autonomy, and the
ability to make it on our own (survive without
RACHEL: help of parents). For better or for worse, this
could be symbolized by the lone cowboy (see
was getting4 married.
picture).
 18:54 -19:57
PHOEBE: Give her a break,A it’s
time.
RACHEL:
PHOEBE: You’re welcome. I re-
city. I was fourteen. My mom had
just killed herself and my step-dadB
was back in prison, and I got here,
and I didn’t know anybody. And I
ended upC living with this albinoD+PIC
guy who was, like, cleaning wind-
E+PIC
shields outside port authority,F
and then he killed himself, and then
I found aromatherapy.G So believe
me, I know exactly how you feel.
ROSS:
is ‘Anyway’H...
MONICA: All right, (are) you
ready?
RACHEL: I don’t think so.
ROSS: Come on, cut. Cut, cut,
cut...
19:49
All: Cut, cut, cut, cut, cut, cut, cutI...
She cuts one of them and they cheer.
MONICA: Welcome to the real
world! I It sucks. You’re going to
love it!
Vocabulary
A. give (sb) a break: said when we think
someone is being too excessive with their albino
demands or when they won’t stop both-
ering you. >> Come on, man! Give me a
break! I can’t pay you until Friday.
B. step father/brother, etc.: We use “step”
to signify a relative through marriage. If
you father marries a woman who already
has a son, he becomes your step brother.
C. end up: result in a particular way. >>
ended
windshield
up in the hospital.
D. Albino: a person or animal lacking
typical pigmentation; a person with ex-
ceedingly white skin and light hair.
E. Windshields: front window of a car
that protects you from the wind.
F. Port authority: NY regional transpor-
tation department
G. aromatherapy: therapy using plants
and aromatic oils
H. Anyway: ‘Anyway’ said in this tone is a
way to discard the subject (in this case it’s
funny because Phoebe’s story was just so
strange and awkward: as she is).
I. Real world: the real world in this case
References & Culture
I. Cutting her credit cards: Rachel is not
only cutting her ties with “Daddy’s” money,
 19:57 - 20:38
Rachel and Ross are watching a TV chan-
the national anthem
MONICA: Well, that’s it (to Ross)
(Do) you want to1 crash on the
couch?A
Vocabulary
A. Crash on the couch: to stay the night
stomp on sth
at a friends’ house sleeping on the couch/
crash at your place, or crash at your house.
B. stomp (on sth): to step on something with
force or to step on the ground really hard.

ROSS: No. No, I’ve got to2 go home C. reach: to extend your arm to grab
sometime. something. Note: we usually use “for”
reach”, as in “he reached for the bill reach for sth
MONICA: (Are) you going to3 be
”
okay?

ROSS: Yeah. D. Split it: to share something by divid-

ing into equal parts. In a more general
RACHEL: Hey Mon, look what sense, to divide or break something up.
(Monica
smiles.) What?

MONICA: Pronunciation
just put it back4 where you found it. 1. Do you want to...?: you wanna....
Oh boy.I Alright. Goodnight, every -
2. I’ve gotta: this is an informal spelling
body.
of ‘got to,’ but since it’s so normal to pro-
nounce it like /gotta/ people have started split (share)
ROSS AND RACHEL: Goodnight.
(Monica stomps onB Paul’s watch) with certain other words like ‘gonna’, or
ROSS: Mmm. reach for the ‘wanna.’ Note: Do not use in formal writing
C

last cookieII) Oh, no. 3. Are you going to...?: you gonna?
RACHEL: Sorry. 4. Put it back: puh-dih-back
ROSS: No no no, go. References
RACHEL: No, you have it, really, I I. Oh boy!: this is an older expression used to oh boy!
don’t want it. show that you’re tired or excited about some-
D
thing.
ROSS: Split it?
II. in some countries, such as
RACHEL: Okay. Brazil, it’s bad etiquette to eat the last piece of
shared food, so people may not reach for it. In
the U.S. people generally more direct.
 20:44 - 22:10 Vocabulary
ROSS: You know you probably1 A. Major: serious; severe.
Crush
didn’t know this, but back in high
B. Have a crush on (sb)- to have a strong
school, I had a, um, majorA crush desire for someone; infatuation with some-
B+PIC
on you. one, generally without the other person
knowing (kind of common with teens.)
RACHEL: I knew.
C. Figure:
ROSS: You did! Oh.... I always -
uredC you just thought I was2 Moni- to discover how something works, or how
D+PIC
ca’s geeky older brother.
‘out’) means just ‘think.’ >> I that
RACHEL: I did. adding some spice to the sauce would have
Geeky
been a good idea.
ROSS: Oh.....Listen, do you think-
and try not to let my intense vulner- D. Geeky: someone who studies a lot,
abilityI become any kind of a3 factor very intellectual, but ofthen lacks social
here- but do you think it would be skills.
okay if I asked you out? Sometime? E. What’s with you: what’s up with you?;
Maybe? Why are you acting like that?

RACHEL: Yeah, maybe... Pronunciation

ROSS: Okay... okay, maybe I will...
RACHEL: Goodnight.
ROSS: Goodnight.4
Rachel goes into her room and Monica en-
ters the living room as Ross is leaving.
MONICA: See you.... Wait wait,5
hey, what’s with you? E
ROSS: I just grabbed a spoon .
II
Ross leaves, Monica has no idea what that
means.
1. probably- probly
2. Just though I was: jus-thaw-dy-wuz
3. Kind of a: kine-duv-uh
4. Goodnight: g’-night
5. Wait, Wait: way- way
References
I. Intense Vulnerability: Ross says this so
Rachel doesn’t feel bad if she wants to say
no. He is being very needy right now, (in a
condition of need or want)
II. Grabbed a spoon: Ross is making a
reference to Joey’s ice-cream metaphor, and
that he just asked Rachel out (sort of).
 22:10 - 22:48
Central Perk, everyone is there. Pronunciation
1. What I’m: wuh-dime
JOEY: I can’t believe what I’m hear-
1

ing here. 2. Said you: seh-ju

3. Would you: wou-ju

PHOEBE: (sings) I can’t believe would is pronounced like wood, and
what I’m hearing hereI... rhymes with good

MONICA: What? I-I said you had a- 4. Was I doing it it: wuh-zy-doin-it

PHOEBE: (sings) What I said you2 5. I’ll have: all-Av

had...
References
MONICA: (to Phoebe) Would you3 I. Mimicry- Phoebe is mimicking Joey
stop? with singing

PHOEBE: Oh, was I doing it4 again? II. Liza Minelli - Academy award winning
actress from the 1970’s
All: Yes!

RACHEL: (walks up with a pot of

CHANDLER: Did you make it, or

are you just serving it?

RACHEL: I’m just serving it.

All: Yeah. Yeah, I’ll have5 a cup of

CHANDLER: Kids, new dream... I’m

in Las Vegas... I’m Liza MinelliII...