do you want to have fun learning some
famous catchphrases and expressions from
the TV series friends let's do this
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alright so if you have ever watched the
TV series friends which if you're here
I'm sure you have then you probably
realize it's full of a lot of famous
expressions that were used throughout
the 10 seasons and so you'll be learning
these today and they can be really great
for connecting with other friends fans
but you'll also get some useful common
expressions and vocabulary that you can
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lesson I don't even know how I would go
about it oh oh what I do is uh I look a
woman up and down and I say hey how you
doing hey you do how you doing probably
the most prominent line from friends
this is Joey's notorious pickup line
a pickup line is something one says to
flirt for example did it hurt what when
you fell from heaven you angel learn
more about pickup lines in this video
with Ellen maybe you have noticed this
before but in colloquial American
English it is common to drop the G of
the gerund what's more maybe you've seen
that this is grammatically incorrect
what you learned in school was how are
you doing
right well native speakers often omit
the auxiliary verb why are you being so
strange why been so strange
what do you like here what you like here
do you think so
you think although natives do this
sometimes and it is important to be
aware of and understand I would not
recommend that you attempt to speak like
this until you have a very advanced
level of English also notice the
connected speech this is a crucial
reason why natives seem to be so
difficult to understand and why it
appears that we speak really fast this
is why we teach all students of our
fluent with friends course the rules of
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Central Perk this is the name of the
coffee shop that appears in practically
every episode what you probably didn't
know is that is actually a joke a play
on words you have heard of the Central
Park in New York City right perk relates
to coffee first it is short for the word
percolate percolate means to brew coffee
by forcing hot water through the ground
particles of coffee beans example well
the coffee perks I'm going to take the
dog for a walk we can also call the
machine that makes this type of coffee a
coffee percolator furthermore we use
perc as a phrasal verb meaning to become
or make more lively or cheerful example
per cup you may have failed this exam
but I'll help you study for the next one
finally we use it to describe the
feeling that we get from drinking coffee
example he couldn't stop yawning but he
drank a couple cups of
and perked up the friendzone since
friends this expression has become a
popular one for a certain type of
relationship this is how Chandler and
Joey describe Ross's relationship with
Rachel at the beginning of friends
because you waited too long to make your
move and now you're in the friend zone
no no no I'm not in the zone Oh Ross
you're mayor of the zone you can use
this to describe if you have a crush on
someone
but that person only considers you a
friend the idea is that if you've
recently become friends with someone you
like and you wait too long in the friend
zone it becomes harder and harder for
that person to change their perception
of you and be attracted to you example
she said that I'm such a good listener I
think I'm in the friend zone check out
how it is defined in this movie just
friends what about Sheila you making any
headway well we'll see you taking her to
lunch today oh don't do that okay don't
do lunch what that's like the express
lane to the friend zone what the hell's
the friend zone see when a girl decides
that you're her friend you're no longer
a dating option you become a complete
non-sexual entity in her eyes like her
brother or a lamp I don't wanna be a
lamp yeah well then don't be a friend
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be any more
Chandler everyone's favorite Joker has a
unique way of speaking which thanks to
the series has been adopted an American
and even British English this is a
hyperbolic way of speaking
Chandler usually uses it to say things
where the answer would obviously be no
please could she be more out of my
league could I be more sorry
look at me I'm Chandler could I be
wearing any more clothes you may not be
Chandler
but here are some examples of how you
can use this expression without sounding
like a clown and friends fans will love
it example I couldn't be more unprepared
for this exam could that dress be any
uglier he couldn't be more ignorant try
it out make an example with this
expression in the comments below and see
what your fellow learners have said hey
you know who you said nails like that
this expression is famously attributed
to Chandler's recurring girlfriend
Janice and became much more popular in
the United States during and after the
series ended we say this when we are
very surprised shocked or disappointed
example oh my god are you hurt do you
need me to take you to the hospital oh
my god I haven't seen you in ages let's
get a coffee sometime and catch up oh my
god did you hear what Trump did this is
often reduced to oMG in texting and even
in speaking example oMG I can't believe
she did that we were on a break
another line said by Ross throughout the
series to justify what ended Rachel and
his relationship
to be on a break or sit take a break
means that you are taking a rest from
something example I need a break I'm
gonna go have a coffee and we'll be back
in 10 minutes I'm taking a break from
teaching English if two people who are
dating break up it means that they ended
their romantic relationship depending on
how you interpret it to take a break in
this context means that they are not
completely ending the relationship but
are taking a pause to reflect on it
Rachel and Ross had very different ideas
of what it meant to be on a break which
caused them to end their relationship
Ross
thinking that the break was just an
excuse to end the relationship hooked up
with another woman while Rachel thinking
that it was just a temporary break from
each other interpreted it as Ross
cheating on her this is rather funny
themes that has prod up many times
throughout the series I you slept with
someone else
time was what you needed
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checkout pivot this technical term was
made famous by season 5 episode 16 of
friends when Ross buys a new couch for
his apartment and is trying to bring it
up the stairs with Rachel and Chandler's
help
pivot means to turn on a point or shaft
example he pivoted on his heel this word
choice is quite funny when Ross could
have used a more common word like rotate
or turn friends fans will undoubtedly
associate this term with a series in
fact you can find many t-shirts coffee
cups etc with this term he's her Lobster
phoebe uses this to describe the
inevitable reason why Ross and Rachel
have to be together because she's your
Lobster
oh she's going somewhere you know you
can actually see old lobster couples
walking around their tank you know
holding claws a lobster is a type of
shellfish in the United States it is
expensive and associated with fine
dining there is a popular type of
restaurant that will have a tank of
lobsters and actually let you choose the
one you want to eat Phoebe's has many
crazy things and the image that she
portrays here is ridiculous but quite
funny what we would more commonly say in
English is peace or soulmate this is
another line that has been immortalized
on many coffee cups t-shirts etc use
this with friends fans and they are sure
to laugh anyway if you don't feel like
being alone tonight
Joey and Chandler are coming over to
help me put together mine my new
furniture yes and we're very excited
about
well actually thanks but I think I'm
just gonna hang out here tonight it's a
bit along well sure okay Pheebs you want
to help oh I wish I could but I don't
want to this is another fantastic line
from Phoebe expression I wish I could
but is common when we want to politely
excuse ourselves from something in
English example I wish I could go to the
party but I have to work tomorrow we
wish we could come but we have dinner
plans with my in-laws TVs lines funny
because she uses the full light
expression to excuse herself but then
her excuse is simply that she doesn't
want to which means that she could do
what is being asked making it completely
contradictory Americans still use this
nowadays when someone asks a favor but
we don't want to do it why not continue
learning after you finish this lesson
you can watch this video of seven of the
best expressions by clicking up here or
in the description below I called him I
got his machine and I left a message but
it's ok it's ok it's ok because you know
it was like a casual breezy message it
was breezy this is from season 3 episode
2 when Monica is trying to forget about
her ex-boyfriend Richard who she
recently broke up with this expression
is not very common
however any friends fan will recognize
that instantly it means that you are
relaxed not serious I'm just checking in
because I got this message from you and
I didn't know if it was old or new or
what so I'm just checking so let me know
whatever I'm breezy you can't say you
breezy that that totally negates the
breezy some more common expressions you
can use for your daily English are
laid-back example these are really
laid-back guy nothing seems to bother
him chill your mom is so chill mind
never lets me drink wine remember that
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