F2F Class Notes (Ally)[S]

Try 5 sentences with phrases

more on phrases

Vocabulary

describe: xing rong (n)description
ie. Please describe him to me. / Please give me a description.
ie. (You should) put what/the noun you’re trying to describe in the beginning.

tell: gaosu + person/ fen bian  (no object)
ie. I’m going to tell mom that you hit me. / I’m going to tell on you to our boss. <— say bad things about you
ie. What’s the difference between iPhone pro and pro max? I can’t tell.
ie. I forgot/can’t remember what you told me last week.

siblings: xiong di jie mei
ie. I thought that they’re siblings because they look the same/very similar./almost look the same.

absent: not there for school or work (adj)
ie. The/that colleague who keeps complaining is not here today.

absent-minded: zou shen de/bu shang xin de
ie. My boyfriend is always so absent-minded when we have dinner together. <– don’t know where his mind is

Grammar

“Earth to Christy” – HELLOOOOO Christy

“Keep that in mind” – Remember that + use that

“Can you tell?” – Can you figure out the difference?

that/which/who/where/when/why…. + adj phrase = DESCRIBE
– NOUN you want to describe + (that/which) +write out the sentence = for descriptions
ie. The girl who sat next to me… The place we met for lunch… The car that was stolen …

what/ who + sentence = ____de dong xi / de shiqing/ shenme
ie. I don’t know what(shenme) you’re saying.
ie. I don’t know who(shei) you’re calling.

what/which…. +ever = suibian

I want to… I hope to…  +VERB
– I want you to +VERB
– I hope you will ….. +IDEA

Q: Describe him.
A: I have no idea what he looks like. I don’t remember him at all.

I found that his glasses look like Harry Potter’s.
I found out a big thing -> I found out something big/important.
He kept looking for the glasses I hid.(He kept looking for the glasses. I hid the glasses.)

I bought the bag (that) my boyfriend doesn’t let me buy./doesn’t want me to buy.

That skinny girl who keeps saying that she studied abroad is so bitchy./such a bitch.

This place is where we first met.
This is the place where we first met./we saw each other for the first time.

This is why I don’t let you/I don’t want you to join the party./come to the party.

Last week when I was sick/I got a cold, I was absent for many days.

I came here last week. I spoke to a guy. We talked for 15 minutes. We didn’t understand each other.
When I came here last week, I spoke to a guy, and we talked for 15 minutes but we didn’t understand each other.

I can’t tell who taught me last class.

I don’t care what you do.
You can do whatever you want, I don’t care.
You can come whenever you want…

whatever = sui ni -> when you’re mad
ie. Whatever. I’m not coming.