F2F Class Notes (Jacob)

Patricia did not have much time. It was time to go to work. She did not want to be late for work. She would lose her job if she was late. She finished her coffee. She drank the last drop. She put the coffee cup in the kitchen sink. She turned on the kitchen faucet. She poured water into the cup. She turned off the faucet. She picked up her keys. The keys were on the kitchen table. She grabbed her gray coat. Her gray coat was on the chair. The chair was next to the door. She walked outside. She locked her door with her house key.

https://www.press.umich.edu/pdf/0472030132-vocab.pdf

Vocabulary

syntax – the structure of sentences in a language

Cucumber – 黄瓜 Green long vegetable

Dressing – Something you put on top of food.

Nutrients – things your body need to be healthy

Calcium – 钙

Protein – nutrient from eggs, nuts, meat

Icing (frosting) – sweet liquid we put on cake, made from (icing) sugar and milk

Grammar

I think Chinese is hard to write but not to see read – I think written Chinese is difficult but reading is more simple. 

My masters is studied in Shanghai – Before working, I was studying in Shanghai/I came to Shanghai to study my masters 

Gooder – better

Sometimes I want to ask North people to teach me putonghua. – People from Northern China/Northerners 

Strong tone problem – Big problem with tones/Tonal problems

Pronunciation

Accent

Coworker

Snow [Sna-owe]

Carrot

Peel – Plead

Dressing

Thinner