F2F Class Notes (Lily)[R]

Pronunciation

spain= sbay n

marathon= MAY ra thon

Vocabulary

1.pace= Jie zou
ex: the working pace in SH is very fast.

2.random= sui ji
ex: pick a random number from 1-100
ex: you are so random.

3. direct= zhi Jie de
ex: you shouldn’t be too direct with girls.

4. grab= casual word for ‘to have”
ex: do you wanna grab some coffee downstairs?
ex: do you want to grab lunch tomorrow?
ex: do you want to grab some food nearby?

5. on me= I pay
ex: the dinner is on me
ex: this round of drink is on me.

We often post articles about how foreigners can make friends with their Chinese neighbours, their colleagues and make small talk at work. But how can Chinese people go about making friends with foreigners? Here’s my list of important things that Chinese people should NOT do if they want to make friends with random laowai.

1. Don’t ask if you can be friends

This kind of directness when applied to friendship seems weird to foreigners and is too much of an initial commitment before we get to know you. That kind of candor can scare the laowai away, as friendship to us is not something that you vocally agree on, but rather something that is built over time.