F2F Class Notes (Raph)

Vocabulary

Stinky (adj): 1- having a bad smell.
E.g.: This bathroom is very stinky.
E.g.: Raph doesn’t like stinky tofu (臭豆腐)

Forbidden (adj): 1- not allowed. 2- illegal.
E.g.: Smoking is forbidden in the cinema.

Nightclub (n): 1- a place that is open late into the night, where people can go to drink and dance and often see some type of entertainment.
E.g.: Me and my friends often go to that nightclub.

Prostitute (n): 1- a person who has sex with someone for money
E.g.: There are many prostitutes working in this nightclub.

Strip Club (n): 1- 脱衣舞俱乐部

Durian (n): 1- 榴莲

Grammar

It smells sick. – It smells bad / It stinks.

I live there for 20 years. – I’ve been living there for 20 years.

I don’t like its working environment at my previous company, so I want to find a new job. – I didn’t like its working environment at my previous company, so I wanted to find / found  a new job.

I spend 20 minutes by bus. – I spend 20 minutes on the bus. / It takes me 20 minutes by bus.

It takes 20 minutes by walk. – It takes 20 minute on foot. / It is a 20-minute walk.

You can accompany with your boss. – You can accompany your boss.

It’s more harder. – It’a harder.

Pronunciation

Phrase: /freɪz/

Freeze: /friːz/

Intermediate: /ˌɪn.t̬ɚˈmiː.di.ət/

Previous: /ˈpriː.vi.əs/

Woman: /ˈwʊm.ən/

Women: /ˈwɪmɪn/

Karaoke: /ˌker.iˈoʊ.ki/

Forbidden: /fɚˈbɪd.ən/

Nightclub:  /ˈnaɪt.klʌb/