Online Class Notes (Jesse)

Homework

Use some of the vocabulary from today in some writing. Choose a topic that lets you use the words we learned.

Vocabulary

we will make a cookwe will cook 

dishes / meal
eg. I went to dinner with my mum and dad for a meal. We had many dishes, including hong shao rou.
eg2. I went to mcdonalds for a meal and I ordered a burger and they asked me “do you want a meal?”

company / accompany 
eg. sometimes I need company! I need someone to keep me company
eg2. i need someone to accompany me to do sth = go with you

break up / separate – fen shou
eg. I broke up with my bf

alone / lonely 
I am alone = no one with me
I am lonely = I feel sad because I’m alone

red envelope / packet / pocket – hong bao

political issue
eg. the HK thing is a political issue

cantonese – guang dong hua
mandarin – pu tong hua

local dialect – a language within a language
eg. Shanghainese is a dialect within the Chinese language but Korean is a separate language

tone – sheng diao

ethnic groups – Han
eg. Han is the most common ethnic group in China

Grammar

famous with shopping – famous for shopping

Pronunciation

cousins – “kah zinz”

love – “luv” 

present – “preh zent”
parent – “pair rent” 

town – taaaooooon

mum and dad – “mumundad”

family dinner

special dishes 

the dog sucks the water in the bottle