VIP Class Notes (Jesse)

Vocabulary

insurance – bao xian
eg. he forgot to buy insurance

apartment complex / housing area – xiao qu

at night

at the door
eg. he thought we could buy the tickets at the door

we met long long ago – we have been friends for a long time 

stories – gu shi

midnight – 24:00

new years eve (31st December) / new years day (1st January)

10 minutes after I left and I was on my way home

I had so many problems during new years

messy < > tidy
dirty < > clean 

messi = football player

plastic – su liao

don’t say “merry Christmas tree” you should just say “Christmas tree”

lane – the part of the road you should drive in
eg. he didn’t stay in his lane and he hit me

December 20th

her ex-boyfriend and her got back together 

170 cm = a hundred and 70 centimeters 

I like her height / I like how tall she is
I like this price / I like how cheap this is / I like how expensive this is
I like her age / I like how old she is

break up – fen shou

being with someone is better than being alone
being happy is better than being rich

relationship – guan xi / dating
eg. I am in a relationship with a Korean girl
eg2. the Korean girl and I are in a relationship / are dating

main – zhu yao
eg. the main thing is to learn languages but you can also make new friends

ignored me / she didn’t talk to me – bu li wo

guess – cai
eg. I just guessed

relative – qin qi

thick skinned – someone who can feel OK after sth bad happens / sb says something bad to you
eg. I’m very thick skinned. If my girlfriend leaves me I just think “whatever”

bring – take from to come here