VIP Class Notes (Jesse)

Vocabulary

the big one – the older one 

cashier / shop assistant – the person at a shop that you give money to
eg. I paid 500 RMB to the cashier

quarter = 1/4
half = 1/2

4:13 PM
4:15 PM = a quarter past 4
4:45 PM = a quarter to 5
4:30 PM = half past 4

My computer is worth 10,000 RMB
A dime is worth 10c
My mum is worth a lot to my family
My computer costs 10,000 RMB = you can buy it for 10,000 RMB

i am on a diet / i will go on a diet 

stapler – ding shu ji u
eg. at the end of class I will staple the pages together

track – measure / watch
eg. I track how much money I spend every day

meet – to see someone face to face / the first time you see someone and know their name
eg. I will meet my friend at school later
eg2. Wow it is so nice to meet you!

cell / mobile / phone (mobile phone / cell phone)

silent letter = bu fa yin de zi mu

future (jiang lai) < > past (guo qu)
eg. I hope to be a doctor in the future

analog – the old kind of electronic things
eg. analog music players have a big round thing with an arm to play the music
digital – the new kind (with computers)
eg. my digital camera can take many many photos!

electronic – something with electricity – 电子的