VIP Class Notes (Jesse)

Grammar

on last monday – last monday 

on tomorrow

she’s on leaving – she’s on leave / annual leave
eg. I will ask for leave tomorrow / I am on leave until ___.

i have to wait her back – I have to wait for her to come back 

Vocabulary

i was interviewing another job 

interview sb – to be the interviewer
interview with sb / interview at a place / interview for a job – to be the candidate

hunter – headhunter

at mostly – at most

I want to give my notice / I have to give 1 month notice 

mostly = most of the time
eg. I mostly eat pizza for dinner = most of the time = almost always
almost = bu dao / cha yi dian dao 100%
eg. I have almost 10 RMB = I have 8-9 RMB

I almost forgot = I didn’t forget, but was very close

sweet (dessert) < > savory (everything else we eat for lunch and dinner)

filling – whatever goes into something (pie, dumpling..etc)
stuffing – what goes into a chicken / turkey

chop them finely – chop sth into small pieces

kneed – to push and add pressure to dough (flour and water)
eg. you kneed the dough for 10 minutes until it is ready

dough – flour and water mixed to make bread / dumplings etc

ingredients (food used to cook with) / materials (anything used to make sth)
eg. you add the ingredients to a bowl and then add sugar

sticky / glutinous rice balls – tang yuan

boiling water – kai shui
eg. it takes 10 minutes for the water to boil. Then you can add the boiling water to the bowl

simmering – not boiling but very hot
eg. the water is simmering so it’s ready for you to put the egg in

delicious – only positive
don’t say “not delicious”
better to say “doesn’t taste good” / “horrible”

Pronunciation

flour –  flaaaooowerr (flower)