VIP Class Notes (Jesse)
Vocabulary
in the north / northern China
Mongolia – meng gu
Mandarin – pu tong hua
Cantonese – guang dong hua
accent – kou yin
eg. I have an Australian accent
dialect – a sub-type language with a common writing
language – yu yuan
luggage / baggage – xing li xiang
eg. I had 2 check-in luggage for the flight
antler (looks like a tree) / horn (sharp 1)
annual leave – nian jia
eg. I took annual leave and went to Japan for 5 days
I had an annual meeting in Thailand
horde (bad) < > alliance (good)
fascinating – super interesting
warlock – the dark magic guy in WoW
mount – the horse you ride in WoW
eg. it was so hard to get the mounts in WoW but now it’s really easy
Grammar
they use Cantonese – they are in Cantonese
different with – different to
1 deer / 2 deer
1 sheep / 2 sheep
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