VIP Class Notes (Jesse)
Homework
Vocabulary
2 days ago / the day before yesterday – qian tian
the day after tomorrow – hou tian
repairmen
eg. I asked the repairmen to come
pressure – ya li
eg. the water pressure wasn’t high enough so we asked a repairman to come
ceiling < > floor
eg. my cousin put heated pipes in the ceiling but I have them in the floor
imported – jin kou
hungry – e le
angry – sheng qi
eg. I was very angry
changed my mind – changed what I thought
eg. at first, I didn’t like cats but after we got one, I changed my mind
this is the first cat I have ever had
step mother < > step father
eg. I feel like Judy is the step mother for my cat
quality – zhi liang
eg. It’s hard to find a good quality cat tree
radio – shou ying ji
radiate – heat / sound / other thing go out from 1 place
radiator – a heater that radiates heat
1 wan = 10 thousand – 加一个零, 变成thousand
10 wan = 100 thousand – 加一个零, 变成thousand
100 wan = 1 million – 新的 (million)
logic – luo ji
I will go out = leave home
I am outside = xiao qu, yang tai
I am out = already left home
I’m traveling = not in Shanghai
I left Shanghai / I left China = moved away from the city / country
Grammar
the teachers here work for SE
Jesse is a teacher of SE
I’m a worker of this factory / I work for this factory
during = CNY
eg. I stay at home during CNY
in my home – at home
at = look at a map, I am there
inside / in = i’m inside the room
outside = I’m outside – yang tai, garden, xiao qu
Pronunciation
IKEA – “eye kee ya”
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