VIP Class Notes (Jesse)

Vocabulary

teach – taught

many words! so many words! = good
too many words = bad

probably – hen ke neng
eg. I think you probably shave once a week

definitely – ken ding
eg. I definitely will go / I will definitely go

I started shaving when I was 18 

he has a little facial hair 

beard = hair on your face

childhood
eg. in my childhood I had many friends
eg2. When I was 10 years old I was happy. My childhood was very good.

someone / anyone / everyone
eg. I can hear someone coming = I don’t know who
eg2. Is anyone there? = maybe no one, maybe someone

some of my friends / them
eg. some of them are still my friends

primary school / elementary school – xiao xue

I think to make good friends in middle school and primary school is easy, but making good friends in university is a little hard.

the first brand (of car i knew) was VW

describe – xing rong (description – n)
eg. you can describe your car to me

compare – bi jiao
eg. Tea, compared to coffee is boring.
eg2. I often compare my students

difference – qu bie 
eg. there is a big difference between Porsche and Ferrari

common < > rare
eg. my car is a Porsche which is very beautiful but it isn’t common in Shanghai

normal < > weird / strange
eg. I think the smell is normal which is good for this room.

in the past / before / years ago

the back seat / behind me / behind the front seat
the front seat / the drivers seat / the passenger seat

racing car / race car
eg. my car is a racing car so it is used for racing

enough – gou le
eg. If the game is really fun, I think that’s enough. You don’t need a very expensive VR.

Pronunciation

friends – pronounce the “r” very softly, no tongue

brand – same as “friends”