VIP Class Notes (Jesse)

food poisoning
eg. I got food poisoning from Japanese food

quality – zhi liang
eg. the quality of this phone is good / the signal quality is good

traditional (adj) – chuan tong
eg. he is very traditional so he doesn’t like to spend money

repeat – chong fu
eg. sometimes I ask Jesse to repeat the word

Vocabulary

condition – 事物的状态

I used to live in Japan

details / content – nei rong
eg. Where do you live? In China. Give me more details. Oh,.. I live in Shanghai, in xuhui district on… road.
eg2. I wrote some content for the Smart English WeChat Account

school reunion

when I graduated we didn’t have the internet

graduated – bi ye
eg. I graduated high school in 2002

ago < > in
eg. I will go away in 3 days. I am going to Japan.

we’re all Shanghainese 

drinking / have a drink 

club / bar

cocktails – ji wei jiu

the schedule is not set. it just depends.

definite – que ding
eg. your class for this Friday is definite. / your class is definitely on this Friday / You definitely have class

it depends on the situation / it depends on the weather / it depends on how you feel / it depends on if I go out because if I use it my hair will be soft

situation – qing kuang

some of them

they became fat / they got fat / the get married

children / kids
eg. I don’t want to have kids now. Maybe later.

i am 6 / i am 6 years old

what do you wash your hair with? I wash my hair with shampoo
what do you drink your tea with? I drink my tea with a straw

wear sunglasses

what do you think about …? – ni juede zenme yang?

Pronunciation

female – fee may ll

Grammar

in my home – at home