VIP Class Notes (Jesse)

Next Class Focus

From Jan 22 review next class – review during conversation

Needs more review

cocktail – ji wei jiu

situation – qing kuang

comfortable – cumf table

I think some children are fat but not all of them
Some of the time I am happy, not most of the time
Some of my customers are good, but some of them are bad

what do you think about this tea?

Vocabulary

it tastes better / it tastes much better (hao chi) / it is delicious (fei chang hao chi)
eg. I think it tastes good and the flavor is very interesting

is the class finished? / is the class over?

vinegar – cu
eg. when eating xiao long bao I always use vinegar

when i eat breakfast i like drink soy milk. at breakfast time, drinking soy milk is better than coffee because soy milk is healthy

I prefer to drink soy milk in the morning because at breakfast time I don’t feel like coffee and soy milk is healthier

I feel like = I want
eg. omg I really feel like a coffee! / beer! / whiskey!

next time (xia) < > last time (shang yi ci)

it’s hard to say / it’s difficult to say

put on < > take off
wear 
eg. I put on my sunglasses and then I wear them when I drive.

between this one and the last one, which is your favourite?
which do you prefer? this one or the last one?

honest – cheng shi
eg. he is very honest / he is a very honest man

just ok / not bad / alright – yi ban ban / hai xin

he’s getting better and better

he said to me / he told me

he’s not suitable for this work

main reason – zhu yao
eg. he said the main reason is he can’t answer the phone

mature (cheng shu) < > immature (bu cheng shu)

what did you say?
can you repeat what you just said = can you repeat the thing you just said