VIP Class Notes (Jesse)

Pronunciation class!

Vocabulary

How are you / How’s it going? / How are you doing?
Fine / Not bad / Ok / I’m Alright
You? / What about you? / How about you?

yesterday night – last night 

2 powerpoints – 2 powerpoint presentations / 2 ppts

i know a bad news – i got some bad news / i have some bad news 

i was unhappy today / i was in a bad mood 

lounge room / living room = ke ting

courtesy – being polite and respecting other people

common courtesy – things that most people should be able to follow and understand

peace and quiet – comfortable and quiet environment
eg. I want some peace and quiet when I sleep

do unto others as they would do unto you = treat others as you wish to be treated

China / Taiwan / Hong Kong / Macau – most foreigners don’t know what “mainland China” is

religion (n) / religious (adj)
eg. I am religious and my religion is Buddhist

meditate – ming xiang

Pronunciation

worked – werk