VIP Class Notes (Jesse)
Next Class Focus
do a speaking story next time + review writing homework
Needs more review
reservation (n) – yu ding
eg. I made a reservation at the hotel for Saturday night
Vocabulary
the gym – jian shen fang
eg. I go to the gym 3 or 4 days a week
do weights – heavy things to make muscles bigger
eg. I do weights at the gym to build muscle
do stretching – la shen
eg. I stretch before I do weights
situp / pullup / pushup
eg. I go pushups every day
1.5 hours = an hour and a half / 1 and a half hours
1.5 years = a year and a half / 1 and a half years
once = 1 time
twice = 2 times
3 times
4 times
……
eyebrows – mei mao
eyelashes – jie mao
At beauty salon
Have you booked? / Have you made a reservation? – yu ding le ma?
Can I get you anything to drink? / Would you like a drink? Water, tea, coffee?
What would you like? A blow dry, cut, color, just a trim?
Which level hair dresser would you like? We have 3 levels, the highest level has more experience and skill. The price is different for each one.
What style would you like? / would you like to choose a style from a book / magazine?
Ok so we will wash your hair first. Is that OK?
Please follow me, we will _____ (wash your hair now / blow dry your hair /….)
Let me show you the price list / menu.
We accept WeChat pay, Alipay, cash or card. / How would you like to pay?
It will take about ____ hour to finish everything.
Would you like a drink? lemon water, tea, coffee?
Please have a seat here. The hairdresser will be 5 minutes or so / Just a moment please / It will just be a few minutes.
Can I take your things and put them in a locker?
Here you are / Here you go / There are you / There you go
We will put this on for you now.
How do you take your tea / coffee? – milk? sugar? black? (white with 1 / black with 2)
I just wanted to let you know every Monday and Tuesday we have a 30% discount (every day is 10 RMB, Monday + Tuesday it’s 7 RMB)
Would you like your eyebrows or eyelashes done? (trimmed, plucked…)
bai bai = Thanks for coming, see you again next time! Have a good day / night
Grammar
How long have you gone to the gym for?
How long do you go to the gym for?
I eat every day
I ate yesterday – past, you know the time
I will eat tomorrow
I have eaten many times – past, you don’t know the time
I am eating now
I have been eating for 2 hours – past to now – still going
I am happy
I was happy
I will be happy
I have been happy
I am being happy
I have been being happy
Pronunciation
style = st eye l
lemon – le men
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