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