VIP Class Notes (Jesse) [S]

convenient – fang bian
eg. it is very convenient

convenience store
eg. I go to the convenience store to buy some eggs
eg2. I am buying some eggs at the convenience store

traffic jam 
eg. I am in a traffic jam and it is really bad

topic / subject – zhu ti

Vocabulary

pasta – yi da li mian

noodles – mian
eg. I like to eat beef noodle soup

there are only 3 different sauces so it’s a little bland

nearby < > far away
eg. the restaurant is nearby but I live far away.

demo / trial – shi ting ke

more and more – yue lai yue duo

do you like teaching / do you like to teach 

interview 
eg. teaching is like a job interview

tiring / tired 
boring / bored
annoying / annoyed 
frustrating / frustrated
eg. I am very tired because work is tiring
eg2. I don’t like this teacher, he is boring 

I have < > I don’t have (n) – mei you dongxi / shi qing
I have done < > I haven’t done (v) – mei you zuo guo 
There are < > There aren’t (n) – di fang you

I have many friends < > I don’t have many friends
I have been to Australia < > I haven’t seen this movie
There are many people outside < > There isn’t any coffee on this table

fair – gong ping (adj)
eg. I want to treat her fairly
eg2. that’s not fair

I treat you well 
I treat you poorly 

quick – quickly – quicker – quickest

Nearby my house there is metro so it’s very convenient. There is a convenience store nearby my house too so I come to buy some things is very convenient too. There are so many restaurants nearby my house. I eat so convenient and I can eat so many different foods every day. It’s so far from downtown which is a little bad.

Near my house there is a metro station so it’s very convenient. There is a convenience store nearby too so I go to buy some things which is very convenient too. There are so many restaurants around my house so I eat so conveniently / it is so convenient for me to eat and I can eat so many different foods every day. It’s so far from downtown which is a little bad.