VIP Class Notes (Tony)

Check your homework for mistakes.

Maybe Typos from mom.

Vocabulary

Tai an isn’t on the coast. It isn’t a coastal(adj) city.

Dalian is a coastal city.

What does (this) mean in Chinese?

It means something like money in Chinese. / It means “Yuan” in Chinese.

Yuan is Chinese currency.

You mean Yen? I thought Yen is Japanese currency.

I’m not I don’t mean Yen, I mean You N, Y.U.A.N. it’s Chinese currency.  / I mean YOU EN, not Yen.

extraterrestrial – like a person but not from our planet, Alien

eg: Do you believe in extraterrestrials?

Yes, I believe in extraterrestrials.

currency – kinds of money

eg: American currency is called Dollars.

eg: You can’t use foreign currency at that store.

eg: European currency is called  ‘Euros’.   “I only have twenty Euros.”

vacation – when you take a break from work or school, usually to go somewhere interesting

eg: We have a one week vacation for National Holiday.

cousin – your parents brothers or sisters kids

eg: I’m looking forward to seeing my cousin.

eg: I’m looking forward to meeting my cousin.

You mean, you’ve never met your cousin?

No, not never I have met him.

Grammar

on at the 8th

I not

I am mean (V)

I am not mean (V)

I am mean (adj)

Hair (N) – One hair, Countable

eg: I found three hairs in my noodles. So I didn’t eat them.

Hair (N) – Hair in General, (All the hairs together)

eg: I need to cut my hair.

eg: There is some hair in the shower.

Dad Jokes:

eg: I got a haircut 2 weeks ago?

Why didn’t you get all of them cut? HAHAHAHA!

No, I didn’t get ONE hair cut. I got “a haircut.”

Your dad thinks its funny if you only cut one hair.

Me: ‘Dad, make me a sandwich!’ Dad: ‘Poof, You’re a sandwich!’”

Your dad used magic to change you into a sandwich.

“Me: ‘Hey, I was thinking…
’ My dad: ‘I thought I smelled something burning.'”

Your dad is making a joke that you are not smart. So your brain is burning when you’re thinking too much. Thinking too hard.