F2F Class Notes (Jacob)
Homework
Patricia did not have much time. It was time to go to work. She did not want to be late for work. She would lose her job if she was late. She finished her coffee. She drank the last drop. She put the coffee cup in the kitchen sink. She turned on the kitchen faucet. She poured water into the cup. She turned off the faucet. She picked up her keys. The keys were on the kitchen table. She grabbed her gray coat. Her gray coat was on the chair. The chair was next to the door. She walked outside. She locked her door with her house key.
https://www.press.umich.edu/pdf/0472030132-vocab.pdf
Vocabulary
syntax – the structure of sentences in a language
Cucumber – 黄瓜 Green long vegetable
Dressing – Something you put on top of food.
Nutrients – things your body need to be healthy
Calcium – 钙
Protein – nutrient from eggs, nuts, meat
Icing (frosting) – sweet liquid we put on cake, made from (icing) sugar and milk
Grammar
I think Chinese is hard to write but not to see read – I think written Chinese is difficult but reading is more simple.
My masters is studied in Shanghai – Before working, I was studying in Shanghai/I came to Shanghai to study my masters
Gooder – better
Sometimes I want to ask North people to teach me putonghua. – People from Northern China/Northerners
Strong tone problem – Big problem with tones/Tonal problems
Pronunciation
Accent
Coworker
Snow [Sna-owe]
Carrot
Peel – Plead
Dressing
Thinner
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