F2F Class Notes 14th January (Jesse)
Vocabulary
glass – material
a glass – bei zi
glasses – yan jing
eg. this glass is made of glass and my glasses are also made of glass
hong jiu = red wine
bai pu tao jiu = white wine
eg. i love to have a glass of red with lunch
bai jiu = chinese spirits / chinese white wine
one glass of red wine = normal
two glasses of red wine = a little tipsy
three glasses of red wine = drunk
four + glasses of red wine = feel sick and dizzy and maybe throw up
tou yun = dizzy
he zui le = drunk
tu = throw up / puke / spew / vomit
feel sick
eg. I feel sick and I want to throw up, but I can’t…
how often do you get drunk?
I get drunk about once a year
I get tipsy about once a month
How many drinks per week do you have?
cocktail = ji wei jiu
spirits = whiskey / vodka / gin / brandy
have you ever had a cocktail?
i never drink cocktails / I haven’t ever had a cocktail
I often drink with my friends < > I don’t often drink with my friends
sleep in – to sleep longer than normal
eg. i slept in this morning until 12 because last night i went to bed late / I didn’t get to sleep until late / I couldn’t fall asleep until late
I love weekends because I can sleep in.
Grammar
I am doing
I am Jesse
Doing is fun
I love doing / running
Running is fun
verbs can become nouns when you want to describe them.
run = verb = dong ci
running = verb / noun
my sister’s cooking is good / my sister’s food is good
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