F2F Class Notes 15th April (Lina)

I think many countries I want to go – there are many countries I would like to go to

How come – means “Why”

How come you moved to shanghai?

=why did you move to shanghai?

=for what reason did you move to shanghai?

-how come you did not choose to stay in Suzhou?

How come you cut your hair short?

Necklace – jewelry that you wear around your neck

 Bracelet – jewelry that you wear around your wrist

Earrings – jewelry that you wear in your ears

Jewelry – Necklaces, bracelets, earrings etc. (Etcetera) are all examples of Jewelry

Malaysia – pronunciation

Beaches – pronunciation

In china most place I have been there – I have been to most of the places (worth seeing) in China

Foreigner countries – Foreign countries

My home county is Sweden therefore I am a foreigner in China.

China is a foreign country to me, the same way Sweden is a foreign country to you.

Korear –Korea (the people of Korea are called Koreans )

I stayed at Shanghai – I stayed in Shanghai

You can meet different countries people – You can meet people from different countries

I should do many works – I should do many things at work / I have a lot of things to do at work

I often go to outside for business trip – I often leave (Shanghai) for business trips

If I stay in the same city for a long time I feel very boring –  If I stay in the same city for a long time I feel very Bored

Dialects – different “languages”/ ways of speaking the same language(Chinese) are called dialects

Shanghainese is a dialect of Chinese

Beijing dialect is the base of Mandarin  (Beijing accent)

Coco nut – coco nuts grow in palm threes

The coco nut is the symbol of Hainan

Temperage – temperature