F2F Class Notes (Tony)

Review the last 5 classes.

Let the teacher ask you questions about those classes.

Did you finish your work on the dot at 8. – Did you finish work at 8 on the dot yesterday?

What’s the portion of your lunch? – What is my portion of the bill? How much do I need to pay?

Vocabulary

How are you?

eg: I’m good.

How are you doing?

eg: I’m good.

eg: I’m doing good.

What are you doing?

What are you doing at work today?
I’m testing our new HR system.

Clock in / Clock out – to register when you start working

eg: OMG, I forgot to clock in.

eg: Employees can swipe their phone by the bluetooth box at the front desk. So, if they have bluetooth enabled, it will automatically clock them in.

transliteration – a literal translation of a word, in another language it sounds almost the same

eg: Punk, Husky and Hippie all have a Chinese word that sounds the same. So those words are called transliterations.

eg: Xi Pi Shi is a transliteration from English, it means Hippie.

(In-Depth Guide to transliterations)

A Comprehensive Guide to Western Transliterations in Chinese

Pronunciation

Just an Example – Jus Tan Nex ample