F2F Class Notes (Tony)

English Logic VS. Chinese Logic

Logic N. – Luo ji,

Logical ADJ.

wo gen ni yiqi shuo

I with you together talk   (Bad Grammar English)

I talk with you  (Good/Logical English)

We talk together (Good/Logical English)

Jiu shi wo xiang fa

It Is I Opinion/Think (Bad Grammar English)

That is my opinion (Good/Logical English)

Wo tingshuo Au da li ya you hao de niu rou

I hear speak Australia has Good of beef (Bad Grammar English)

I heard(ting guo) Australia has good beef (Good/Logical English)

Vocabulary

Native American – (yin di an    cuo le ) original American, yuan li mei guo ren

eg: There are Native Americans still living in the USA.

Indian – yin du ren

eg: He’s not Indian, he is Native American.