F2F Class Notes (Tony)

Vocabulary

foreigners all look the same, to me

What’s this called? Those are called “dimples”

How many purses do you have?

I have 6 purses.

wool – yang mao

eg: It feels like wool, but its fake.

fake – jia de

eg: That is a fake wool coat. It’s not real wool.

I am joking – not serious, funny

be careful – xiao xin

be like sth. – almost the same as, but not the same.

eg: It’s not a bag, but it’s like a bag.

eg: This is not coffee, it’s like tea.

look like      You look like your father.     You look like you want that.

talk like       She talks like his friend.      She talks like she is the boss.

tastes like (eat)     Tomatoes taste like persimmons.      This tomato tastes like a banana.(very strange)

sounds like (listen)  It sounds like you are in the bathroom.

feels like (touch)       It feels like wool, but it’s fake.

It looks good

It sounds good.

kind of/type of – yi zhong

eg: This is a kind of bag.

eg: A purse, is a kind of bag.

purse – a woman’s bag

eg: I only have 20 purses, not too many.

backpack – a bag you wear on your back

eg: I never wear a backpack.

Pronunciation

Baffroom

F sound – bite your bottom lip

Bathroom – Bah   TH room.

TH sound – bite the tip of your tongue