F2F Class Notes (Tony)

Vocabulary

break – when you stop doing something for a while

eg: I want to take a break, I’m tired.

eg: I have a break from work, for one week. I want to make it ten days.

eg: I have a lunch break at 1pm.

eg: Can I take a bathroom break?

screen – the part of phone, computer, you can see.

eg: My screen is broken.

eg: Can you see the screen?

skin – pi fu

eg: My skin is dry and itchy.

eg: The heater can make your skin very dry.

itchy – you want to scratch

eg: My nose is itchy, but I can’t scratch it.

scratch – what you do if you have an itch.

eg: I have an itch on my back, and I can’t scratch it.

Chinese: English:

open turn on

close turn off

Examples:

Turn on the screen.

Turn off the screen.

Is this screen on?

Yes, it’s on. / No, it’s off.

Is this screen off?

Yes, it’s off. / No, it’s on.

duo jiu (how much) How often?

Examples:

How often do you go home?

I go home three times a year. = I go home every 4 months.

I go home once a year. = I go home every year.

Before I used to go home 6 times a year. = I used to go home every 2 months.

What did you have for breakfast today?

I am not breakfast today. / I didn’t have breakfast today, but I ate strawberries