F2F Class Notes (Tony)

Vocabulary

foreign country

my mother gets sick in the car

yet – still not happened, sounds like it WILL happen

eg: Yolanda doesn’t have kids yet. / I don’t have kids yet.

eg: Yolanda didn’t find a new job yet. But she is not looking very hard.

eg: I didn’t go to my hometown yet this month. (Sounds like you go every month)

train – huo che, High speed train – gao tie

eg: They will take a train to Shanghai.

hard – 1. very solid, like a table 2. not easy, very difficult

eg: This rice is not cooked, it is still hard.

eg: Living in a foreign country is hard sometimes.

local – from that place

eg: I like local Shanghai food.

Pronunciation

Foreign (ADJ) – Four Rinn

A foreign country.   A foreign movie.

Foreigner (N) – Four Rinn-Nerr

Grammar

Korean (ADJ)

eg: I like korean BBQ. But I’ve never been to Korea.

I recommend you this restaurant for you.

my friend speak me – my friend said I am a foodie

my friend told me, that restaurant is good.

my favorite food is hot pot and Hunan stir fry.