Online Class Notes (Jesse)

Grammar

i’m a shanghainese – I’m Shanghainese

i described what kind of business of myself – i describe what kind of business I own / I do 

they make a joking – they joked / they told a joke 

he was sitting my opposite – he was sitting opposite me 

the chef cooks food to them – the chef cooks food for them

it is only 18 people to join the party – there were only 18 people joining the party

i met her the first time – it was the first time for me to meet her / it was our first time to meet 

Vocabulary

sorry someone is calling me 

they said i was explaining it in a complicated / convoluted way

brag – to talk about yourself to make others think you’re great
eg. he was bragging about his businesses

Pronunciation

line – short
lion – long (2 parts)