Online Class Notes (Li)

Vocabulary

anniversary – a special day that is remembered and celebrated

ex. wedding anniversary

mutual friend – a common friend

set sbd up with sbd – arrange two people to meet

ex. My grandma set my father and mother up.

university entrance exam

gossip – to talk about the personal lives of other people

ex. My older relatives often get together to gossip.

chubby – plump and round

ex. The baby has a cute, chubby face.

pinch – to squeeze using your thumb and finger

ex. I like to pinch my baby cousin’s face.

maternal/paternal grandma/grandpa – mother’s side/father’s side

he was adopted – to take somebody in as your own child

They met 23 years old

They met when they were 23 years old.

My grandma set them up.

My grandma introduced them to each other.

Far relative

Distant relative

let them another city

send them to another city

My grandma is familiar to her sister.

My grandma is close to her sisters.