VIP Class Notes (Jesse)

from 47th most common word 

do a restaurant roleplay

She can’t speak French? no she can’t

Do you like tea?
Yes
You do?
Yes
You don’t?
No, I do

Do you like whiskey?
No
You do?
No, I don’t
You don’t?
No

Vocabulary

chopsticks – kuai zi

nothing so far / nothing yet 
eg. we have had 50 minutes so far = still have more time
eg2. we have not finished yet = we will finish in the future

washroom / bathroom / toilet
eg. sorry, I’m looking for the bathroom / is there a bathroom here? / could you point me towards the bathroom

shang te suo – I need to go to the bathroom / I have to go to the toilet / I need to use the bathroom 

don’t say I want / give me / can I
say I’d like (do you have) / could you get me / could I

catch ya on the flip side!

Hey / Hello / Hi / G’day (good day) – G’day mate / Howdy / Sup – what’s up

How are you? / How’s it going? / How’re you going? / Howz eh gaan?

10 – great
7 – really good
6 – good (6) / pretty good (5-7)
5 – not bad
3 – just ok / fine

and you / how about you? / what about you? / you?

hello

nice to meet you / it’s a pleasure to meet you – only for first time

nice to see you / good to see you – every other time

it’s nice to finally meet you / I’ve heard a lot about you / it’s really nice to put a face to the name / it’s great to finally meet you in the flesh (face to face / in person)

how long’s it been? a year? time flies / wow it’s been that long?

goodbye 

it’s been a real pleasure / it’s been great seeing you / hanging out with you / spending time with you / talking to you / it was really nice seeing you again / well, that was great! / well, good talk

i’ll let you go (phone) / get back to it / get back to work

i’ll see you again soon / next time / next week?

bye (speaking but not writing) / goodbye – see you / see you later / see you soon / see you in a bit / cya / see ya / see ya later / catch you / catch you later / catchya / l8r / later