VIP Class Notes (Jesse)

Vocabulary

an exception to the rule 

sponge – like a ma bu, sth you use to clean the dishes

I’m a foreigner
I’m Chinese
I’m western / I’m a westerner
I’m Australian / I’m Aussie
I’m American / I’m from the states / I’m from the US

Australian = Aussie – polite
US = yank / yankie – not polite
NZ = kiwi – polite
UK = pom – maybe not polite– British – polite

slang – li yu

1 test – 40% – bad score
the whole year – 80% – good grades / marks 

I’m a big coffee person / guy / drinker
I’m a movie guy = I’m really into movies = I’m a big movie buff

topics to avoid
salary, relationship status, sexuality, religion, politics, toilet.

common topics
your day, weekend, job, holidays, travel, weather.

TMI – too much information

TGIF – thank god it’s friday

ur = you’re / your

u r = you are

in my deep heart – deep down
eg. I know I seem a bit western but deep down I’m Chinese

mimic / copy / mirror 

identical twin = looks like me
fraternal twin = don’t look similar

he likes me / he loves me
eg. I like you as a friend (friend) / I like like you (romantic)
he is like me = he is similar to me
he looks like me
he sounds like me

beard – hu zi

someone in their 50s / someone over 50

bao zi – steamed bun
shen jian bao – fried bun 
xiao long bao – steamed dumpling
jiao zi – fried / boiled dumpling 

congee – zhou

yum cha / dim sum – zao cha / dian xing

eyes light up – get excited

WhatsApp = whats up / app

Hey / Hello / Hi / G’day (good day) – G’day mate / Howdy / Sup – what’s up (A: not much / nothing special)

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? / haa baat you?

conversation starters: how’s your day been? (A: good, great, pretty good + had a few meetings / it’s been tiring) / what’s been going on today? / what’ve you been up to? (A: tell me what is happening at the moment / today)

and you / how about you? / what about you? / you? / haa baat you?

ask about the weather / their local stuff / how’s the family (ask about anything you’ve talked about before)