VIP Class Notes (Jesse)

Vocabulary

allowed 

if my family is sick

i am sick / i have a sickness / i am ill / i have an illness
i have a headache

prescription / script – medicine paper from the dr
over the counter medicine – fei chu fan yao

strict – yan ge
eg. in Shanghai it’s really strict

burp – loud da ge

hiccup – after drinking / eating too fast da ge

mean (v) – yi si
meaning (n) – yi si

mean (adj) = not nice

xin qin – mood 

main reason / biggest reason 

we are used to it – xi guan

take the test / do the test – kao shi
have some tests – at the hospital

healthcare – the medical system

kid = child 
eg. when you were a kid there were not many people in shanghai

taking medicine:
take it daily after meals
don’t take it on an empty stomach
if you skip one dose, but remember the same day, still take it but never take more than 1 per day.
side effects – you may experience side effects such as headache, sleepiness / drowsiness, upset stomach / nausea.

opportunities / chances

get a permanent resident visa

insurance – bao xian

much / many / a lot

I have many friends / I have so many friends / I don’t have many friends / how many friends do you have?
I have a lot of money / I have so much money / I don’t have much money / how much money do you have?