VIP Class Notes (Jesse)
Vocabulary
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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?
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