VIP Class Notes (Jesse)

my aunty came to sh this week and we met each other at a hotpot restaurant which i like very much. we went to the restaurant because the time we decided to meet is not at the peak hour so we decided to go there. I meet with my aunty maybe once a quarter. Sometimes she will invite me to ningbo for a weekend but mostly she will come to shanghai to catch up. she runs her own trade company selling wine and some sea food which is smooth and stable. She has long term business partners so she doesn’t need to take too much effort on his business. Her company is not very big but i think it’s quite good for her, she has something to do but is not too busy.

my aunty came to sh this week and we met up with each other / we got together at a hotpot restaurant which i like very much / I’m really fond of / I’m really into / which is one of my favourites. Normally you cannot get a seat during peak hour but today the time we decided to meet was not after peak hour so we decided we may as well go there. I meet with my aunty maybe once a quarter. Sometimes she invites me to ningbo for a weekend but mostly she comes to shanghai to catch up. She runs her own trade company selling wine and some seafood which has been smooth and stable since the company was established by her husband many years ago. She has long term business partners so she doesn’t need to put too much effort into her / their business. Her company is not very big but i think it’s quite good for her, because / since / due to the fact that she has something to do but is not too busy.

Vocabulary

hair dresser / hair stylist

because = as = due to the fact that = since 

because of = due to 

visit / see me / catch up 

HELLO

first time
My name is Cassie (any situation + they don’t know there’s a Cassie)
Nice to meet you / lovely to meet you / great to meet you / it’s a pleasure to meet you
It’s so nice to finally meet you face to face / in person / in real life
It’s so nice to finally put a face to the name

other times
this is / It’s Cassie (no F2F + they know there’s a Cassie) – use this when it’s not clear who’s speaking / typing etc.

I’m Cassie (any situation + they know there’s a Cassie)
Nice to see you / lovely to see you …..

running into someone
what a coincidence seeing you here!
– guess where they’re going / where they’ve come from
I haven’t seen you for a while, how have you been? / what have you been up to?
how weird it is seeing you here! / what are you doing here?

GOODBYE

casual
It was nice talking to you / it was nice seeing you again
I had a good time today

formal
well, i’ll let you go + great meeting, let’s talk again soon
it was great seeing you today, I hope we can talk again soon