VIP Class Notes (Jesse)

Review today and last class

I thought I would be very busy but I wasn’t

If a student has a 1 year course, after 3 months they will start to cancel a lot / they keep canceling

Vocabulary

cancel – qu xiao
eg. I need to cancel my flight from Beijing to Shanghai, under the surname Pan, that’s P-A-N

apologise – eyez (v) – to say “sorry”
eg. I apologise to Pan because I am late.

bother / disturb / interrupt
eg. sorry to bother you

Would you mind telling me where the bathroom is?
Would you be ok coming at 10AM this morning?

I don’t mind both are OK.
I don’t mind, whatever you like.

Could you do me a favor?
Could you do my homework?
Could you do him a favor?
Could he do me a favor?
He does you a favor / They do you a favor

I have no idea what the time is. – I don’t know at all

Do you have the time? – what’s the time?

jug – hu
eg. Could we get a jug of beer and 2 glasses?

1:05 = one oh five
1:10 = one ten / ten past one
1:15 = a quarter past one
1:25 = one twenty five
1:30 = one thirty / half past 1
1:35 = one thirty five
1:40 = one forty / twenty to 2
1:45 = one forty five / a quarter to 2
1:50 = one fifty / ten to 2
1:55 = one fifty five / five to 2

packet – a small plastic thing on the outside
eg. I have a packet of tissues

slice / piece
eg. I would like 2 slices of pizza please, heated up / warmed up

I hope Josh turns into a good person – becomes

square

triangle 

circle

cube

cone
eg. I would like an icecream cone with two scoops. One of chocolate and one of strawberry

book a flight 

I’d like to book a flight from Okinawa to Kobe leaving on July 25th

I’d like to make a reservation for 2 at 7PM tonight

travel insurance – bao xian

credit card – xing yong ka

expiry date – the date your card ends

what name is it under?

spell your surname?

Pronunciation

JR – Japan Rail – Jaeee Are

Kobe = koe bay