VIP Class Notes (Jesse) [S]

When I was a little girl, maybe 9 yo i have a 2 good friends but now i don’t remember them names. We had a secret area in our apartment complex when was raining we very like play some games like we’re family. I was a mother so I need cook some food at home. My friend was my child. When she was after class she come home and eat some food and my another friend she is my husband and when she finished work and come home I went to the bus stop and see him and take a umbrella and I always said “oh dear, welcome home and ate some food, I think you are hungry.”

When I was a little girl, maybe 9 years old / yo i had 2 good friends but now i don’t remember their names. We had a secret area in our apartment complex when it was raining we really liked to play some games like we’re family. I was a mother so I needed to cook some food at home. My friend was my child. When she finished class she came home and needed to eat some food and another friend of mine / my other friend, she was my husband and when she finished work and came home I went to the bus stop and saw her and took an umbrella and I always said “oh dear, welcome home and eat some food, I think you are hungry.”

Vocabulary

an apple = 1 apple, there are maybe more apples here
the apple = 1 apple, there are no other apples here

another = 1 other, there are many more other things
the other = 1 other, there are no others
others = more than 1 other
the others = more than 1 other, specific others

what size are these shoes? / how big are these shoes?

awkward (a little embarrassing / uncomfortable) – “or kwud”
embarrassing (very strong feeling / very uncomfortable)

80% discount – sell something for 20 RMB that is usually 100 RMB

very + adj
really + adj / v
eg. I really like you / I am very hot / I am really hot

complex = xiao qu / fu za
eg. Maths is very complex / complicated
eg2. I live in an apartment complex in Putuo

the cup is in front of the mouse
Hannah’s class is after Judy’s class.

Grammar

Now it is raining.
When it is raining

I drank the water
I finished class

I want to drink water
I like to drink water