VIP Class Notes (Tony)

Vocabulary

he manipulates manages the accounts

I told asked him, how did you learn Chinese?

if he doubles (V.) it

if he triples  (V.) it

What is his cut?   His cut is 20%, unless he doubles it.


cover losses – to pay for the loss

eg: They will cover any losses greater than 20%.

Pronunciation

lose (V.) – LooZ (one O, before the E, means that the O, is stronger)

loss (n.) – Lahhs (No E, means the O, stays soft)

losses (N.) – Lahhsess (Because the S is double, it ignores the pronunciation rule of the E)

pose – PohhZ

Tiger – Tai Gerr

Tigers – Tai GerrZ

Trigger – the double G, ignores the E rule)  (soft i,   eg:   if   )

Tigger – Tihh   Gerr       the double G, ignores the E rule)  (soft i,   eg:   if   )

Kite – Kai T’

Kitten – Kihh tenn (baby cat)

Ki

Kit

Can   Kun,   Ken,

I can help you

Can’t  –   kAAn                                            (    t )

I can’t help you.

Finding the Sound in your language

Ca       ts

Cai Dan

Sai Daan

Cats

Cats eye

Cats eye dawn

CA     Ts eye dawn

Cai Dan

Training your mouth to make a new Sound

Yu

This sound   (Ooooeeewwww)   does not exist in English.

So I had to practice it a lot, just to make a little sound.