David
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Notes from Session 2 – 19/12/2014 Notes from Session 2 – 19/12/201 From last session: Word order for time 1. Time: before the verb 2. Duration: after the verb wo hen changchang qu fanguar: I go to the restaurant very often yi ge gongbao ji ding: one gongbao chicken yi wan mi fan: one bowl of rice qing gei wo yi ge panzi: please give me a plate “lai” is only used to order food or drink Ex: lai yi ge gongbao jiding (just “lai” without “qing”) qing gei wo yi shuang kuaizi: please give me chopsticks Toilets/ Restroom: • xishou jian: public word • cesuo: private workd between relatives fù xiànjīn付现金: pay by cash shua ka: pay by card 密码mìmǎ : pin/password wo mei kandao: i didn't see GRAMMAR NOTE: with “mei”, never use “le” Please sign here: 请在这里签名。Qǐng zài zhèlǐ qiānmíng.: 签名qiānmíng =签字qiānzì= sign/signature 这个菜要打包吗?zhe ge cai dabao ma? Do you want to take this dish away? Do you want a doggy bag? Barcelona: 巴塞罗那Bāsàiluónà 一份报纸yífèn bàozhǐ: a newspaper yi fen baozhi (shi) yi kuai san (mao): a newspaper costs 1. 2.50 EURO: liang kuai wu mao 5.05 : wu kuai ling wu OR wu kuai ling wu fen 1块=10毛=100分 1毛=10分 EURO: 欧元Ōuyuán 商店里可以收美元吗? shou 1: use? IMPORTANT: can you repeat please? qing zai shuo yi bian 你常常带一些零钱吗?Do you often carry small change? 找zhǎo • to look for • to return, to give back (change) • zhaodao: to find COLOURS yan 2 se 4 紫色zǐsè : purple 橙色chéngsè : orange (this is the only colour related to a fruit) IMPORTANT: Can you please write “orange”: ni keyi xie yixiar "chengse" GRAMMAR NOTE: yixiar has to come right after the verb CLOTHES 衬衫chènshān : SHIRT wo bu ji de zenme shuo “xx” le : I no longer remember how you say “xx” T恤T xù : T-shirt 大衣 dayi: coat (usually long one) 外套wàitào: short coat 夹克jiákè: jacket 睡衣shuìyī: pijamas 雨衣: yuyi: raincoat 上衣的量词liàngcí,你知道吗? liangci: measure word 件jiàn: measure words for clothes that you wear on the top part for your body (shang yi) A blue coat: yi jian lanse de waitao GRAMMAR NOTE: adjective ending with “de” always comes last 裤子kùzi: trousers/pants (general word) 长裤chángkù : (long) trousers 短裤duǎnkù: shorts neiyi: underwear or neiku 牛仔裤niúzǎikù: cowboy pants: jeans 裙子qúnzi: general word for skirt or dress changqun: long skirt duanqun: short skirt 迷你裙mínǐqún: “attract” “you” “skirt”: miniskirt! Chaoduanshirt: super short skirt: mini skirt! Chaoshi: supermarket
Dec 19, 2014 12:36 PM
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Notes from Session 2 – 19/12/2014

Notes from Session 2 – 19/12/201
From last session: Word order for time 1. Time: before the verb 2. Duration: after the verb
wo hen changchang qu fanguar: I go to the restaurant very often( hen&changchang repeat leave one is enough. fanguan
 yi ge gongbao ji ding: one gongbao chicken
yi wan mi fan: one bowl of rice
qing gei wo yi ge panzi: please give me a plate
“lai” is only used to order food or drink
Ex: lai yi ge gongbao jiding (just “lai” without “qing”)
qing gei wo yi shuang kuaizi: please give me chopsticks
Toilets/ Restroom:
• xishou jian: public toilet
• cesuo: public toilet 
fù xiànjīn付现金: pay by cash
shua ka: pay by card
密码mìmǎ : pin/password
wo mei kandao: i didn't see
GRAMMAR NOTE: with “mei”, never use “le”
Please sign here: 请在这里签名。Qǐng zài zhèlǐ qiānmíng.:
签名qiānmíng =签字qiānzì= sign/signature
这个菜要打包吗?zhe ge cai dabao ma? Do you want to take this dish away? Do you want a doggy bag?
Barcelona: 巴塞罗那Bāsàiluónà
一份报纸yífèn bàozhǐ: a newspaper
yi fen baozhi (shi) yi kuai san (mao): a newspaper costs 1.
2.50 EURO: liang kuai wu mao
5.05 : wu kuai ling wu OR wu kuai ling wu fen
1块=10毛=100分
1毛=10分
EURO: 欧元Ōuyuán
商店里可以收美元吗?
shou 1: use?
IMPORTANT: can you repeat please? qing zai shuo yi bian
你常常带一些零钱吗?Do you often carry small change?
找zhǎo 找
• to look for
• to return, to give back (change)
• zhaodao: to find
COLOURS yan 2 se 4
紫色zǐsè : purple
橙色chéngsè : orange (this is the only colour related to a fruit)
IMPORTANT: Can you please write “orange”: ni keyi xie yixiar "chengse"
GRAMMAR NOTE: yixiar has to come right after the verb
CLOTHES
衬衫chènshān : SHIRT
wo bu ji de zenme shuo “xx” le : I no longer remember how you say “xx”
T恤T xù : T-shirt
大衣 dayi: coat (usually long one)
外套wàitào: short coat
夹克jiákè: jacket
睡衣shuìyī: pijamas
雨衣: yuyi: raincoat
上衣的量词liàngcí,你知道吗?
liangci: measure word
件jiàn: measure words for clothes that you wear on the top part for your body (shang yi)
A blue coat: yi jian lanse de waitao
GRAMMAR NOTE: adjective ending with “de” always comes last
裤子kùzi: trousers/pants (general word)
长裤chángkù : (long) trousers
短裤duǎnkù: shorts
neiyi: underwear or neiku
牛仔裤niúzǎikù: cowboy pants: jeans
裙子qúnzi: general word for skirt or dress
changqun: long skirt
duanqun: short skirt
迷你裙mínǐqún: “attract” “you” “skirt”: miniskirt!
Chaoduanshirt: super short skirt: mini skirt!
Chaoshi: supermarket

December 19, 2014
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