Interjections #1 (hiragana) あつ、あぶない！Ah, watch out! まあ！すてきなはな！ Oh! What beautiful flowers! あのう。。。Excuse me… あめ！ It's raining ええ、また？What? Again ! わあ、すごい！／おお、すごい！Wow, that's cool すばらしい！How marvelous! これどお？ How about this? まあ、きれい！／おお、きれい！Oh, how pretty あら／あれ！あたしのけんたい（でんわ）がない。 Oh no! My cell phone's not here. ほら！ここ。 Look! It's here. あれ、またでんわか？ What, the phone again? ほら！あそこ！ Look! Over there! ほら、きた！Here it comes!

越A越B - the more A the more B? I am trying to understand this structure: 越A越B E.g. 这本书我越看月爱看 - the more I read this book the more I enjoy reading it 越无聊越吃东西 - the more bored I get the more I eat Is that correct? Thanks!

从小时厚道现在 I'm having issues transalting this. Is it 'from now on'? Or 'from young till now'? (or neither!) Thanks!

“倒” - on the contrary? Does it need to be followed by a negative (in respect to the first sentence)? E.g. 说话很容易，做东西倒有点儿难。 vs 说话很容易，做东西倒不容易 Thanks!

Grammar points - #3 这件饭店，哪个菜都好吃。 Every dish tastes great in this restaurant. 谁都喜欢独家。 Everybody likes to go on holiday. 你什么时候都离开。 You can leave whenever you want. 我哪里都没去。 I have nowhere to go. 我以为这个菜中辣的，没想到极辣的！ I assumed this dish was mildly spicy, when in fact it was extremely spicy! 他以为考试是容易，没想到很难。 He assumed the test was easy, when in fact it was hard. 还好你提醒我带一张地图，要不然我迷路了。 Fortunately you reminded me to take a map, otherwise I'd be lost. 还好你会跳舞，要不然你得唱歌。 Fortunately you can dance, otherwise you'd have to sing.

Grammar points - #2 这道菜看起来很好吃，让我们试一试！ This dish looks delicious - let's try it! 这支歌熟悉的听起来。我觉得以前听到了。 This song sounds familiar. I heard it before. 本来我打算学习，后来我看电视了。 At first I planned to study, but I ended up watching TV instead. 本来他很累，后来他喝咖啡，就不会睡觉了。 At first he was tired, but later on he drank coffee and could not sleep. 王小姐一边发笑一边眼泪。 Miss Wang is laughing and crying at the same time. 她一边听音乐一边跑步。 She is running whilst listening to music. 这本书，我觉得很有意思。 This book was very interesting. 对我来说，很长和无聊。 I found it long and boring 对很多学生来说，大学是一个玩的地方。 For many students, university is a place to have fun.

Grammar points - #1 After 6pm, taxis are harder to find. 晚上六点以后，找出租车很难。 I eat breakfast before going to work. 上班以前，我吃早餐。 Every dish in this restaurant is spicy. 这里饭店的每一道菜都很辣。 It seems every day is the same. 好像每一天都类似。 Compared to Chinese, English is easier. 跟汉语[不起]比起來，英语比较容易。 Compared to the food in Singapore, the food in Malaysia is better. 跟新加坡的菜[不起]比起来，马拉下的菜比较好吃。 This car is cheap, I want to buy it. 这辆汽车真便宜，我要买！ It is cheap, but you already have an expensive one. 便宜是便宜，不过你已经有一辆贵的。 This cake looks delicious, I want to eat it. 这块蛋糕好像好吃，我要吃！ Of course it looks delicious, but you are on a diet. 这块蛋糕好吃是好吃，不过你在节食。

HSK3 汉字 (271-275) 矮 我比我弟弟矮一公分。 I am 1cm shorter than my (younger) brother. 姨 她母亲有很多兄弟姐妹，所以我有很多姨表。 I have many (maternal) cousins because my mother has many siblings. 裙 在工作请不穿迷你裙子！ Please don't wear a mini-skirt to work! 铅 请接我一个铅笔。我忘了我的。 Can I borrow a pencil? I forgot mine. 筷 小孩儿觉得用筷子吃面条很难。 Kids think that using chopsticks to eat noodles is hard.

HSK3 汉字 (266-270) 汁 请给我一杯西瓜汁。 Please give me a watermelon juice. 伞 在伦敦的时候，他总带一把伞。 Whenever he is in London, he always carries an umbrella. 衬 穿绿衬衫的那位。 It's the person in the green shirt. 澡 在夏天的时候，她常常洗个了冷水澡。 She often takes cold showers in summer. 饿 我们走吃吧！我很饿！ Let's go eat - I'm starving!