Finding a Supermarket
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ID: 0082
Pre Intermediate
You’re more than welcome to visit and eat rice to your hearts content…don’t get us wrong, we love our rice, but there comes a point where if one more thing comes from a paddy, you might go mad in the head. In this podcast, Ken and Jenny spare you from the monotony by giving you a lesson in how to use Mandarin Chinese to ask about the local supermarket situation.
Jenny, Ken
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 刚 | gāng | recently | |
| 搬到 | bāndào | to move to | |
| 建议 | jiànyì | advice | |
| 除了……以外 | chúle ... yǐwài | aside from |
我刚搬到这里不知道去哪里买东西你有什么好建议
wǒ 我gāng 刚bān 搬dào 到zhèlǐ 这里bù 不zhīdào 知道qù 去nǎli 哪里mǎi 买dōngxi 东西nǐ 你yǒu 有shénme 什么hǎo 好jiànyì 建议
I’ve just moved here. I don’t know where to go shopping. Do you have any good suggestions?
这里附近除了百货公司以外还有超市我觉得超市是买东西最方便的地方我要买东西的时候我就去超市
zhèlǐ 这里fùjìn 附近chúle 除了bǎihuògōngsī 百货公司yǐwài 以外hái 还yǒu 有chāoshì 超市wǒ 我juéde 觉得chāoshì 超市shì 是mǎi 买dōngxi 东西zuì 最fāngbiàn 方便de 的dìfang 地方wǒ 我yào 要mǎi 买dōngxi 东西de 的shíhòu 时候wǒ 我jiù 就qù 去chāoshì 超市
In this area, there is a supermarket in addition to the department store. I think the supermarket is the most convenient place to buy things. When I want to buy things, I go there.
那太好了如果我要买东西我也去那里
nà 那tài 太hǎo 好le 了rúguǒ 如果wǒ 我yào 要mǎi 买dōngxi 东西wǒ 我yě 也qù 去nàli 那里
That’s great. If I want to buy something, I’ll go there, too.
对那个超市又大又干净里面东西很多在那里买东西不仅省时间还省钱因为他们的价格合理他们还经常打折
duì 对nà ge 那个chāoshì 超市yòu 又dà 大yòu 又gānjìng 干净lǐmiàn 里面dōngxi 东西hěn 很duō 多zài 在nàlǐ 那里mǎi 买dōngxi 东西bù jǐn 不仅shěngshíjiān 省时间hái 还shěngqián 省钱yīnwèi 因为tāmen de 他们的jiàgé 价格hélǐ 合理tāmen 他们hái 还jīngcháng 经常dǎzhé 打折
Yes. That market is big and clean. There's lots of stuff there. Shopping there can not only save you time, but also money, since their prices are reasonable. They also often have discounts.
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