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去超市 · Going to the Supermarket

Qù chāoshì — A weekend trip to the supermarket.

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Every word shows its pinyin above the characters. The English translation follows each line.

周末zhōumò超市chāoshìmǎi东西。dōngxi

On the weekend I go to the supermarket to buy things.

超市chāoshì很大,hěn dà东西dōngxi很多。hěn duō

The supermarket is big and has lots of stuff.

买了mǎi le水果shuǐguǒ蔬菜。shūcài

I bought fruit and vegetables.

买了mǎi le牛奶niúnǎi鸡蛋。jīdàn

I also bought milk and eggs.

苹果píngguǒhěn新鲜,xīnxiān贵。guì

The apples were fresh and not expensive.

忘了wàng lemǎi面包。miànbāo

I forgot to buy bread.

收银台shōuyíntáiyǒu很多hěn duō人。rén

There were a lot of people at the checkout.

等了děng leshí分钟。fēnzhōng

I waited for ten minutes.

回家huí jiā以后,yǐhòu做了zuò le晚饭。wǎnfàn

After I got home, I made dinner.

Vocabulary in this story (32 words)

WordPinyinMeaning
周末zhōumòweekend
I
go to
超市chāoshìsupermarket
mǎibuy
东西dōngxithings
很大hěn dàis big
很多hěn duōare many
买了mǎi lebought
水果shuǐguǒfruit
and
蔬菜shūcàivegetables
also
牛奶niúnǎimilk
鸡蛋jīdàneggs
苹果píngguǒapples
hěnvery
新鲜xīnxiānfresh
not
guìexpensive
忘了wàng leforgot
面包miànbāobread
收银台shōuyíntáicheckout
yǒuhad
rénpeople
等了děng lewaited
shíten
分钟fēnzhōngminutes
回家huí jiāgo home
以后yǐhòuafter
做了zuò lemade
晚饭wǎnfàndinner

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