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.
周末我去超市买东西。
On the weekend I go to the supermarket to buy things.
超市很大,东西很多。
The supermarket is big and has lots of stuff.
我买了水果和蔬菜。
I bought fruit and vegetables.
我也买了牛奶和鸡蛋。
I also bought milk and eggs.
苹果很新鲜,也不贵。
The apples were fresh and not expensive.
我忘了买面包。
I forgot to buy bread.
收银台有很多人。
There were a lot of people at the checkout.
我等了十分钟。
I waited for ten minutes.
回家以后,我做了晚饭。
After I got home, I made dinner.
Vocabulary in this story (32 words)
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 周末 | zhōumò | weekend |
| 我 | wǒ | I |
| 去 | qù | go to |
| 超市 | chāoshì | supermarket |
| 买 | mǎi | buy |
| 东西 | dōngxi | things |
| 很大 | hěn dà | is big |
| 很多 | hěn duō | are many |
| 买了 | mǎi le | bought |
| 水果 | shuǐguǒ | fruit |
| 和 | hé | and |
| 蔬菜 | shūcài | vegetables |
| 也 | yě | also |
| 牛奶 | niúnǎi | milk |
| 鸡蛋 | jīdàn | eggs |
| 苹果 | píngguǒ | apples |
| 很 | hěn | very |
| 新鲜 | xīnxiān | fresh |
| 不 | bù | not |
| 贵 | guì | expensive |
| 忘了 | wàng le | forgot |
| 面包 | miànbāo | bread |
| 收银台 | shōuyíntái | checkout |
| 有 | yǒu | had |
| 人 | rén | people |
| 等了 | děng le | waited |
| 十 | shí | ten |
| 分钟 | fēnzhōng | minutes |
| 回家 | huí jiā | go home |
| 以后 | yǐhòu | after |
| 做了 | zuò le | made |
| 晚饭 | wǎnfàn | dinner |