Lesson 131 Supermarket (3) 第一百三十一课 超市 （3）
Cam: We are spending this week at the Supermarket. Welcome to Chinese Studio everyone, wo shi Cam.
YJ: And who shi Yajie. We’ve been learning about the food we can buy at the supermarket, but definitely we need some other basic necessities.
Cam: Let’s find out what they are!
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Key Words of the Day
Toothbrush 牙刷。(ya2shua1) Toothpaste牙膏(ya2gao1) Shampoo 洗发水(xi3fa4shui3) Soap肥皂(fei2zao4) Hair gel.发胶(fa4jiao1) How much is the shampoo?洗发水多少钱?(xi3fa4shui3 duo1shao qian2?) I need a box of Kleenex (tissue paper)我要一盒面巾纸.(wo3 yao4 yi4 he2 mian4jin1zhi3) All in today’s Chinese Studio.
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Cam: So Yajie, I’ve got all the food I need in this trusty bag. But there are a couple of other things I need to buy before I go to the check-out counter. First off, I need a new toothbrush!
YJ: ok, toothbrush in Chinese is牙刷(ya2shua1)
Cam:牙刷(ya2shua1)
YJ:牙(ya2), ya, the second tone, means tooth.
Cam:牙(ya2).
YJ: And 刷(shua1), brush.
Cam:刷(shua1)
YJ:牙刷(ya2shua1), toothbrush.
Cam:牙刷(ya2shua1) And what’s Chinese for toothpaste?
YJ: It’s牙膏(ya2gao1)膏 is a kind of paste which has soft and smooth mixture:
Cam: I see,牙膏(ya2gao1).
YJ: and shampoo has many sayings , one of which is 洗发水(xi3fa4shui3)
Cam:洗发水(xi3fa4shui3)
YJ: which literally means the liquid to wash your head with.洗发水(xi3fa4shui3)
Cam:洗发水(xi3fa4shui3) got it.
YJ: and one more word is soap,肥皂(fei2zao4)
Cam:肥皂(fei2zao4)
Conversation 1:
YJ: As you heard in the conversation,洗发水多少钱?(xi3fa4shui3 duo1shao qian2?), which means "How much is the shampoo?"
Cam:洗发水多少钱?(xi3fa4shui3 duo1shao qian2?)
YJ:洗发水(xi3fa4shui3), shampoo.
Cam:洗发水(xi3fa4shui3).
YJ:多少钱?(duo1shao qian2?), how much?
Cam:多少钱?(duo1shao qian2?)
YJ:洗发水多少钱?(xi3fa4shui3 duo1shao qian2?)
Cam:洗发水多少钱?(xi3fa4shui3 duo1shao qian2?) How much is the shampoo?
Conversation 2:
Cam: Yajie, How do you say hair gel in Chinese?
YJ: You can say发胶(fa4jiao1).
Cam:发胶(fa4jiao1), and also I need a box of Kleenex (tissue paper), how do you say that in Chinese?
YJ: it’s 我要一盒面巾纸.(wo3 yao4 yi4 he2 mian4jin1zhi3)
Cam:我要一盒面巾纸.(wo3 yao4 yi4 he2 mian4jin1zhi3)
YJ:我(wo3), I.
Cam:我(wo3)
YJ:要(yao4), to have.
Cam:要(yao4)
YJ:一盒(yi1)(he2), one box of,
Cam:一盒(yi1)(he2)
YJ:面巾纸(mian4jin1zhi3), tissue paper.
Cam:面巾纸(mian4jin1zhi3).
YJ:我要一盒面巾纸.(wo3 yao4 yi4 he2 mian4jin1zhi3)
Cam:我要一盒面巾纸.(wo3 yao4 yi4 he2 mian4jin1zhi3) I need a box of Kleenex.
Conversation 3:
Cam: That wraps up today’s show Yajie, and this wonderful week about shopping. I love to eat, and I love to shop, so going to the supermarket combines my two favorite things!
YJ: Let’s get to the question of the day. How do you say: “I need a box of Kleenex” in Chinese?
Cam: See ya tomorrow!
YJ: Ming tian jian.