Lesson 132 Revision of Shopping at the Supermarket 第一百三十二课 超市复习课
Cam: Hi, dajia hao. Welcome to Chinese Studio. wo shi Cam.
YJ: And wo shi Yajie. Cam, this week we learned a few phrases about shopping at the supermarket.
Cam: After that I find it easier to get what I need in the supermarket. But still I need to get a review. Shall we begin now?
YJ: No problem. First let’s listen to sentences in the week:
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Sentences in the Week
I’m looking for the seafood.我想买海产品。(wo3 xiang3 mai3 hai3 chan3pin3.) Where is the imported foods aisle?进口货区在哪儿?(jin4kou3 huo4 qu3 zai4 nar3?) 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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Yajie: Before going to the sentences I think we’d better review the useful words we referred to this week.
Cam: Right. Eggs in Chinese is鸡蛋(ji1dan4), right?
YJ: Yes.鸡蛋(ji1dan4), eggs; and鸡肉(ji1rou4) is chicken.
Cam:鸡肉(ji1rou4). How about orange? I forgot how to say that in Chinese.
YJ: It’s桔子(ju2zi).
Cam:桔子(ju2zi). Yajie, cheese is what I need every day, how do the Chinese say that?
YJ: They say 奶酪(nai3lao4), the third tone, and the fourth tone.
Cam: Besides those things I also need to buy, such as toothbrush. Is it牙刷(ya2shua1)?
YJ: Yes.牙刷(ya2shua1) Toothbrush. And牙膏(ya2gao1) is toothpaste.
Cam:牙膏(ya2gao1), toothpaste.
Conversation 1:
Cam: I’m looking for the seafood. What’s Chinese for that? Could you please tell me?
YJ: Of course. You can say 我想买海产品。(wo3 xiang3 mai3 hai3 chan3pin3.)
Cam:我想买海产品。(wo3 xiang3 mai3 hai3 chan3pin3.)
YJ: Again,我(wo3), I.
Cam:我(wo3)
YJ:想(xiang3), want to.
Cam:想(xiang3)
YJ:买(mai3), mai, the third tone, to buy.
Cam:买(mai3)
YJ:海产品(hai3 chan3pin3), seafood.
Cam:海产品(hai3 chan3pin3)
YJ:海(hai3), means sea.
Cam:海(hai3)
YJ:产品(chan3pin3), food or products.
Cam:产品(chan3pin3)
YJ:海产品(hai3 chan3pin3), seafood.
Cam:海产品(hai3 chan3pin3).
YJ:我想买海产品。(wo3 xiang3 mai3 hai3 chan3pin3.)
Cam:我想买海产品。(wo3 xiang3 mai3 hai3 chan3pin3.) I’m looking for the seafood.
Conversation 2:
Cam: I guess the way of asking “How much is the shampoo?”洗发水多少钱?(xi3fa4shui3 duo1shao qian2?) Is it right?
YJ: Absolutely!洗发水多少钱?(xi3fa4shui3 duo1shao qian2?)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? Well, yajie, how do you tissue paper in Chinese?
YJ: You can say面巾纸(mian4jin1zhi3).
Cam:面巾纸(mian4jin1zhi3).
YJ: I need a box of Kleenex (tissue paper)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.
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’s it for this week’s Chinese Studio. Now question of the week: how do you ask “How much is the shampoo?” in Chinese?
Yajie: See ya next week!
Cam: zhou1mo4 yu2kuai4!