Chinese Basic 1
Shopping

Wang Li and Zhang Hong go to the supermarket.

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在超市
王李:我们需要购物车吗?
Wáng Lǐ:Wǒmen xūyào gòuwù chē ma?
Wang Li:Do we need a shopping trolley?
张红:嗯,推一个吧。
Zhāng Hóng:Ng, tuī yī ge ba.
Zhang Hong:Yes, can you push one?
王李:我们要买些什么?
Wáng Lǐ:Wǒmen yào mǎi xiē shénme?
Wang Li:What do we need to buy?
张红:要买一些牛奶,果汁和面包。你要不要啤酒?
Zhāng Hóng:Yào mài yīxiē niúnǎi, guǒzhī hé miànbāo. Nǐ yào bu yào píjiǔ?
Zhang Hong:We need to buy milk, fruit juice and bread. Do you want any beer?
王李:来点儿啤酒吧。再来点儿可乐,怎么样?
Wáng Lǐ:Lái diǎnr píjiǔ ba. Zài lái diǎnr kělè, zěnmeyàng?
Wang Li:Let's get some beer. How about we also get some cola.
张红:好的。我们还需要买牙膏,香皂,洗发水和洗衣粉。
Zhāng Hóng:Hǎode. Wǒmen hái xūyào mài yágāo, xiāngzào, xǐfàshuǐ hé xǐyīfěn.
Zhang Hong:Ok. We also need toothpaste, soap, shampoo and washing powder.

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收银员:你们好。一共六十八块五毛,现金还是信用卡?
Shōuyínyuán:Nǐmen hǎo. Yī gòng liùshíbā kuài wǔ máo, xiànjīn háishi xìnyòngkǎ?
Cashier:Hello. That is 68 Yuan 50, are you paying cash or using a credit card?
张红:现金。给你一百块。
Zhāng Hóng:Xiànjīn. Gěi nǐ yī bǎi kuài.
Zhang Hong:Cash. Here are 100 Yuan.
收银员:找您三十一块五。
Shōuyínyuán:Zhǎo nín sānshíyī kuài wǔ.
Cashier:Here is your change, 31 Yuan 50.
张红:谢谢。
Zhāng Hóng:Xièxie.
Zhang Hong:Thank you.
收银员:再见。
Shōuyínyuán:Zàijiàn.
Cashier:Goodbye.

Look at the vocabulary below. To practice your understanding you can hide either the Chinese, the Pinyin or the English. Click on the icons to see the hidden word again.

   
hpzàilocated at
hp超市chāoshìsupermarket
hp收银员shōuyínyuáncashier
hp需要xūyàoto need, require
hp购物车gòuwù chēshopping trolley
hpng[sound indicating agreement]
hptuīto push
hpba[particle used to ask for approval]
hpmǎito buy
hpxiēsomething
hp牛奶niúnǎimilk
hp果汁guǒzhīfruit juice
hp面包miànbāobread
hp啤酒píjiǔbeer
hplái[general verb, basic meaning is to come but can mean let's get, please bring me, I would like etc.]
hp可乐kělècola
hp牙膏yágāotoothpaste
hp香皂xiāngzàosoap
hp洗发水 xǐfàshuǐshampoo
hp洗衣粉xǐyīfěnwashing powder
hpkuàicolloquial term for Yuan
hpmáocolloquial term for 0.1 Yuan
hp现金xiànjīncash
hp信用卡xìnyòngkǎcredit card
hpgěito give
hpbǎione hundred
hpzhǎofixed expression used when giving change
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Reorder the dialogue below according to the what you have heard:

王李: 我们需要购物车吗? ⬇ ✔
张红: 嗯,推一个吧。 ⬇⬇ ✔
王李: 我们要买些什么?⬇⬇✔
张红: 要买一些牛奶,果汁和面包。你要不要啤酒?⬇⬇✔
王李: 来点儿啤酒吧。再来点儿可乐,怎么样?⬇⬇✔
张红: 好的。我们还需要买牙膏,香皂,洗发水和洗衣粉。⬇⬇✔
收银员: 你们好。一共六十八块五毛,现金还是信用卡?⬇⬇✔
张红: 现金。给你一百块。⬇⬇✔
收银员: 找您三十一块五。⬇⬇✔
张红: 谢谢。⬇⬇✔
收银员: 再见。⬇✔

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