Lesson 28
Let’s use the vocabulary we learnt in the previous lesson as well as some from lesson 11 and lesson 14 as we follow Anna and her grandmother to go shopping at the market.
Supplementary vocabulary
| 安娜 | ānnà | Anna |
| 老板 | lǎobǎn | boss, shopkeeper |
| 卖家 | màijiā | vendor |
| 行 | xíng | okay |
| 行吗 | xíng ma | Is it/that okay? |
| 打 | dǎ | a dozen |
| 摊（摊儿） | tān (tānr) | stall (market stall) |
| 自己 | zìjǐ | self, oneself |
| 等 | děng | wait |
| 一下（一下儿） | yíxià (yíxiàr) | a moment |
| 稍等 | shāoděng | wait a moment |
| 离开 | líkāi | to leave |
| 不错 | búcuò | not bad, pretty good |
| 美味 | měiwèi | delicious |
Dialogue
安娜: 姥姥，你想买什么？
姥姥: 我想买猪肉、鸡蛋、还有一些蔬菜。
姥姥: 老板，我要三斤猪肉。
卖家：好的。三斤多一点，行吗？
姥姥：好。
安娜: 姥姥，这里还卖鸡蛋。
卖家: 这里的鸡蛋一打八块。您要多少？
姥姥: 请给我两打。
卖家：请等一下。
卖家：一共四十一块五。给我四十就可以。
姥姥：好的。谢谢。
安娜: 姥姥，我想买水果。我们去那边的水果摊吧。
姥姥:给你三十块，你自己过去吧。我去买茄子、大白菜、西红柿和大蒜。
Anna: Lǎolao, nǐ xiǎng mǎi shénme?
Grandma: Wǒ xiǎng mǎi zhūròu, jīdàn, hái yǒu yīxiē shūcài.
Grandma: Lǎobǎn, wǒ yào sān jīn zhūròu.
Vendor: Hǎo de. Sān jīn duō yīdiǎn, xíng ma?
Grandma: Hǎo.
Anna: Lǎolao, zhèlǐ hái mài jīdàn.
Vendor: Zhèlǐ de jīdàn yī dǎ bā kuài. Nín yào duōshǎo?
Grandma: Qǐng gěi wǒ liǎng dǎ.
Vendor: Qǐng děng yīxià.
Vendor: Yī gòng sìshí yī kuài wǔ. Gěi wǒ sìshí jiù kěyǐ.
Grandma: Hǎo de. Xièxiè.
Anna: Lǎolao, wǒ xiǎng mǎi shuǐguǒ. Wǒmen qù nàbiān de shuǐguǒ tān ba.
Grandma: Gěi nǐ sānshí kuài, nǐ zìjǐ guòqù ba. Wǒ qù mǎi qiézi, dàbáicài, xīhóngshì hé dàsuàn.
【在水果摊】
安娜: 你们的葡萄和橘子多少钱一斤？
卖家: 葡萄一斤八块，橘子一斤五块。
安娜: 我要买一斤半葡萄，一斤橘子。
卖家：您还想买别的吗？
安娜：我还想买一个菠萝。
卖家：好的，稍等。
安娜: 一共多少钱？
卖家：一共二十八元。
安娜：给您三十块钱。
卖家：好的，找您两块，水果您拿好。
安娜：谢谢您，再见。
卖家：慢走。
【安娜和姥姥要一起离开市场】
姥姥: 安娜，你买的水果很不错。
安娜: 我们一起回去做个美味的晚饭吧！
[Zaì shuǐguǒ tān]
Anna: Nǐmen de pútáo hé júzi duōshǎo qián yī jīn?
Vendor: Pútáo yī jīn bā kuài, júzi yī jīn wǔ kuài.
Anna: Wǒ yào mǎi yī jīn bàn pútáo, yī jīn júzi.
Vendor: Nín hái xiǎng mǎi bié de ma?
Anna: Wǒ hái xiǎng mǎi yī gè bōluó.
Vendor: Hǎo de, shāo děng.
Anna: Yī gòng duōshǎo qián?
Vendor: Yī gòng èrshíbā yuán.
Anna: Gěi nín sānshí kuài qián.
Vendor: Hǎo de, zhǎo nín liǎng kuài, shuǐguǒ nín ná hǎo.
Anna: Xièxiè nín, zàijiàn.
Vendor: Màn zǒu.
[Ānnà hé lǎolao yào yīqǐ líkāi shìchǎng]
Grandma: Ānnà, nǐ mǎi de shuǐguǒ hěn búcuò.
Anna: Wǒmen yīqǐ huíqù zuò gè měiwèi de wǎnfàn ba!
Try your best to understand the dialogue using the vocabulary lists and notes. However, if you are still unclear about something, click on this box to see the English translation.
Anna: Grandma, what do you want to buy?
Grandma: I want to buy pork, eggs, and some vegetables.
Grandma: Shopkeeper, I want three jin of pork.
Vendor: Okay. A bit over three jin, is that fine?
Grandma: Sure.
Anna: Grandma, they also sell eggs here.
Vendor: The eggs here are eight yuan per dozen. How many do you want?
Grandma: Please give me two dozen.
Vendor: Please wait a moment.
Vendor: That will be forty-one yuan and fifty cents. You can just give me forty.
Grandma: Okay. Thank you.
Anna: Grandma, do you want to buy fruits? I want to buy grapes, tangerines, and a pineapple. Let’s go to the fruit stall over there.
Grandma: Here’s thirty yuan. Go by yourself. I’ll go buy eggplants, Chinese cabbage, tomatoes, and garlic.
【At the fruit stall】
Anna: How much are your grapes and tangerines per jin?
Vendor: Grapes are eight yuan per jin, and tangerines are five yuan per jin.
Anna: I want to buy one and a half jin of grapes and one jin of tangerines.
Vendor: Do you want anything else?
Anna: I also want to buy a pineapple.
Vendor: Okay, please wait a moment.
Anna: How much is it in total?
Vendor: It’s twenty-eight yuan in total.
Anna: Okay, here’s thirty yuan for you.
Vendor: Okay, here’s your change of two yuan. Take your fruits.
Anna: Thank you. Goodbye.
Vendor: Take care.
[Anna and Grandma leave the market together.]
Grandma: Anna, you bought good fruits.
Anna: Let’s go back together and make a delicious dinner!
What you’ve learnt
In this lesson you’ve used the vocabulary you’ve learnt so far to read a dialogue and learnt new words to read about a visit to the market.
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