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Finding a Supermarket

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ID: 0082 Pre Intermediate
You’re more than welcome to visit and eat rice to your hearts content…don’t get us wrong, we love our rice, but there comes a point where if one more thing comes from a paddy, you might go mad in the head. In this podcast, Ken and Jenny spare you from the monotony by giving you a lesson in how to use Mandarin Chinese to ask about the local supermarket situation.
Tue Jan 17 2006 | Jenny, Ken
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
刚 gāng recently
搬到 bāndào to move to
建议 jiànyì advice
除了……以外 chúle ... yǐwài aside from
我刚搬到这里。不知道去哪里买东西。你有什么好建议？
wǒ gāng bān dào zhèlǐ 。bù zhīdào qù nǎli mǎi dōngxi 。nǐ yǒu shénme hǎo jiànyì ？
I’ve just moved here. I don’t know where to go shopping. Do you have any good suggestions?
这里附近除了百货公司以外还有超市。我觉得超市是买东西最方便的地方。我要买东西的时候，我就去超市。
zhèlǐ fùjìn chúle bǎihuògōngsī yǐwài hái yǒu chāoshì 。wǒ juéde chāoshì shì mǎi dōngxi zuì fāngbiàn de dìfang 。wǒ yào mǎi dōngxi de shíhòu ，wǒ jiù qù chāoshì 。
In this area, there is a supermarket in addition to the department store. I think the supermarket is the most convenient place to buy things. When I want to buy things, I go there.
那太好了。如果我要买东西，我也去那里。
nà tài hǎo le 。rúguǒ wǒ yào mǎi dōngxi ，wǒ yě qù nàli 。
That’s great. If I want to buy something, I’ll go there, too.
对。那个超市又大又干净。里面东西很多。在那里买东西不仅省时间，还省钱，因为他们的价格合理。他们还经常打折。
duì 。nà ge chāoshì yòu dà yòu gānjìng 。lǐmiàn dōngxi hěn duō 。zài nàlǐ mǎi dōngxi bù jǐn shěngshíjiān ，hái shěngqián ，yīnwèi tāmen de jiàgé hélǐ 。tāmen hái jīngcháng dǎzhé 。
Yes. That market is big and clean. There's lots of stuff there. Shopping there can not only save you time, but also money, since their prices are reasonable. They also often have discounts.
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