Buying things at the market each week.

muzzwood
 October 21, 2009 at 07:36 AM posted in General Discussion

Hi, I'm not sure of the exact meaning of this sentence question. Could someone clarify it for me?

你每星期怎么去市场买东西？

I think the bit that's throwing me is 怎么. I know it could mean what?, why? or how?

So would the translation be: 

1. You go shopping at the market every week?

or

2. Why do you go shopping at the market every week?

 

or is it something else?

 

Thanks in advance!

 

Muzz

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muzzwood
 October 21, 2009 at 01:29 PM

Ah I was completely off the mark!

Thanks a lot Bodawei ;)

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bodawei
 October 21, 2009 at 08:54 AM

@Muzz

How do you go, as in do you go by bus? Or it could be 'what route do you take?' depending on context. 

If you ask someone for directions you say 怎么走？