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Do you have vegetables?

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ID: 0146 Elementary
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
有 yǒu to have
蔬菜 shūcài vegetables
想买 xiǎngmǎi would like to buy
要 yào to want
你这里有蔬菜吗？
nǐ zhèlǐ yǒu shūcài ma ？
Do you have any vegetables here?
有。你要什么蔬菜？
yǒu 。nǐ yào shénme shūcài ？
Yes. What vegetables do you want?
我想买黄瓜，土豆，番茄和洋葱。
wǒ xiǎng mǎi huángguā ，tǔdòu ，fānqié hé yángcōng 。
I’d like to buy cucumbers, potatoes, tomatoes and onions.
好的。没问题。
hǎo de 。méiwèntí 。
OK. No problem.
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