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No Tampons?!

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ID: 2468 Pre Intermediate
This is a situation you girls living in China will be able to relate to: trying to find a place that sells tampons! Since tampons are generally not readily available in China, this lesson will equip you to ask about the options in Chinese.
Thu Jun 19 2014 | Shanell, Jenny
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
棉条 miántiáo tampons
卫生巾 wèishēngjīn feminine napkin
城市 chéngshì city
超市 chāoshì supermarket
小姐，你们有棉条吗？
xiǎojie ，nǐmen yǒu miántiáo ma ？
Miss, do you have tampons?
棉条？我们没有，我们只有卫生巾。
miántiáo ？wǒmen méiyǒu ，wǒmen zhǐyǒu wèishēngjīn 。
Tampons? We don't have any. We only have sanitary napkins.
你知道哪里可以买到棉条吗？
nǐ zhīdào nǎli kěyǐ mǎi dào miántiáo ma ？
Do you know where I can buy tampons?
你可以去城市超市，或者去网上买。
nǐ kěyǐ qù chéngshì chāoshì ，huò zhě qù wǎngshàng mǎi 。
You can go to the city supermarket or you can buy them online.
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