大龙:小咪!
你怎么一边吃饭一边看手机?
吴小咪:我在看短信。
好多商场给我发消息,最近很多东西打折。
大龙:是吗?
我也想买点儿。
吴小咪:你想买什么?
大龙:我想买台新电脑。
如果还有别的东西打折,我也买一些。
吴小咪:你可以去商场或者电脑城。
现在很多牌子比如苹果或者联想等等,商场里面都有体验店,你可以亲自去看看。
要是你想自己组装电脑的话,你就去电脑城。
除了商场和电脑城,你还可以网购。
大龙:我的银行卡还没有办好,不能网购,而且我不会用中国的网购软件。
吴小咪:没关系,下次我教你网购。
大龙:谢谢你。
要是我想买衣服,去哪儿呢?
吴小咪:要是买衣服的话,大商场、商店和服装市场都挺不错的。
大龙:听说服装市场的衣服很便宜。
吴小咪:对,但是商场的衣服质量更好。
要是你想找一些比较新颖的款式,有些小服装店也挺好的。
大龙:你平时在哪买蔬菜和水果呢?
吴小咪:我喜欢去超市,又近又方便。
超市里很多菜已经洗好、切好了,可以节约时间。
不过,超市里的菜没有菜市场便宜。
大龙:我家附近好像没有菜市场。
吴小咪:有的,就在你住的那条街后面。
大龙:外面是不是有个蓝色的大牌子?
原来那是菜市场啊!
难怪我有一次早上跑步的时候,看见那边有很多人。
吴小咪:是啊,如果你想买既新鲜又便宜的菜,可以去那个菜市场。
那里的老板既热心又善良,你可以请他们帮你处理鱼或者别的肉。
对了,旁边还有一个花卉市场呢!
大龙:花卉市场?
是卖花的吗?
我从来没听过。
吴小咪:不仅卖花,而且也卖一些别的植物。
大龙:听起来很有意思。
除了花卉市场,还有别的什么市场吗?
吴小咪:还有很多。
比如,农贸市场可以买农作物的种子,建材市场可以买装修房子的材料,古玩市场可以买一些古董。
大龙:下次我想去古玩市场逛一逛。
Hover a word for its pinyin & meaning; click to pin it.
narration saved locally, offline — from https://download.mandarinbean.com/audio?source=aHR0cHM6Ly90cmFmZmljLmxpYnN5bi5jb20vc2VjdXJlL2xlYXJuY2hpbmVzZS81MTQ3Lm1wMw&filename=Go-to-the-supermarket-or-the-market.mp3&signature=d26598a354570568ad9358166ed7aaaed9b415287582ff71b069193a60fc7b78
| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 大龙 | Dà lóng | a name |
| 小咪 | xiǎo mī | a nickname for Xiaomi |
| 你 | nǐ | you |
| 怎么 | zěn me | how? / what? / why? |
| 一边 | yī biān | on the one hand / on the other hand / doing while |
| 吃 | chī | to eat; to consume / to eat at |
| 饭 | fàn | meal |
| 看 | kàn | to see; to look at / to read / to watch / to visit; to call on / to consider; to regard as / to look after / to treat (a patient or illness) / to depend on / to feel (that) / (after a verb) to give it a try / to watch out for |
| 手机 | shǒu jī | cell phone; mobile phone |
| 吴小咪 | Wú Xiǎo mī | a name |
| 我 | wǒ | I; me; my |
| 在 | zài | (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) |
| 短信 | duǎn xìn | text message / SMS |
| 好 | hǎo | (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so |
| 多 | duō | many; much; more; a lot of |
| 商场 | shāng chǎng | shopping mall / shopping center / department store / emporium |
| 给 | gěi | to / for / for the benefit of / to do sth (for sb) |
| 发 | fā | to send out / to show (one's feeling) / to issue / to develop / to make a bundle of money |
| 消息 | xiāo xi | (piece of) news; information / message |
| 最近 | zuì jìn | recently |
| 很多 | hěn duō | many; a lot of |
| 东西 | dōng xi | thing / stuff / person |
| 打折 | dǎ zhé | to give a discount |
| 是 | shì | correct; right; true |
| 吗 | ma | (question particle for "yes-no" questions) |
| 也 | yě | also; too; as well; (not ...) either |
| 想 | xiǎng | to desire; to want (to) |
| 买 | mǎi | to buy / to purchase |
| 点儿 | diǎn r | erhua |
| 什么 | shén me | what? |
| 台 | tái | classifier for vehicles or machines |
| 新 | xīn | new; newly |
| 电脑 | diàn nǎo | computer |
| 如果 | rú guǒ | if; in case; in the event that |
| 还 | hái | in addition, also, else, even |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is |
| 别的 | bié de | else / other |
| 一些 | yī xiē | some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er |
| 可以 | kě yǐ | can / may / possible / able to |
| 去 | qù | to go, to go to |
| 或者 | huò zhě | or |
| 城 | chéng | city walls / city / town |
| 现在 | xiàn zài | now; at present; currently |
| 牌子 | pái zi | sign / trademark / brand |
| 比如 | bǐ rú | for example; for instance; such as |
| 苹果 | Píng guǒ | Apple (American tech company) |
| 联想 | Lián xiǎng | Lenovo |
| 等等 | děng děng | et cetera / and so on ... |
| 里面 | lǐ miàn | inside / interior |
| 都 | dōu | all; both; entirely |
| 体验 | tǐ yàn | to experience for oneself |
| 店 | diàn | (bound form) shop; store |
| 亲自 | qīn zì | personally / in person / oneself |
| 看看 | kàn kan | to take a look at / to examine / to survey |
| 要是 | yào shi | (coll.) if |
| 自己 | zì jǐ | oneself; (attributive) one's own |
| 组装 | zǔ zhuāng | to assemble; to put together |
| 的话 | de huà | if (coming after a conditional clause) |
| 就 | jiù | merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly |
| 除了 | chú le | apart from; besides; in addition to |
| 和 | hé | and; together with |
| 网 | wǎng | net; web / network |
| 购 | gòu | to buy / to purchase |
| 的 | de | possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression) |
| 银行 | yín háng | bank |
| 卡 | kǎ | (loanword) card |
| 没有 | méi yǒu | haven't / hasn't |
| 办 | bàn | to take care of (a matter); to deal with (a task, procedure etc); to organize (an event) / to establish; to set up; to manage; to run (an enterprise) / (law) to handle; to investigate; to prosecute (a case or suspect) |
| 不能 | bù néng | cannot / must not / should not |
| 而且 | ér qiě | (not only ...) but also / moreover / in addition / furthermore |
| 不会 | bù huì | not having learned to do sth |
| 用 | yòng | to use; to make use of; to employ / (coverb) with; using |
| 中国 | Zhōng guó | China |
| 软件 | ruǎn jiàn | (computer) software |
| 没关系 | méi guān xi | it doesn't matter |
| 下 | xià | later / next (week etc) |
| 次 | cì | classifier for enumerated events: time |
| 教 | jiāo | to teach; to instruct |
| 谢谢 | xiè xie | thanks / thank you |
| 衣服 | yī fu | clothes |
| 哪儿 | nǎ r | where? |
| 呢 | ne | (sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?") |
| 大 | dà | big; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest |
| 商店 | shāng diàn | store; shop |
| 服装 | fú zhuāng | dress / clothing / costume / clothes |
| 市场 | shì chǎng | marketplace; market; bazaar |
| 挺 | tǐng | (coll.) quite / very |
| 不错 | bù cuò | not bad / pretty good |
| 听说 | tīng shuō | to hear (sth said) / one hears (that) |
| 很 | hěn | very; quite |
| 便宜 | pián yi | cheap; inexpensive |
| 对 | duì | right; correct |
| 但是 | dàn shì | but; however |
| 质量 | zhì liàng | quality / quality and quantity |
| 更 | gèng | more / even more / further / still / still more |
| 找 | zhǎo | to try to find / to look for / to call on sb / to find / to seek |
| 比较 | bǐ jiào | comparatively / relatively / quite |
| 新颖 | xīn yǐng | lit. new bud / fig. new and original |
| 款式 | kuǎn shì | pattern / style / design |
| 有些 | yǒu xiē | some |
| 小 | xiǎo | small / tiny / few |
| 平时 | píng shí | ordinarily |
| 哪 | nǎ | which |
| 蔬菜 | shū cài | vegetables |
| 水果 | shuǐ guǒ | fruit |
| 喜欢 | xǐ huan | to like; to be fond of |
| 超市 | chāo shì | supermarket (abbr. for 超級市場|超级市场[chao1 ji2 shi4 chang3]) |
| 又 | yòu | both... and... |
| 近 | jìn | near / close to |
| 方便 | fāng biàn | convenient; suitable |
| 里 | lǐ | lining / interior / inside |
| 菜 | cài | vegetable; greens |
| 已经 | yǐ jīng | already |
| 洗 | xǐ | to wash; to bathe / to develop (photographs) / to shuffle (cards etc) / to erase (a recording) |
| 切 | qiē | to cut; to slice; to carve |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) |
| 节约 | jié yuē | to economize / to conserve (resources) |
| 时间 | shí jiān | time |
| 不过 | bù guò | but / however |
| 菜市场 | cài shì chǎng | food market |
| 家 | jiā | home / family / (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) |
| 附近 | fù jìn | nearby; neighboring / (in the) vicinity (of); neighborhood |
| 好像 | hǎo xiàng | to seem like |
| 住 | zhù | to live; to reside; to stay |
| 那 | nà | (specifier) that; the; those / (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations) |
| 条 | tiáo | classifier for long thin things |
| 街 | jiē | street |
| 后面 | hòu miàn | behind; near the end; at the back / later; afterwards |
| 外面 | wài miàn | outside |
| 不 | bù | no; not so |
| 个 | gè | classifier for people or objects in general |
| 蓝色 | lán sè | blue (color) |
| 原来 | yuán lái | so, actually, as it turns out |
| 啊 | a | modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation, approval, or consent |
| 难怪 | nán guài | (it's) no wonder (that...) / (it's) not surprising (that) |
| 一 | yī | one / single / a (article) |
| 早上 | zǎo shang | early morning |
| 跑步 | pǎo bù | to run / to jog / (military) to march at the double |
| 时候 | shí hou | time / length of time / moment / period |
| 看见 | kàn jiàn | to see; to catch sight of |
| 那边 | nà biān | over there / yonder |
| 人 | rén | person; people |
| 既 | jì | both... (and...) |
| 新鲜 | xīn xiān | fresh (experience, food etc) / freshness |
| 那里 | nà lǐ | there; that place |
| 老板 | lǎo bǎn | boss / business proprietor |
| 热心 | rè xīn | enthusiastic; ardent; zealous |
| 善良 | shàn liáng | good and honest / kindhearted |
| 请 | qǐng | to ask / to request |
| 他们 | tā men | they; them |
| 帮 | bāng | to help / to assist / to support / for sb (i.e. as a help) |
| 处理 | chǔ lǐ | to treat sth by a special process; to process |
| 鱼 | yú | fish |
| 肉 | ròu | meat / flesh / pulp (of a fruit) |
| 对了 | duì le | Oh, that's right, ... (when one suddenly remembers sth one wanted to mention) / Oh, by the way, ... |
| 旁边 | páng biān | side; adjacent place |
| 花卉 | huā huì | flowers and plants |
| 卖 | mài | to sell |
| 花 | huā | flower / blossom / fancy pattern |
| 从来 | cóng lái | always / at all times / never (if used in negative sentence) |
| 没 | méi | (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not |
| 听 | tīng | to listen to; to hear |
| 过 | guo | (experienced action marker) |
| 不仅 | bù jǐn | not just; not limited to / (as a correlative conjunction) not only (..., but also ...) |
| 植物 | zhí wù | plant / vegetation |
| 起来 | qǐ lái | indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state / indicating an upward movement / indicating completion / expressing preliminary judgment |
| 有意思 | yǒu yì si | interesting / meaningful / enjoyable / fun |
| 农贸 | nóng mào | agricultural trade; trade in farm products |
| 农作物 | nóng zuò wù | (farm) crops |
| 种子 | zhǒng zi | seed |
| 建材 | jiàn cái | building materials |
| 装修 | zhuāng xiū | to decorate / to fit up / to renovate |
| 房子 | fáng zi | house / building (single- or two-story) / apartment / room |
| 材料 | cái liào | (raw) material / (fig.) person who has the potential to do the job |
| 古玩 | gǔ wán | antique / curio |
| 古董 | gǔ dǒng | curio / antique |
| 逛一逛 | guàng yí guàng | to stroll around; to browse casually |