Doing Something Somewhere
在 + 地点 + 动词Put 在 + place before the verb to say where an action happens. To stress that the action is in progress, use 正在.
我在商店买面包。
I'm buying bread at the shop.
他正在商店看东西。
He is looking at things in the shop.
Lesson 4: Buying Food at the Supermarket
买东西Learn 在 + 地点 + 动词 and 太 + 形容词 + 了 through Buying Food at the Supermarket.
4 words2 grammar points1 dialogues~14 min
Vocabulary4 words
鸡蛋Noun
- egg (chicken egg)
Examples
我吃了一个鸡蛋。
I ate an egg.
鸡蛋怎么做？
How do you cook eggs?
面包Noun
- bread
Examples
我买了一些面包。
I bought some bread.
面包在哪儿？
Where is the bread?
拿Verb
- 1.to take, to hold, to grasp
- 2.to use, by means of
Examples
请拿这个。
Please take this.
我拿笔写字。
I hold a pen to write.
牛奶Noun
- milk, cow's milk
Examples
请给我牛奶。
Please give me some milk.
我每天喝牛奶。
I drink milk every day.
Grammar
Too...!
太 + 形容词 + 了Used to emphasize a high degree of an adjective, usually carrying a positive or negative emotion. The '了' at the end of the sentence makes it sound more natural.
这个鸡蛋太贵了！
This egg is too expensive!
这个面包太贵了！
This bread is too expensive!
Dialogues
Buying Food at the Supermarket
Xiao Hua and Xiao Lin are talking about shopping.
小花
小花
你在哪里？
Where are you?
小林
小林
我在商店买面条和牛奶。
I'm at the shop buying noodles and milk.
小花
小花
商店的面包贵不贵？
Is the bread at the shop expensive?
小林
小林
面包有点儿贵。鸡蛋不贵。商店没有菜了。
The bread is a bit pricey. Eggs are cheap. The shop has run out of vegetables.
小花
小花
好的。我去商店买鸡蛋。要拿钱吗？
Okay. I'll go to the shop to buy eggs. Do I need to bring money?
小林
小林
要拿钱。你拿二十块吧。
Yes, bring money. Take twenty yuan.