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买东西

mǎi dōng xi

Buying Things

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今天(jīn tiān)我去(wǒ qù)商店(shāng diàn)买东西(mǎi dōng xi)。

我(wǒ)买(mǎi)水果(shuǐ guǒ)。

我(wǒ)说(shuō)：“这个(zhè ge)苹果(píng guǒ)多少(duō shǎo)钱(qián)？”

她(tā)说(shuō)：“三(sān)块(kuài)钱(qián)。”

我(wǒ)说(shuō)：“我(wǒ)买(mǎi)三(sān)个(gè)苹果(píng guǒ)，谢谢(xiè xie)。”

Key Vocabulary

  • 多少duō shǎo

    number; amount; somewhat

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  • 今天jīn tiān

    today; the present time; now

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  • 苹果píng guǒ

    apple

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  • 商店shāng diàn

    store; shop

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  • 水果shuǐ guǒ

    fruit

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  • 谢谢xiè xie

    to thank; thanks; thank you

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  • 个gè

    (classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier)

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  • 块kuài

    lump; chunk; piece; classifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc

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  • 买mǎi

    to buy; to purchase

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  • 钱qián

    coin; money; unit of weight, one tenth of a tael

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Grammar Notes

  • Subject + 去 + Place + Verb Phrase

    Used to express going somewhere to do something.

    今天我去商店买东西。

  • Number + 个 + Noun

    The measure word 个 is used with nouns like apples to count them.

    三个苹果

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