Li Mingming goes shopping for groceries in this story.
Mandarin
买菜购物
李明明：您好，我想要一个面包，一盒鸡蛋，还有一袋西红柿。
店员：鸡蛋卖完了。
李明明：好吧，那我不要鸡蛋了，只要其他的。
店员：好的，一共是8块钱。
Multiple Choice Questions
English Translation
Shopping for Groceries
Li Mingming: Hello, I’d like a loaf of bread, a carton of eggs, and a bag of tomatoes.
Shop Assistant: The eggs are sold out.
Li Mingming: Okay, then I won’t take the eggs, just the other items.
Shop Assistant: Alright, that will be 8 yuan in total.
Vocabulary
| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 买菜 | mǎi cài | buy groceries / vegetables |
| 购物 | gòuwù | shopping |
| 李明明 | Lǐ Míngmíng | (person’s name) |
| 您好 | nín hǎo | hello (polite) |
| 我 | wǒ | I, me |
| 想要 | xiǎng yào | want |
| 一个 | yí ge | one (item) |
| 面包 | miànbāo | bread |
| 一盒 | yì hé | one box |
| 鸡蛋 | jīdàn | eggs |
| 还有 | hái yǒu | and also, still have |
| 一袋 | yí dài | one bag |
| 西红柿 | xīhóngshì | tomato |
| 店员 | diànyuán | shop assistant, clerk |
| 卖完了 | mài wán le | sold out |
| 好吧 | hǎo ba | okay, alright |
| 不要 | bú yào | don’t want |
| 了 | le | (modal particle indicating change or completed action) |
| 只要 | zhǐ yào | only want |
| 其他的 | qítā de | others, the rest |
| 好的 | hǎo de | okay |
| 一共 | yígòng | altogether, total |
| 是 | shì | is |
| 8块钱 | bā kuài qián | 8 yuan (money) |