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A Chinese Class in the Supermarket
lǐ fāng李芳dàixiǎo měi小美zàimó nǐ模拟chāo shì超市rèn shí认识shuǐ guǒ水果shū cài蔬菜liàn xí练习liàng cí量词

李芳 takes 小美 to a “mock supermarket” to learn fruits and vegetables and practice measure words.

李芳
xiǎo měi小美wǒ men我们láiwánmó nǐ模拟chāo shì超市hǎomaxiǎngmǎishén me什么

小美, let’s play a mock supermarket game, okay? What do you want to buy?

小美
xiǎngmǎipíng guǒ苹果xiāng jiāo香蕉

I want to buy apples and bananas!

李芳
píng guǒ苹果yòngyàopíng guǒ苹果

For apples, we use the measure word “ge.” How many apples do you want?

小美
yàosān gè三个píng guǒ苹果

I want three apples.

李芳
xiāng jiāo香蕉chángshuōyī chuàn一串yàojǐ chuàn几串xiāng jiāo香蕉

For bananas, we often say “a bunch.” How many bunches of bananas do you want?

小美
yàoyī chuàn一串xiāng jiāo香蕉

I want one bunch of bananas!

李芳
shū cài蔬菜nebǐ rú比如tǔ dòu土豆wǒ men我们cháng yòng常用jīnyàojǐ jīn几斤tǔ dòu土豆

What about vegetables? For example, for potatoes we often use “jin.” How many jin of potatoes do you want?

小美
yàoyī jīn一斤tǔ dòu土豆

I want one jin of potatoes.

李芳
hěnhǎoxiàn zài现在qīng dān清单shuōyī biàn一遍jǐ gè几个jǐ jīn几斤jǐ chuàn几串

Very good. Now say the whole list: how many, how many jin, how many bunches.

小美
sān gè三个píng guǒ苹果yī jīn一斤tǔ dòu土豆yī chuàn一串xiāng jiāo香蕉

Three apples, one jin of potatoes, one bunch of bananas!

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