Intermediate - Finding a Supermarket (C0082)

我刚搬到这里。不知道去哪里买东西。你有什么好建议?
wǒ gāng bān dào zhèlǐ 。bù zhīdào qù nǎli mǎi dōngxi 。nǐ yǒu shénme hǎo jiànyì ?
I’ve just moved here. I don’t know where to go shopping. Do you have any good suggestions?

这里附近除了百货公司以外还有超市。我觉得超市是买东西最方便的地方。我要买东西的时候,我就去超市。
zhèlǐ fùjìn chúle bǎihuògōngsī yǐwài hái yǒu chāoshì 。wǒ juéde chāoshì shì mǎi dōngxi zuì fāngbiàn de dìfang 。wǒ yào mǎi dōngxi de shíhòu ,wǒ jiù qù chāoshì 。
In this area, there is a supermarket in addition to the department store. I think the supermarket is the most convenient place to buy things. When I want to buy things, I go there.

那太好了。如果我要买东西,我也去那里。
nà tài hǎo le 。rúguǒ wǒ yào mǎi dōngxi ,wǒ yě qù nàli 。
That’s great. If I want to buy something, I’ll go there, too.

对。那个超市又大又干净。里面东西很多。在那里买东西不仅省时间,还省钱,因为他们的价格合理。他们还经常打折。
duì 。nà ge chāoshì yòu dà yòu gānjìng 。lǐmiàn dōngxi hěn duō 。zài nàlǐ mǎi dōngxi bù jǐn shěngshíjiān ,hái shěngqián ,yīnwèi tāmen de jiàgé hélǐ 。tāmen hái jīngcháng dǎzhé 。
Yes. That market is big and clean. There are lots of things inside. Shopping there can not only save you time, but also money as their prices are reasonable. They also often have discounts.

好。那我肯定去超市买东西。谢谢你的建议。
hǎo 。nà wǒ kěndìng qù chāoshì mǎi dōngxi 。xièxiè nǐde jiànyì 。
OK. I’ll certainly go to the supermarket to buy things. Thanks for your suggestions.

Vocabulary

gāng recently
搬到 bāndào to move
建议 jiànyì suggestions
除了……以外 chúle ... yǐwài aside from
shěng to save
又……又 yòu ... yòu both
合理 hélǐ reasonable
不仅……而且 bùjǐn ... érqiě not only…but also
肯定 kěndìng sure
打折 dǎzhé discount
超市 chāoshì supermarket
百货公司 bǎihuògōngsī department store
熟悉 shúxī to know sth. or sb. well
参观 cānguān to visit
大卖场 dàmàichǎng shopping center
便利店 biànlìdiàn convenient store
交通 jiāotōng traffic
优惠 yōuhuì preferential
促销 cùxiāo sales promotion