Grocery Shopping at the Market
Buying groceries at a Chinese market—selecting fresh ingredients, haggling, weighing, and checking out.
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Vocabulary
15vegetable market
vegetable
fruit
fish
meat
egg
price
cheap
fresh
to choose/select
to weigh
to check out/pay
bargaining
stall
customer
Phrases & sentences
15这西红柿怎么卖？
How much are these tomatoes?
便宜点儿吧，老客户了。
Make it cheaper, I'm a regular customer.
这鱼今天新鲜吗？
Is this fish fresh today?
帮我称一下这些土豆。
Please weigh these potatoes for me.
买一斤青菜多少钱？
How much is a pound of greens?
这价钱能再商量一下吗？
Can we negotiate the price a bit more?
你这西瓜甜不甜啊？
Is this watermelon sweet?
不好意思，今天没有折扣。
Sorry, no discount today.
给我留点好的鸡蛋。
Save some good eggs for me.
我还想要些大蒜。
I'd also like some garlic.
今天的苹果很便宜，买点吧。
Today's apples are cheap, you should buy some.
这个冬瓜最新鲜，看看。
This winter melon is the freshest, take a look.
再加一公斤胡萝卜。
Add another kilogram of carrots.
你要多少？可以给你打折。
How much do you want? I can give you a discount.
结账的时候可以用微信吗？
Can I use WeChat for payment?