[English]
🕺Hello everyone, I am Li Ming.
🕺Welcome to "Learn Chinese Podcast".
💃Hello everyone, I am Xiaoyu.
💃I am very happy to learn Chinese with you all.
🕺Our program is very simple and relaxing.
🕺Let’s speak slowly,
🕺so that everyone can understand. 💃Yes,
💃Our goal
💃 is to help everyone learn Chinese step by step,
💃Don’t be afraid of difficulties or mistakes.
🕺Today’s topic is very interesting. 💃Yes,
💃Today we are going to talk about
💃"Chinese dialogue in traditional markets".
🕺Do you like going to the market?
💃I like it very much.
💃There are many people in the market,
💃It’s very lively. 🕺Yes,
🕺There are vegetables in the market,
🕺There are fruits and many snacks.
💃I often buy tomatoes,
💃cucumbers, and apples.
🕺I like to buy oranges and bananas.
🕺Very sweet and very cheap.
💃In the market, we can chat with the boss. 🕺Yes,
🕺You can say: "How much is this?"
💃The boss will say: "Five yuan."
🕺You can also say: "It's too expensive,
🕺Can it be cheaper?" 💃Haha,
💃Yes! In the market, it is important to learn to ask for prices.
🕺Not only shopping,
🕺also a good opportunity to practice Chinese. 💃Yes,
💃You can hear a lot of Chinese in the market,
💃It’s very interesting. 🕺Today
🕺We will teach you some simple words and sentences.
💃For example, "market", "vegetables", "fruit", "how much".
🕺These words are very commonly used in life.
💃After learning,
💃You can easily buy things in the Chinese market.
🕺You can say: "I want two kilograms of apples."
💃The boss will understand,
💃and he will be very happy.
🕺So let’s learn together today,
🕺Don’t be nervous. 💃Yes,
💃Listen slowly and listen a few times and you will learn it. 🕺Okay,
🕺Let’s start today’s study. 💃Okay,
💃walk into the market,
💃start our conversation.
🕺Xiaoyu,
🕺What do you think is the most interesting thing in the market?
💃I think it’s the sound.
💃Someone is talking,
💃Someone is selling things,
💃It’s very lively. 🕺Yes,
🕺As soon as I walked in, I heard: "Come to buy fruit!
🕺Fresh apples!"
💃Also: "Tomatoes are cheap,
💃Three yuan per pound!"
🕺Hearing these voices, I felt very friendly,
🕺It's very life. 💃What do you buy most often when you go to the market?
🕺I often buy vegetables,
🕺such as cabbage,
🕺cucumber, and potatoes.
💃My favorite fruit is
💃apples, bananas,
💃oranges, they are all delicious.
🕺The fruit stall has many colors,
🕺looks beautiful.
💃Yes, red apples,
💃yellow bananas,
💃green cucumbers, all look good.
🕺Would you look at it first or ask for the price first?
💃I often take a look first,
💃and then ask: "How much does this cost?"
🕺Me too. I sometimes say: "Boss,
🕺How to sell this?"
💃The boss will laugh when he hears it,
💃Say: "It's very cheap,
💃very fresh." 🕺If I think it's expensive,
🕺I will say: "Can it be cheaper?"
💃Yes, this is natural.
💃Everyone in the market says so.
🕺I remember one time, I went to buy tomatoes.
🕺The boss said it costs eight yuan a pound.
💃Eight yuan? A bit expensive.
🕺Yes, I said: "It's too expensive,
🕺Make it cheaper."
💃How much did the boss sell you later?
🕺Six yuan a pound.
🕺Although it is still not cheap,
🕺But I bought it.
💃I also have this experience.
💃Once I went to buy apples.
🕺What did the boss say?
💃The boss said: "Ten yuan costs three pounds."
💃I thought it was okay, so I bought it.
🕺How many pounds did you buy?
💃I bought three kilograms.
💃After I got home, I thought the apples were very sweet.
💃It was worth it. 🕺In the market,
🕺Besides buying things,
🕺I also like to watch people.
💃Yes,
💃There are old people, children and young people in the market.
🕺Everyone is buying groceries,
🕺Talk very fast.
💃When I listen, sometimes I don’t understand,
💃But I can slowly learn it.
🕺Yes, the market is really a good Chinese classroom.
💃For example, in terms of quantity,
💃we often hear "one catty,
💃two catties, three catties". 🕺Yes,
🕺When I buy vegetables, I will say: "I want two kilograms of potatoes."
💃The boss will pack them immediately,
💃and tell you the price.
🕺If we practice like this,
🕺 we can learn a lot of practical words. 💃Yes,
💃such as "cabbage", "potato",
💃"tomato", "carrot".
🕺These words can be used every day in life.
💃Not just vegetables,
💃also "fish", "eggs",
💃"tofu". 🕺Do you like to buy fish?
💃I like it.
💃The fish is very fresh and can be made into soup.
🕺I don’t often buy fish,
🕺but I often buy eggs.
🕺Cooking is very convenient.
💃Me too. Eggs can be fried,
💃or boiled.
🕺So
🕺there are a lot of things in the market.
💃Yes, we have everything to eat and use.
🕺I think practicing speaking Chinese in the market,
🕺 works very well.
💃Yes, you tell your boss,
💃You tell your friends,
💃It becomes more and more natural.
🕺I remember when I first started, I spoke very slowly.
💃What now? 🕺Now I can be faster,
🕺I can also understand what others are saying.
💃This is the result of more practice.
🕺The market gives us an opportunity,
🕺Let us speak Chinese.
💃Yes,
💃Every time you go to the market, you can learn something new.
🕺So I like going to the market very much,
🕺not just to buy food.
💃Me too. There is life in the market,
💃There is communication and learning.
🕺Sounds interesting.
💃Yes, we can go to the market together next time,
💃Speak more Chinese.
🕺Okay, that must be more interesting.
💃Then let’s continue practicing more conversations.
🕺Xiaoyu,
🕺What do you think is the most important thing in the market?
💃I think the most important thing is to ask the price.
🕺Yes,
🕺When buying something, you must ask: "How much does this cost?"
💃Yes,
💃If you don't ask, you won't know whether it is expensive or cheap.
🕺Sometimes the boss speaks very quickly,
🕺I want them to say it again.
💃Me too, I will say: "Please say it again."
🕺Sometimes I think the price is too high,
🕺I will say: "Can it be cheaper?"
💃Yes, this sentence is very useful.
🕺I remember one time, I went to buy bananas.
🕺The boss said: "Seven yuan per catty."
💃Seven yuan per catty is a bit high.
🕺I said: "Can it be five yuan?"
💃Did the boss agree?
🕺The boss said: "No,
🕺Six yuan." 💃Then did you buy it?
🕺I bought two kilograms.
🕺Although not cheap,
🕺but not bad.
💃In fact, in the market, this can often be said.
🕺Yes, you say something,
🕺The boss says something,
🕺It’s natural. 💃Sometimes the boss will first say: "Come,
💃It's cheap, let's take a look."
🕺I find it very interesting when I hear such words.
💃I once went to buy watermelon.
💃The boss said: "Twenty yuan a piece."
🕺Twenty yuan a watermelon, is it expensive?
💃I think it's a bit expensive,
💃I said: "Can it be cheaper?"
🕺What did the boss say?
💃The boss said: "Okay,
💃Eighteen yuan." 🕺Did you buy it?
💃I bought it. The watermelon is big and very sweet.
🕺That’s why I ask about the price
🕺Money is very important. 💃Yes,
💃This way you can save money,
💃You can also learn Chinese.
🕺I often practice saying: "It's too expensive."
💃I also practice saying: "Cheaper, okay?"
🕺In the market, the more you say it, the more natural it becomes.
💃Yes, you can also practice numbers.
🕺For example: "Three pounds of potatoes, one pound of cabbage."
💃The boss will tell you how much it is right away.
🕺One time I bought carrots,
🕺The boss said: "Five yuan per catty."
💃What did you say?
🕺I said: "Can four yuan be enough?"
💃Did the boss agree?
🕺The boss smiled and said: "Okay,
🕺Four yuan." 💃You are really good at buying things.
🕺No, it’s just that after practicing more, you will be able to speak it.
💃I think it’s fun to practice in the market.
🕺Yes, you buy, you speak, you listen,
🕺Practice together.
💃Moreover, the boss understands your Chinese,
💃You will be happy.
🕺Yes, so confident.
💃So I often encourage my friends to go to the market.
🕺Not only shopping,
🕺also an opportunity to practice speaking. 💃Yes,
💃You can learn new words every time you go to the market.
🕺For example, "How much",
🕺"cheap", "expensive". 💃There are also "jin", "unit", "buy" and "sell".
🕺These words are used every day in life.
💃If you can speak, you can live easily.
🕺I remember when I first started,
🕺I couldn’t say “how much”.
💃Then what do you do?
🕺I only used my hands to compare,
🕺But I slowly learned it later.
💃Now you can say a lot. 🕺Yes,
🕺Now I can say: "This is too expensive,
🕺Can it be cheaper?"
💃It sounds natural and fluent.
🕺Thank you, actually just practice more.
💃Yes, if you talk more and listen more, you will make progress.
🕺So in the market,
🕺We are not afraid to speak up. 💃Yes,
💃It doesn’t matter if you say it wrong,
💃The boss will understand.
🕺Slowly, we will become better at speaking.
💃Yes, we can learn more sentences next time.
🕺Xiaoyu, when you go shopping, how much do you usually buy?
💃I often buy one or two catties.
💃Not too much, not too little. 🕺Yes,
🕺In the market,
🕺"jin" is a very commonly used word.
💃Yes, I often say: "I want a pound of apples."
🕺The boss will install it immediately,
🕺and tell you the price.
💃Once I said: "I want two kilograms of tomatoes."
💃The boss said: "A total of ten yuan." 🕺It's very convenient, right?
💃Yes, it’s easy to say,
💃It’s easy to buy.
🕺When I went to the market for the first time,
🕺I didn’t know how to say "jin".
💃What should you do?
🕺I compared it with my hands,
🕺later I learned to say "one catty, two catties".
💃Now you can talk a lot.
🕺Yes, now I will say: "Give me three catties of bananas."
💃I will also say: "I want half a catty of tofu."
🕺The word "half catty" is also very useful. 💃Yes,
💃If you don’t need too much, you can say “half a catty”.
🕺I remember one time, I went to buy eggs.
💃What did you say?
🕺I said: "I want a pound of eggs."
🕺The boss understood immediately.
💃How many eggs did you get?
🕺About ten or so.
💃Really convenient. 🕺Yes,
🕺And if you tell me the quantity,
🕺The boss will help you faster.
💃Sometimes I will say: "Give me two pounds of potatoes,
💃Give me another pound of cabbage."
🕺It is very practical to say two things at once.
💃The boss will install it together,
💃Then he said: "It's fifteen yuan in total."
🕺This way we can also practice numbers.
💃Yes, from one to ten,
💃From ten to twenty, you can practice.
🕺I often hear others say: "Three catties, five catties, ten catties."
💃After hearing it more, we will also speak it.
🕺Yes, so when buying things,
🕺It is also the time to learn Chinese.
💃I think it’s very interesting.
🕺How much fruit do you usually buy?
💃I often buy two pounds of apples or one pound of bananas.
🕺What about vegetables?
💃I often buy three kilograms of vegetables.
💃Because I cook every day.
🕺Me too.
🕺I often buy two pounds of potatoes and one pound of carrots.
💃Would you say: "Not too much, not too little"? 🕺Yes,
🕺I will say: "Give me less."
💃After the boss understands, he will give you less. 🕺Yes,
🕺It’s very simple and natural.
💃We say: "One catty, two catties, half a catty", life is very convenient.
🕺In fact, numbers are very important. 💃Yes,
💃If you can’t speak numbers, it’s difficult to buy things.
🕺I used to be bad at numbers,
🕺I always couldn’t understand.
💃How did you learn it later?
🕺Later, I went to the market more and gradually understood it.
💃Yes, if you listen too much and talk too much, you will remember it.
🕺So when we buy things, we are also learning Chinese.
💃Yes, I learn new words every time I go to the market.
🕺For example: "one catty",
🕺"half a catty", "how much is the total".
💃Also "Give me a little more",
💃"A little more". 🕺The boss will understand quickly. 💃Yes,
💃Then we also learn more expressions.
🕺I think this is a good way to practice.
💃Yes,
💃We practice speaking when we buy things.
🕺The more we speak, the better Chinese becomes.
💃Yes, we can buy more things next time,
💃Practice more sentences.
🕺Okay, I’m looking forward to it. 💃Me too.
💃Next time I want to buy three kilograms of watermelon,
💃and two kilograms of grapes.
🕺Sounds very good,
🕺We can continue to practice Chinese at that time.
🕺Xiaoyu, what do you think of the people in the market?
💃I think the people in the market are very warm and friendly.
🕺Yes, I often go to the same stall,
🕺The boss knows me.
💃Me too, every time I go shopping,
💃the boss will say: "You're here!"
🕺I feel very kind when I hear such words.
💃Yes, it’s like meeting a friend.
🕺Sometimes the boss will ask: "What do you want to buy today?"
💃Yes, they remember what I like to buy.
🕺The last time I went to buy potatoes,
🕺the boss said: "Today's potatoes are very good,
🕺very fresh." 💃The last time I bought tofu,
💃the boss said: "I'll give you a little more."
🕺It's really heartwarming.
💃Yes, it’s not just about buying things,
💃There are also feelings.
🕺I often chat with my boss for a while,
🕺such as the weather or what to eat.
💃I will do the same.
💃For example, when I buy fish, I will ask:
💃"How to make it more delicious?"
🕺The boss will tell you the method, right?
💃Yes, he said you can make soup or steam it.
🕺This is what’s special about the market. 💃Yes,
💃The market is not only a place for buying and selling,
💃it is also a place for communication.
🕺Do you often go to the same market?
💃Yes, I often go to the market near my home.
🕺Then the bosses are all familiar with you.
💃Yes, sometimes as soon as I walk in,
💃the boss will greet me with a smile.
🕺It sounds very warm.
💃I think this feeling is very important.
🕺There is no such feeling in the supermarket. 💃Yes,
💃There are many people in the supermarket,
💃But no one talks.
🕺But in the market, everyone can chat and
🕺 laugh.
💃I think this kind of exchange makes me enjoy going to the market more.
🕺Me too. Relationships in the market are special.
💃Once I was buying fruit,
💃The boss said: "Come again next time."
🕺I have also encountered this.
🕺The boss hopes we go there often.
💃This way we are like old friends. 🕺Yes,
🕺Slowly,
🕺We have feelings for the boss in the market.
💃Do you think this relationship
💃 is helpful for learning Chinese?
🕺Helpful. Because what they say is very simple,
🕺very life-like. 💃Yes,
💃The more we listen, the more we can learn.
🕺And they will be very patient,
🕺will not laugh at our mistakes.
💃I also think they will speak slowly,
💃so that we can understand.
🕺This way we can speak Chinese with more confidence.
💃So the market is not only a place to live,
💃 but also a place to learn. 🕺Yes,
🕺The market teaches us how to communicate in Chinese.
💃I think it’s very precious.
🕺If we go there often, we will become more and more familiar with it. 💃Yes,
💃The words "often" and "familiar" are very suitable here.
🕺If you go often, you will become familiar with the boss.
💃If the boss is familiar with you, he will give you good things.
🕺Sometimes I will give you a little more. 💃Yes,
💃If you have a good relationship, you will be happier shopping.
🕺I think this kind of human touch is very special.
💃Yes, that’s why I like the market.
🕺We can go together in the future, speak Chinese, buy things,
🕺and make friends.
💃Okay,
💃Learning Chinese this way is easier and more interesting.
🕺Next time we go to the market,
🕺We can also practice new words. 💃Yes,
💃such as "often",
💃"familiarity", "enthusiasm",
💃"friend". 🕺These words can be used in the market. 💃Yes,
💃And we can also feel the culture and warmth.
🕺So going to the market is not just about life,
🕺but also about experience.
💃Yes, communication in the market
💃 makes me like speaking Chinese more and more.
🕺Xiaoyu, we talked a lot today,
🕺What do you think you learned?
💃I think I learned a lot.
💃For example, in the market,
💃We can say "How much does this cost?" 🕺Yes,
🕺You can also say "Can it be cheaper?"
💃We also learned quantifiers,
💃 "one catty,
💃 two catties, half a catty". 🕺Yes,
🕺There is also "how much is the total".
🕺These sentences are very practical.
💃I still remember we talked about vegetables and fruits. 🕺Yes,
🕺cabbage, potatoes, tomatoes,
🕺cucumbers, and apples,
🕺bananas, and oranges.
💃These words are used every day in the market.
🕺I think it’s important too.
🕺When you go to the market, you must be able to say these.
💃Today we also talked about people’s feelings.
🕺Yes, the boss in the market is very enthusiastic and friendly.
💃I go there often,
💃so they are familiar with me.
🕺Me too, the boss remembers what I like to buy.
💃This feeling is very special,
💃Like a friend.
🕺In this kind of communication, we learn Chinese faster.
💃Yes,
💃Because we use it in life, not just listening to textbooks.
🕺In fact, the market is a classroom of life.
💃I think so too.
💃We practice Chinese when we go shopping.
🕺Let’s summarize today.
💃Okay. First,
💃You must be able to ask for prices in the market. 🕺Second,
🕺Be able to speak quantity,
🕺For example, "one catty,
🕺two catties". 💃Third,
💃You must be able to understand the price,
💃For example, "five yuan,
💃ten yuan". 🕺Fourth,
🕺Pay attention to communication,
🕺Talk more to your boss.
💃In this way we not only buy things,
💃 but also learn languages.
🕺Yes, and it’s getting more and more natural.
💃We also practiced new words today. 🕺Yes,
🕺Such as market, vegetables, fruits, cheap, expensive.
💃There is still a pound,
💃Often, familiar. 🕺You can listen and say more of these words.
💃I suggest that after listening to the program,
💃 you can practice speaking it yourself.
🕺You can say to yourself: "I want a pound of apples."
💃You can also say: "This is too expensive,
💃Let's make it cheaper."
🕺It would be better if you have a friend to practice with.
💃Yes, you say something, I say something,
💃Just like in the market.
🕺Slowly, you will become more fluent.
💃The most important thing is not to be afraid,
💃Don’t be nervous.
🕺Yes, it doesn’t matter if you say it wrong.
💃The boss will understand,
💃will also be patient.
🕺So practice more,
🕺Speak more. 💃This way, Chinese will get better and better.
🕺I think today’s content is very practical.
💃I think so too.
💃After everyone has listened, you can go to the market and give it a try. 🕺Yes,
🕺Use the words you learn in your life.
💃Learning this way is more interesting,
💃also faster. 🕺We also hope that everyone can persist.
💃Yes, if you learn a little bit every day, you will make progress.
🕺Finally, let’s say a new word again.
💃Market, vegetables, fruits, how much, cheap, expensive.
🕺One pound, often, familiar. 💃These words
💃Everyone should remember. 🕺Listen to the program several times and read more.
💃You can also leave a message and write down the words you learned.
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🕺We hope everyone can make progress together.
💃Yes, let’s use Chinese together,
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🕺That’s it for today.
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