买水果 Buying Fruit in Chinese

今天jīntiān下午xiàwǔ，我wǒ去qù商店shāngdiàn买mǎi水果shuǐguǒ。

This afternoon, I go to the store to buy fruit.

商店shāngdiàn里lǐ的de水果shuǐguǒ很hěn多duō，有yǒu大dà苹果píngguǒ，有yǒu小xiǎo苹果píngguǒ。

There is a lot of fruit in the store — there are big apples and small apples.

我wǒ说shuō：“苹果píngguǒ多少duōshao钱qián一yí个gè？”

I say, "How much is one apple?"

商店shāngdiàn的de人rén说shuō：“大dà苹果píngguǒ三sān块kuài钱qián一yí个gè，小xiǎo苹果píngguǒ一yí块kuài钱qián一yí个gè。”

The person at the store says, "Big apples are three kuai each, and small apples are one kuai each."

我wǒ买mǎi了le五wǔ个gè小xiǎo苹果píngguǒ。

I bought five small apples.

我wǒ回huí家jiā和hé妈妈māma吃chī苹果píngguǒ，苹果píngguǒ很hěn好吃hǎochī。

I go home and eat the apples with my mom — the apples are delicious.

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Key words 生词

水果shuǐguǒfruit

苹果píngguǒapple

买mǎito buy

商店shāngdiànstore

钱qiánmoney

块kuàikuai (unit of money)

多少钱一个？ — asking the price

To ask a price, say the thing + 多少钱 + measure: 苹果多少钱一个？ = How much is one apple?

苹果多少钱一个？ — How much is one apple?

verb + 了 — completed action

了 right after a verb shows the action is finished or has happened: 买了 = bought.

我买了五个小苹果。 — I bought five small apples.

1. Where does the narrator go this afternoon?

2. How much is one small apple?

3. What does the narrator buy?