去商店 Going to the Shop

下午xiàwǔ我wǒ和hé妈妈māma去qù商店shāngdiàn。

In the afternoon I go to the shop with Mom.

商店shāngdiàn里lǐ东西dōngxi很hěn多duō。

There are a lot of things in the shop.

我们wǒmen买mǎi了le六个liù gè苹果píngguǒ和hé一些yìxiē水shuǐ。

We buy six apples and some water.

苹果píngguǒ十shí块kuài钱qián，水shuǐ三sān块kuài钱qián。

The apples are ten kuai, and the water is three kuai.

妈妈māma说shuō：“这些zhèxiē苹果píngguǒ很hěn好hǎo。”

Mom says: "These apples are very good."

我wǒ很hěn喜欢xǐhuan和hé妈妈māma去qù商店shāngdiàn。

I really like going to the shop with Mom.

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Key words 生词

商店shāngdiànshop; store

东西dōngxithings

买mǎito buy

苹果píngguǒapple

一些yìxiēsome

喜欢xǐhuanto like

A 和 B + verb

和 links two people doing something together: 'A does something with B'.

下午我和妈妈去商店。

verb + 了

了 right after a verb marks the action as completed.

我们买了六个苹果和一些水。

1. 我和谁去商店?

2. 我们买了几个苹果?

3. 苹果多少钱?

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