HSK 2 ≈ CEFR A2 145 characters 11 sentences

At the Supermarket (在超市)

A short list, a long queue, and one item nobody remembered to buy.

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在超市

星期六xīngqīliù下午xiàwǔ妈妈māmaràngchāoshìmǎi东西dōngxī
On Saturday afternoon mum asked me to go to the supermarket.
给了gěilezhāngzhǐ上面shàngmian写着xiězheyàng东西dōngxī
She gave me a piece of paper with five things written on it.
鸡蛋jīdàn牛奶niúnǎi面包miànbāo水果shuǐguǒchá
Eggs, milk, bread, fruit and tea.
chāoshìjiāhěnjìn走路zǒulù只要zhǐyào十分shífēnzhōng
The supermarket is close to us — ten minutes on foot.
chāoshìde / dì东西dōngxī很多hěnduōzhǎole / liǎo / liàohěncháng / zhǎng时间shíjiān
There was so much in the shop that it took me ages to find things.
牛奶niúnǎizàizuìbiān水果shuǐguǒzàimén旁边pángbiān
The milk was at the very back and the fruit was by the door.
mǎiwán以后yǐhòuqián
After I'd got everything I went to pay.
等着děngzheqiánde / dìrén非常fēichángduōpáile / liǎo / liào二十èrshí分钟fēnzhōngde / dìduì
There were a lot of people waiting; I queued for twenty minutes.
回到huídàojiā妈妈māma看了kànlekàn / kānshuō:“cháne / ní?”
When I got home mum looked and said, "Where's the tea?"
nà / nèizhāngzhǐ拿出náchūláikàn / kān——真的zhēnde忘了wàngle
I pulled out the list and looked — I really had forgotten it.
妈妈māmaxiàole / liǎo / liào:“没关系méiguānxi明天míngtiānzàimǎi。”
Mum laughed: "Never mind, buy it tomorrow."

Words to notice

chāo
Ultra (exceed)
shì
Market (city)
鸡蛋jīdàn
Egg
牛奶niúnǎi
Milk
水果shuǐguǒ
Fruit
wàng
Forget (overlook - neglect)
duì
Team (group - troops)
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