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māma让ràng我wǒ去qù超市chāoshì买mǎi东西dōngxī。
On Saturday afternoon mum asked me to go to the supermarket.
她tā给了gěile我wǒ一yī张zhāng纸zhǐ,上面shàngmian写着xiězhe五wǔ样yàng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shuǐguǒ和hé茶chá。
Eggs, milk, bread, fruit and tea.
超市chāoshì离lí我wǒ家jiā很hěn近jìn,走路zǒulù只要zhǐyào十分shífēn钟zhōng。
The supermarket is close to us — ten minutes on foot.
超市chāoshì里lǐ的de / dì东西dōngxī很多hěnduō,我wǒ找zhǎo了le / liǎo / liào很hěn长cháng / zhǎng时间shíjiān。
There was so much in the shop that it took me ages to find things.
牛奶niúnǎi在zài最zuì里lǐ边biān,水果shuǐguǒ在zài门mén旁边pángbiān。
The milk was at the very back and the fruit was by the door.
买mǎi完wán以后yǐhòu,我wǒ去qù付fù钱qián。
After I'd got everything I went to pay.
等着děngzhe付fù钱qián的de / dì人rén非常fēicháng多duō,我wǒ排pái了le / liǎo / liào二十èrshí分钟fēnzhōng的de / dì队duì。
There were a lot of people waiting; I queued for twenty minutes.
回到huídào家jiā,妈妈māma看了kànle看kàn / kān,说shuō:“茶chá呢ne / ní?”
When I got home mum looked and said, "Where's the tea?"
我wǒ把bǎ那nà / nèi张zhāng纸zhǐ拿出náchū来lái一yī看kàn / kān——我wǒ真的zhēnde忘了wàngle。
I pulled out the list and looked — I really had forgotten it.
妈妈māma笑xiào了le / liǎo / liào:“没关系méiguānxi,明天míngtiān再zài买mǎi吧bā / ba。”
Mum laughed: "Never mind, buy it tomorrow."

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Supermarket
Forget (overlook - neglect)
Team (group - troops)
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