day 21the checkout queue

the checkout queue

Count what you buy with the right measure words, say “not only… but also…” with 不仅……还……, and say whether you care more about price or quality.

words to say

• 顾客 gùkè · customer
• 付 fù · pay
• 现金 xiànjīn · cash
• 卡 kǎ · card
• 斤 jīn · jin (half a kilo)
• 一共 yīgòng · altogether, in total
• 价格 jiàgé · price
• 质量 zhìliàng · quality
• 西瓜 xīguā · watermelon
• 香蕉 xiāngjiāo · banana

sentences

• 西瓜三块钱一斤。 · Watermelon is three yuan a jin.
• 我买了一个西瓜和三瓶牛奶。 · I bought a watermelon and three bottles of milk.
• 一共五十八块，您付现金还是用卡？ · That’s fifty-eight yuan altogether. Cash or card?
• 这家超市的东西不仅价格便宜，质量还很好。 · This supermarket isn’t just cheap; its things are good quality too.
• 今天超市里顾客很多，大家都在排队。 · The supermarket is full of customers today, and everyone is queuing.

say it after the voice

• 这个西瓜看起来很大，大约有十斤。 · This watermelon looks big: about five kilos.
• 一共五十八块，您付现金还是用卡？ · That’s fifty-eight yuan altogether. Cash or card?
• 请问香蕉多少钱一斤？我想买两斤。 · Excuse me, how much are bananas a jin? I’d like two jin.
• 超市里顾客太多了，排队排了二十分钟。 · The supermarket was packed; we queued for twenty minutes.
• 这家超市的东西不仅便宜，质量还很好。 · Things at this supermarket are cheap and good quality too.

questions to answer

• 你觉得超市的水果怎么样？ · What do you think of supermarket fruit?
• 你常用现金吗？ · Do you often use cash?
• 你常去超市还是上网买？ · Do you usually go to the supermarket or buy online?
• 很多人用手机付钱，为什么？ · Lots of people pay by phone. Why?

pictures to describe

• In a supermarket aisle, a bald old man with glasses holds a big orange bottle and a small purple bottle, a cloth bag on his arm.