Xiaoyu's First Trip to the Supermarket | Slow Chinese Story for Beginners (HSK 1-2)
Xiaoyu's mum sends her to the supermarket alone for soy sauce and eggs. A young woman helps her reach the soy sauce, a shop assistant shows her where the eggs are, and she comes home with chocolate as a surprise for her mum.
A24:38Storytime in ChineseMade for learnersChinese captions by the creator
The captions show pinyin before each line.
Key words
| Chinese | English |
|---|---|
| 超市 (chāoshì) | supermarket |
| 酱油 (jiàngyóu) | soy sauce |
| 鸡蛋 (jīdàn) | egg |
| 零食 (língshí) | snack |
| 葡萄 (pútao) | grapes |
| 购物篮 (gòuwùlán) | shopping basket |
| 薯片 (shǔpiàn) | crisps, chips |
| 巧克力 (qiǎokèlì) | chocolate |
| 阿姨 (āyí) | auntie (an older woman) |
| 付钱 (fù qián) | to pay |
Did you understand?
How much money does Mum give her?
Why does she need help with the soy sauce?
What does she bring home for her mum?
Why it's A2
- 136 characters a minute (clear and a little slower than natural)
- 85% of the characters are in common words (the course's words up to B1, about HSK 1–4)
- Made for learners of Chinese
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