Intermediate - Going to the Toy Store (C1467)

A:  妈妈,我们去玩具店吧!
māma, wǒmen qù wánjù diàn ba!
Mom, let’s go to the toy store!
B:  不行!家里玩具那么多,不能买了。
bùxíng! jiālǐ wánjù nàme duō, bùnéng mǎi le.
No way! There are so many toys in the house, we can’t buy any more.
A:  就进去看看,我保证不买。
jiù jìnqù kàn kan, wǒ bǎozhèng bù mǎi.
Let’s just go in and have a look. I promise we won’t buy anything.
B:  好吧!
hǎo ba!
OK...
A:  妈妈,这个芭比娃娃真漂亮!
māma, zhè ge Bābǐ wáwa zhēn piàoliang!
Mom, this Barbie doll is really pretty!
B:  你已经有两个了。
nǐ yǐjīng yǒu liǎng ge le.
You already have two.
A:  妈妈,你看这个拼图,小明哥哥也有一个,是他的儿童节礼物。
māma, nǐ kàn zhè ge pīntú, Xiǎomíng gēge yě yǒu yī ge, shì tā de Er2tóngjié lǐwù.
Mom, look at this puzzle. Xiao Ming has one too. It was his Children’s Day present.
B:  哦。那等明年儿童节,让爸爸送你一个。
ò. nà děng míngnián Er2tóngjié, ràng bàba sòng nǐ yī ge.
Oh. Well, wait until Children’s Day next year, and have your father buy you one.
A:  好吧!妈妈,我要买电子琴,我们幼儿园的小朋友都有。
hǎo ba! māma, wǒ yào mǎi diànzǐqín, wǒmen yòuéryuán de xiǎopéngyou dōu yǒu.
OK... Mom, I want to buy a keyboard. All of the kids at our kindergarten have one.
B:  等你生日的时候,妈妈给你买。
děng nǐ shēngrì de shíhou, māma gěi nǐ mǎi.
When it’s your birthday, and I’ll buy you one.
A:  好吧!
hǎo ba!
OK...
B:  贝贝,我们回家了!
Bèibei, wǒmen huíjiā le!
Beibei, we need to go home now!
A:  我要买一辆遥控车。
wǒ yào mǎi yī liàng yáokòngchē.
I want to buy a remote-controlled car.
B:  那是男孩子玩的,女孩子不能玩。
nà shì nánháizi wán de, nǚháizi bùnéng wán.
That’s something boys play with. Girls can’t play with those.
A:  可以玩。我要买,我就要买嘛!
kěyǐ wán. wǒ yào mǎi, wǒ jiù yào mǎi ma!
Yes they can. I want to buy one! I just want to buy one!
B:  你不听话了,是不是?快把玩具放下。
nǐ bù tīnghuà le, shì bu shì? kuài bǎ wánjù fàngxià.
So you're not going to behave, huh? Put down the toy now.
A:  妈妈坏!我让外婆给我买。
māma huài! wǒ ràng wàipó gěi wǒ mǎi.
Mom, you're mean! I’ll have grandma buy one for me.

Key Vocabulary

玩具wánjùtoy
jiùjust, only
保证bǎozhèngto guarantee
芭比娃娃Bābǐ wáwaBarbie doll
已经yǐjīngalready
拼图pīntúpuzzle
儿童节Er2tóngjiéChildren's Day
礼物lǐwùgifts
děngafter, to wait for
ràngto let
sòngto give as a gift
电子琴diànzǐqínelectric keyboard
幼儿园yòuéryuánkindergarten
的时候de shíhouwhen
liàng[measure word for vehicles]
遥控车yáokòngchēremote control car
听话tīnghuàobedient, to listen
放下fàngxiàto put down
huàibad, evil
外婆wàipógrandmother [maternal]

Supplementary Vocabulary

外公wàigōnggrandfather [maternal]
独生子女dúshēngzǐnǚonly child
chǒngto spoil, to pamper
积木jīmùtoy blocks
乐高LègāoLego

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