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English · CEFR Band 1 (A1) · Chapter 21

Shopping 购物

买与卖：shop、store、market、supermarket、money、buy、sell、customer、shop assistant。核心语法是 "want to" + 动词——I want to buy this，I want to go to the shop。英语在 "want" 和下一个动词之间保留小词 "to"。韩语把愿望直接接在动词上，所以韩语母语者常漏掉 "to"："I want buy this" ✗ → "I want to buy this" ✓。

Dialogue

I want buy or I want to buy? — I want buy 还是 I want to buy？

Emma Minsu, what do you want to buy? 民秀，你想买什么？
Minsu I want buy this bag. 我想买这个包。（口误：want 和动词之间要有 "to" → "I want to buy"）
Emma Say "want to": I want to buy this bag. 说 "want to"：I want to buy this bag。
Minsu Oh, I want to buy this bag. It's nice. 哦，我想买这个包。它很好看。

Dialogue

At the market — 在市场

Minsu Hello. I want to buy some fruit. 你好。我想买些水果。
Assistant Yes, we sell fruit here. This market is open every day. 好，我们这里卖水果。这个市场每天都开。
Minsu Good. I want to buy some apples and some bread. 好。我想买些苹果和面包。
Assistant Here you are. Thank you! 给你。谢谢！

Vocabulary

shop: noun 商店
store: noun 店铺（美式）
market: noun 市场
supermarket: noun 超市
money: noun 钱
buy: verb 买
sell: verb 卖
customer: noun 顾客
shop assistant: noun 店员
open: adjective 开着的

Grammar

说想做什么："want to" + 动词

Explanation

说想做什么，用 "want" + "to" + 动词：I want to buy this，I want to go to the shop，She wants to sell her car。小词 "to" 总在 "want" 和下一个动词之间——绝不能省。（he / she / it 时 "want" 加 -s：she wants to buy。）韩语把愿望直接接在动词上，所以韩语母语者常说 "I want buy"——英语必须保留 "to"：I want to buy。

Examples

I want to buy this bag. 我想买这个包。
Do you want to buy some fruit? 你想买些水果吗？
I want to go to the shop. 我想去商店。
She wants to sell her phone. 她想卖她的手机。

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