Y: We’ve survived a week without meat here in the Chinese Studio. Welcome in everyone. Wo shi Y. Still alive and kicking B?
B: Da jia hao, wo shi B. It’s been a good experiment, not sure if I’m cut out to be a dedicated vegetarian, but I do like my veggies all the same. Let’s review what we’ve learned during the week.

Sentences of the week
What’s your favourite vegetable? 你最喜欢吃哪种蔬菜？Where’s the vegetable market? 哪有菜市场？ Is it organic vegetable?  这是有机蔬菜吗？How much for one jin? 多少钱一斤？ All in today’s Chinese Studio.

Y:  okay, firstly let me ask you: What’s your favorite vegetable: ni3 zui4 xi3 huan1 chi1 na2 zhong3 shu1 cai4?
B: I know your point is reviewing the question. Let me try that: ni3 zui4 xi3 huan1 chi1 na2 zhong3 shu1 cai4?
Y: ni3 zui4 xi3 huan1 means your favorite,
B: ni3 zui4 xi3 huan1,
Y: chi1 means eat,
B: chi1,
Y: na2 zhong3 means which kind, 
B: na2 zhong3,
Y: shu1 cai4 means vegetable,
B: shu1 cai4,
Y: ni3 zui4 xi3 huan1 chi1 na3 zhong3 shu1 cai4?
B: ni3 zui4 xi3 huan1 chi1 na3 zhong3 shu1 cai4? What’s your favorite vegetable?

Conversation 1
A: 你最喜欢吃哪种蔬菜？
B: 我最喜欢吃茄子。

B: My favorite vegetable is eggplant. Let’s go and buy some in the veggie market. However, where is it?
Y: you mean: na2er you3 cai4 shi4 chang3?
B: na2er you3 cai4 shi4 chang3?
Y: na2er you3 literally means where have,
B: na2er you3,
Y: cai4 is short for shu1 cai4,which means vegetable,
B: cai4,
Y: shi4 chang3 means market,
B: shi4 chang3,
Y: na2er you3 cai4 shi4 chang3?
B: na2er you3 cai4 shi4 chang3? Where’s the vegetable market?

Conversation 2
A: 哪有菜市场?
B: 前面小区里就有。.

B: I see some egg plants Yaj, but I want to make sure they are organically grown ones.
Y: Let’s review the words first, Organically grown vegetables are you3 ji1 shu1 cai4.
B: you3 ji1 shu1 cai4.
Y: you3 ji1 means organically grown,
B: you3 ji1,
Y: and vegetable is shu1 cai4
B: shu1 cai4.
Y: Then organically grown vegetables are: you3 ji1 shu1 cai4,
B: you3 ji1 shu1 cai4,
Y: And you can ask： zhe4 shi3 you3 ji1 shu1 cai4 ma?
B: zhe4 shi4 you3 ji1 shu1 cai4 ma?
Y: the sentence structure: zhe4 shi4 blah blah ma? Means is it something?
B: got it.
Y: zhe4 shi4 you3 ji1 shu1 cai4 ma?
B: zhe4 shi4 you3 ji1 shu1 cai4 ma? Is it organic vegetable?

Conversation 3
A: 这是有机蔬菜吗？
B:  当然了。绝对没有农药和化学污染。

B: Now, to buy things, How do ask for how much are the eggplants  Y?
Y: you can say: duo1 shao3 qian2 yi4 jin1?
B: duo1 shao3 qian2 yi4 jin1?
Y: duo1 shao3 qian2 means how much,
B: duo1 shao3 qian2
Y: yi4 jin1 means half kilo, 
B: yi4 jin1,
Y: duo1 shao3 qian2 yi4 jin1?
B: duo1 shao3 qian2 yi4 jin1? How much for one jin?

Conversation 4
A: 多少钱一斤？
B: 3块。
A: 便宜点儿吧。
B: 最低2块。

B: Our trips to the vege market have been fun, colourful, and healthy too. All this fresh food and some of those wrinkles seem to have disappeared already.
Y: Sorry to break the illusion B, but you’ll need more than fresh veggies for that. But you wouldn’t want to trade in those smile wrinkles anyway.
B: I guess not. So, with a smile on the dial, here’s our question of the day.
Y: Remind us how to say “Where’s the vegetable market?” in Chinese.
B: We’d love to get your answer. Send it in an email to Chinese@crifm.com. Hurry along and you could win yourself a prize. Zhoumo yukuai.
Y: See you next week.