Grocery shopping in February: AM I REALLY SUPPOSED TO EAT THIS?

Grocery shopping in May: Niu nai ma? Milk, yeah?

Grocery shopping in August: Cao mei suan nai zai nali? Where’s the strawberry yogurt?

Grocery shopping in October: Wo kan bu dong, qing wen, bo lou pian you mei you bai tang? I’m illiterate, could you tell me if this is dried pineapple or candied?

1. The Humanaught Says:
   October 16th, 2006 at 10:51 am

   can = kan
   chien = qing

   And hey, thanks.. I never knew how to say yoghurt before… why it didn’t occure to me to just ask for sour dairy… well…

2. The Humanaught Says:
   October 16th, 2006 at 11:00 am

   occure = occur (shakes head…)

3. Meg Says:
   October 16th, 2006 at 11:05 am

   haha when I was first told that was the word for yogurt, I thought my friend was BSing me.

   I think it’s also the word for cheese but I’m not sure.

4. Meg Says:
   October 16th, 2006 at 11:08 am

   PS is qing supposed to be third tone? It always sounds like 2 syllables when I hear it.