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Time to Go Out
Hungry? Why wait! Go out and get yourself something (healthy, of course) to snack on. In part one of the seven-part FluentU series A Trip to the Supermarket, watch as Yang Kai decides to get some food and learn how to say that you're 'going out'.
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I'll Take a Coke
Measures words - only an occasional part of English, but an absolutely essential part of Chinese. In part two of the seven-part FluentU series A Trip to the Supermarket, watch as Yang Kai's friend makes a request for beverages (bottles of them!) before he leaves for the store.
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Where Is the Supermarket?
It's not easy to go somewhere when you don't know where that somewhere is! In part three of the seven part FluentU series A Trip to the Supermarket, do your best to follow along as Yang Kai asks his friend for the location of a supermarket and the essential language for 'next to' and 'across from' follows.
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A Nearby Bank
You've heard 'next to' and 'across from', but now it's time to expand your location language. In part four of the seven-part FluentU series A Trip to the Supermarket, watch as a somewhat lost Yang Kai asks for directions and learn the ever-so-useful 'nearby' and 'up ahead'.
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Not from around Here
What do you do when the person you asked for directions, doesn't know the directions themselves? In part five of the seven part FluentU series A Trip to the Supermarket, learn the word for 'local' when Yang Kai asks a girl who's 'not from around here' for help.
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Just up Ahead and on the Right
Keep going strong with your location language in part six of the seven-part FluentU series A Trip to the Supermarket. Learn how to express 'just' before your 'up ahead' as well as how to say on the left and the right. Oh, and learn the measure word for shops while you're at it!
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What Took You So Long?
What? Did my bad directions get you lost? In the final part of the seven-part FluentU series A Trip to the Supermarket, learn the essential word for 'coming back' when Yang Kai finally returns home. Did he forget something though? Watch and find out!
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FluentU: A Trip to the Supermarket
Get started with the essentials of the language of location in this full version of the FluentU series, A Trip to the Supermarket. When Yang Kai decides to head out to get some snacks with only vague directions from his friend, he's forced to ask some strangers for help. Follow along and you'll be describing locations with words like 'next to', 'across from', and 'up ahead', in no time.
