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Apr 27
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Lesson 029. Buying Food in a Supermarket...

MELNYKS CHINESE
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Learn practical and useful vocabulary related to buying groceries in a supermarket in China. Learn names of the food products that we cannot live without, like bread, butter, milk, yoghurt, cheese, eggs, meat etc. Living in China can be tough if you can’t find the food you are used to. And after all, it’s much safer to buy food in such supermarkets as Carrefour in China. Please sign up and become a registered member to download ALL 270+ audio lessons with full PDF transcripts, worksheets, videos and more.

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