How to Say ‘I'll go buy two bottles of beer and be right back.’ in Simplified Chinese
我去买两瓶啤酒，马上回来。
wǒ qù mǎi liǎng píng pí jiǔ mǎ shàng huí lái
[wo qù mǎi lyahng ping píjiǔ mǎshàng huílái]
🇨🇳 In China: Watching a match with friends usually means sharing beer, often big bottles like Tsingtao or Snow poured into small glasses. Popping out to a nearby shop at half-time is a normal thing to do.
Phrase Breakdown
我去买
wǒ qù mǎi
I'll go buy
This is the 去 + verb pattern for going somewhere to do something.
我去买票。
I'll go buy tickets.
Words in this phrase
我
wǒ
[wo]
I
The speaker referring to themselves.
我明天有空。
I am free tomorrow.
去
qù
[qù]
to go
Move toward a place.
我去医院。
I'm going to the hospital.
买
mǎi
[mǎi]
to buy
To get something by paying money.
我想买水。
I want to buy water.
两瓶啤酒，
liǎng píng pí jiǔ
two bottles of beer,
This is the object, using the measure word 瓶 (píng) for bottles. Pause at the comma.
冰箱里有两瓶啤酒。
There are two bottles of beer in the fridge.
Words in this phrase
两
liǎng
[lyahng]
two
The form 两 is used before measure words, as in 两个 meaning two of something.
我最近在比较两个工作机会。
I’ve recently been comparing two job opportunities.
瓶
píng
[ping]
bottle
A container typically used for liquids, made of glass or plastic.
瓶里装满了水。
The bottle is full of water.
啤酒
pí jiǔ
[píjiǔ]
beer
An alcoholic drink brewed from grain; very common with Chinese meals.
来两瓶啤酒。
Bring two bottles of beer.
马上回来。
mǎ shàng huí lái
be right back.
马上 (mǎshàng) means 'right away', and 回来 (huílai) means 'come back'. The 来 is light.
等我，我马上回来。
Wait for me, I'll be right back.
Words in this phrase
马上
mǎ shàng
[mǎshàng]
right away; immediately
Means something will happen very soon.
我马上就到。
I'll be there right away.
回来
huí lái
[huílái]
to come back
To return to where the speaker is.
他马上回来。
He'll be right back.
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