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How to Say ‘I'll go buy two bottles of beer’ in Simplified Chinese

我去买两瓶啤酒

wǒ qù mǎi liǎng píng pí jiǔ

[wo qù mǎi lyahng ping píjiǔ]

💬 Usage Tip: Put 去 right before another verb to mean 'go and do it'. For example, 我去看看 "I'll go take a look".

Phrase Breakdown

我去买

wǒ qù mǎi

I'll go buy

去 (qù, go) + 买 (mǎi, buy). 去 + verb means 'go to do something'.

Example

我去买水。

I'll go buy water.

Words in this phrase

我

wǒ

[wo]

The speaker referring to themselves.

Example

我明天有空。

I am free tomorrow.

去

qù

[qù]

to go

Move toward a place.

Example

我去医院。

I'm going to the hospital.

买

mǎi

[mǎi]

to buy

To get something by paying money.

Example

我想买水。

I want to buy water.

两瓶啤酒

liǎng píng pí jiǔ

two bottles of beer

两 (liǎng, two) + 瓶 (píng, the measure word for bottles) + 啤酒 (píjiǔ, beer). Use 两, not 二, before measure words.

Example

来两瓶啤酒。

Two bottles of beer, please.

Words in this phrase

两

liǎng

[lyahng]

two

The form 两 is used before measure words, as in 两个 meaning two of something.

Example

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.

Example

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.

Example

来两瓶啤酒。

Bring two bottles of beer.

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