How to Say ‘I go shopping at Carrefour.’ in Traditional Chinese
我去家樂福買東西。
wǒ qù jiā lè fú mǎi dōng xī
[wo choo Jiālèfú my doong-shee]
💬 Usage Tip: The place comes before the activity: 去 + place + action. Swap in your own, as in 我去學校上課 "I go to school for class".
Phrase Breakdown
我去家樂福
wǒ qù jiā lè fú
I go to Carrefour
去 + a place means 'go to' that place. 家樂福 is Carrefour.
週末我去家樂福。
I go to Carrefour on weekends.
Words in this phrase
我
wǒ
[wo]
I; me
The first-person pronoun used to talk about yourself.
我想多了解你們公司的制度，所以先自我介紹。
I want to learn more about your company’s system, so I’ll introduce myself first.
去
qù
[choo]
to go; to go to (a place)
Verb meaning “go.” In New Year context: 去拜年 (go to offer New Year greetings), 去親戚家 (go to relatives’ homes).
初二我們要去外婆家拜年。
On the second day of the Lunar New Year, we’re going to Grandma’s house to give New Year greetings.
家樂福
jiā lè fú
[Jiālèfú]
Carrefour
French hypermarket chain, common in Taiwan.
家樂福週末人很多。
Carrefour is crowded on weekends.
買東西。
mǎi dōng xī
to buy things / to shop.
買 means 'to buy'. 東西 means 'things', and 西 is said lightly with a neutral tone.
我們去買東西吧。
Let's go shopping.
Words in this phrase
買
mǎi
[my]
buy
Used when purchasing something.
我要買這個，麻煩你幫我拿。
I want to buy this one; please help me get it for me.
東西
dōng xī
[doong-shee]
things; stuff
A casual, general word for items or things, often used for gifts in daily speech.
你每次來都帶東西，真的太客氣了。
Every time you come, you bring things; you're really too polite.
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