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Thursday, 28 October  2004  Accents

Take the opportunity to listen to some different English accents.


How often do you come here?

I'm from out of town. I'm from Queensland so this is my first time here, and it will probably be my first and only time because I'll be travelling back home.

What's your favourite stall?

As I say, I've only just turned up here so I haven't really got a favourite as yet, just looking around.

What are you going to buy today?

Possibly some fruit and vegetables and probably lunch at some stage.




How often do you come here?

Once a week.

And what do you do here?

Well actually I'm retired. It's my wife that's working, hence I'm doing the shopping.

What's your favourite stall?

The organics.

And when was the last time you came here?

Last week.

What did you do then?

Much the same as today, shopping, bought some cheese, organic vegetables, some meats and so on.




How often do you come here?

Whenever we are visiting Adelaide, so maybe twice a year.

Where are you living now?

We're living in Hong Kong at the moment.

How long have you lived in Hong Kong?

We've been there for one year.

And when you're at the market what do you do here?

We shop for fresh produce and we have coffee and eat, and just enjoy looking at all the lovely, colourful fruit and vegetables.




How often do you come here?

I come here about twice a week.

What do you do here?

I just basically look around and see what's happening and try and usually find something for lunch.

What's your favourite stall?

My favourite stall is definitely the yoghurt stall.

And when was the last time you came here?

The last time I came here was on Saturday.




How often do you come here?

Every week.

And what you do here?

I come in and shop something and especially for some meat, halal meat, because I am Muslim and they have an area for Muslim.

What are you going to buy today?

I'm going to buy some meat and some vegetables, and I think because very soon birthday for my son, and I take some present for him.




How often do you come here?

Not as often as I'd like. Probably, I only get the opportunity on weekends but, when I'm on holidays, I was in here yesterday as well.

What do you do here?

I browse and I graze and I think about all the ingredients I need to get for different sorts of recipes, that sort of thing.

What's your favourite stall?

Favourite stall? I don't have a favourite. A lot of the Asian foods I like, a lot of the dips, the ready-made dips, things like that. I like the cappuccino and Greek foods up that end as well. I like to sit and have a read of the paper and have a coffee and some Greek pastries.




How often do you come here?

Probably about three times every fortnight.

What do you do here?

I shop for my food, that's about it really. Just wander round and enjoy the atmosphere.

What's your favourite stall?

Definitely the bakery down that way.

When was the last time you came here?

Two weeks ago.

What did you do then?

Probably just shopped for my dinner, the same as I'm doing today.




How often do you come here?

Three to four days a week. Most days that it's open.

What do you do here?

Basically today I'm buying some vegetables, I need some bread, I need my milk, so I just go to my usual stalls that I buy those things from.

What's your favourite stall?

It's probably Cocos for the vegetables, the Baker's Tray for my bread and the delicatessen for my milk.



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turned up
arrived
The mail only turned up 10 minutes ago.


organics
The stall that sells food that is grown without artificial fertilisers or pesticides.


produce
Produce here means the things that are on sale like fruit and vegetables.

The verb to produce is pronounced differently



halal meat
meat from animals that hve been slaughtered in accordance to Muslim rites


I browse and I graze
She looks around slowly and carefully.


fortnight
two weeks


bakery
place that makes bread, cake and pastries



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