<p>刚=刚刚=刚才=just=just now<br>
去=go<br>
去过……了=went  </p>

<p>啊，我刚才去过商店了，但是忘了买牛奶<br>
or<br>
啊，我刚刚去过商店，但是忘记买牛奶了</p>

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2018-07-18T06:47:54.413Z
2018-07-18T06:47:54.413Z
Bruce Huang
<p>I'm specifically asking about the situation below:</p>

<p>Bob: we need more milk, I'll go to get some this evening<br>
Blob: oh, I just went to the shops, but I forgot about milk </p>

<p>I would tentatively translate Blob's reply as "啊，我刚刚去了一趟，忘了买牛奶". </p>

<p>My questions is firstly: is the above translation good? And secondly, would it be possible or preferable to use 过 in this sentence? I know that when you're talking about a routine daily action you can say 过了, for example 我吃过了, so it occurred to me maybe I should say 啊，我刚去过商店了, but I'm not sure. I'm not clear how 过了 interacts with 刚 and I'm also not sure if "going to the shops" counts as a routine daily action? Or is there a less ambiguous guide I can follow for when to use 过了？</p>

<p>Many thanks in advance, 提前谢谢</p>

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2018-07-17T17:07:58.803Z
“啊，我刚才去过商店了，但是忘了买牛奶” is adequate.
Toosky Hierot
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2018-07-18T09:47:25.157Z
Anecdotally, your translation of Blob's reply is definitely one that I would use in daily life. And why Blob?! :p
Frenzy Li
<translation>
How do I say "I just went to the shops"?
# How do I say "I just went to the shops"?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-07-17)

I'm specifically asking about the situation below:

Bob: we need more milk, I'll go to get some this evening  
Blob: oh, I just went to the shops, but I forgot about milk

I would tentatively translate Blob's reply as "啊，我刚刚去了一趟，忘了买牛奶".

My questions is firstly: is the above translation good? And secondly, would it be possible or preferable to use 过 in this sentence? I know that when you're talking about a routine daily action you can say 过了, for example 我吃过了, so it occurred to me maybe I should say 啊，我刚去过商店了, but I'm not sure. I'm not clear how 过了 interacts with 刚 and I'm also not sure if "going to the shops" counts as a routine daily action? Or is there a less ambiguous guide I can follow for when to use 过了？

Many thanks in advance, 提前谢谢

**Tags:** translation

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: “啊，我刚才去过商店了，但是忘了买牛奶” is adequate.  
> **username_2**: Anecdotally, your translation of Blob's reply is definitely one that I would use in daily life. And why Blob?! :p  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2018-07-18. Score: 1

刚=刚刚=刚才=just=just now  
去=go  
去过……了=went

啊，我刚才去过商店了，但是忘了买牛奶  
or  
啊，我刚刚去过商店，但是忘记买牛奶了


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