"Excuse me, where is the supermarket?"

Translation: 请问，超市在哪里？

[Han336780]

Can you say, zai na-er? Instead of zai na li?

[PurpleBurple]

Yes you can, but I'm not sure if Duolingo accepts it yet. :)

[PierreDufour2]

It does

[smail600829]

Both of them are acceptable by Duolingo

[lin709549]

what is the difference between 哪里 and 哪儿?

[dsweber2]

Is there a reason it's 超市在哪里 instead of 哪里在超市？

[AyamPokPok]

‘超市在哪里？’ literally translates to 'supermarket is at where?'
'哪里在超市？‘ literally translates to 'where is at supermarket?'

As you can see, the second sentence has a problem due to the ‘在’ meaning 'is at', so it makes no sense. The correct translation is the first one — ’超市在哪里‘.

[NasuSamaruk0]

Another way to express supermarket is 超級市場, which is also correct. But Duo missed this translation.

[mendosi]

Yes, 超級市場 is more formal and less likely to be spoken that the contraction 超市, but if you are reading signs there is a good chance that the sign would have the full version, so be aware of this.

[tebkanlo]

Sometimes duolingo get very confusing. What is the pronounce of 哪里?

[tebkanlo]

na2 li3

[ShayanNave]

It accepts 在哪儿 when you put a question mark at the end

[AaronLam8]

Nice to have you here