Asking for Directions

Dialogue 1

Where is the subway?

Qǐng wèn dì tiě zhàn zài nǎ ?

“Excuse me, where is the subway station?”

请问地铁站在哪?

Yī zhí wǎng qián zǒu ， rán hòu dì yī gè hóng lǜ dēng zuǒ zhuǎn 。

“Just go straight forward, and then turn left at the first traffic light.”

一直往前走，然后第一个红绿灯左转。

Xiè xiè 。

“Thank you.”

谢谢。

Bù kè qì 。

“You’re welcome.”

不客气。

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Dialogue 2

How do I get to...?

Nín hǎo ， qǐng wèn sān lǐ tún zěn me zǒu ?

“Hello, excuse me, how do I get to Sanlitun?”

您好，请问三里屯怎么走?

Sān lǐ tún hěn yuǎn 。 Nǐ zài qián biān zuò sì shí bā lù gōng gòng qì chē ， rán hòu zài sān lǐ tún zhàn xià chē 。

“It’s very far from here. You can take the No. 48 bus over there, and then get off at Sunlitun stop.”

三里屯很远。你在前边坐 48 路公共汽车，然后在三里屯站下车。

Xiè xiè nín 。

“Thank you.”

谢谢您！

Bù kè qì 。

“You’re welcome.”

不客气。

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Dialogue 3

When will the next bus arrive?

Jī chǎng dà bā zài zhè yǒu zhàn ma ?

“Is this a stop for the airport bus?”

机场大巴在这有站吗?

Yǒu 。

“Yes.”

有。

Xià yī bān chē shén me shí hòu lái ?

“When will the next bus arrive?”

下一班车什么时候来?

Shí fēn zhōng hòu 。

“In ten minutes.”

10 分钟后。

Liǎng zhāng piào ， xiè xiè ！

“Two tickets, thank you.”

两张票，谢谢！

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Vocabulary

zhàn	station, stop	站
yī zhí	go straight, continue	一直
wǎng	go, toward	往
qián	forward, front	前
zǒu	walk	走
rán hòu	then	然后
dì yī	the first	第一
hóng lǜ dēng	traffic lights	红绿灯
zuǒ	left	左
yòu	right	右
zhuǎn	turn	转
sān lǐ tún	Sanlitun	三里屯
yuǎn	far	远
jìn	near, close	近
qián biān	front, ahead	前边
lù	No. of bus	路
xià chē	get off	下车
shàng chē	get on	上车
jī chǎng	airport	机场
dà bā	bus	大巴
xià	next	下
fēn zhōng	minute	分钟
hòu	after, later	后

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