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Asking for Directions


Vocabulary
  1. 问路 wèn lù: ask the way
  2. 离 lí: from
  3. 这儿 zhèr: here
  4. 远 yuǎn: far
  5. 劳驾 láo jià: excuse me
  6. 坐车 zuò chē: take a bus
  7. 方便 fāng biàn: easy
  8. 左右 zuǒ yòu: about
  9. 比较 bǐ jiǎo: comparatively/pretty/rather
  10. 路过 lù guò: pass by

Mike wants to go to Xidan and a friendly Beijing girl is telling him how to get there:

mài kè: Láo jià, xī dān lí zhèr yuǎn bù yuǎn?
麦克:劳驾,西单离这儿远不远?
Mike: Excuse me, is Xidan far from here?

Lì li: Bǐ jiǎo yuǎn, qí chē děi èr shí wǔ fēn zhōng zuǒ yòu.
丽丽:比较远,骑车得25 分钟左右。
Lili: Yes, pretty far. It will take you about twenty-five minutes by bicycle.

mài kè: zuò chē fāng biàn ma?
麦克:坐车方便吗?
Mike: Is it easy to take a bus?

Lì li: Hěn fāng biàn, yao zuò qī zhàn chē, xià chē jiù shì.
丽丽:很方便,要坐七站车,下车就是。
Lili: Yes, very easy. It's only seven stops to Xidan. You can't miss it.

mài kè: Qǐng wèn dào fǔ yòu jiē yǒu duō yuǎn?
麦克:请问到府右街有多远?
Mike: And could you tell me how far it is to Fuyoujie from here?

Lì li: Nín qù xī dān de shí hòu, lù guò fǔ yòu jiē.
丽丽:您去西单的时候,路过府右街。
Lili: On your way to Xidan, you'll pass by Fuyoujie.

mài kè: Fǔ yòu jiē dào xī dān yuǎn bù yuǎn?
麦克:府右街到西单远不远?
Mike: Is it far from Fuyoujie to Xidan?

Lì li: Bù yuǎn le, zǒu shí fēn zhōng jiù dào le.
丽丽:不远了,走十分钟就到了。
Lili: Not far, you just need to walk for ten minutes.

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