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Stopping the Taxi

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ID: 0290 Newbie
You might find yourself chuckling so loud at the “No Drunkards or Psychos” rule in the back of Shanghai taxis that you forget to tell the driver where to stop. So how can you? It has something do with listening to (another) brilliant lesson by ChinesePod. That’s us. In this podcast take your taxi driver Mandarin Chinese banter to the next level.
Jenny, Ken
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
师傅 shīfu master
在 zài at
停车 tíngchē to stop
靠边 kàobiān near the side
师傅在这儿停车
shīfu 师傅zài 在zhèr5 这儿tíngchē 停车
Driver, stop here.
哪里
nǎli 哪里
Where?
靠边停就可以了
kàobiān 靠边tíng 停jiù 就kěyǐ 可以le 了
On the side of the road is fine.
好的没问题
hǎo de 好的méiwèntí 没问题
OK, no problem.
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