Which Way to the Mall?
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ID: 2899
Intermediate
You're travelling around a new city, but not sure how to get somewhere? Rather than whip out your phone and use expensive data roaming, why not ask a local and practice your Mandarin?
In today's lesson, we take it a little further than the usual "turn left, turn right" instructions, and give you some slightly more complex phrases to learn.
Photo by Vincent Albanese
Gwilym,Fiona Tian
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 一段 | yíduàn | a section | |
| 走路 | zǒu lù | to walk | |
| 多久 | duō jiǔ | how long | |
| 大概 | dàgài | probably; roughly |
不好意思请问台风百货怎么走
bùhǎoyìsi 不好意思qǐngwèn 请问táifēng 台风bǎihuò 百货zěnme 怎么zǒu 走
Excuse me, how do I get to the Typhoon Shopping Center?
台风百货离这里有一段路你要不要搭地铁
táifēng 台风bǎihuò 百货lí 离zhèlǐ 这里yǒu 有yī 一duàn 段lù 路nǐ 你yào 要bù yào 不要dā 搭dìtiě 地铁
The Typhoon Shopping Center is a little far from here, why don't you take the subway?
今天天气不错我走路去好了。走路要多久
jīntiān 今天tiānqì 天气bùcuò 不错wǒ 我zǒu lù 走路qù 去hǎo 好le 了 。zǒu lù 走路yào 要duō jiǔ 多久
The weather is good today, I guess I can walk. How long does it take to walk there?
走路大概15分钟
zǒu lù 走路dàgài 大概shíwǔ fēnzhōng 15分钟
15 minutes walking.
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