问路 · Asking Directions
Wèn Lù — Lost on the way to the station, and the stranger who helped.
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Every word shows its pinyin above the characters. The English translation follows each line.
我想去火车站,可是不认识路。
I wanted to go to the train station, but I did not know the way.
我问一个人:"请问,火车站在哪儿?"
I asked someone: "Excuse me, where is the train station?"
他说:"你往前走。"
He said: "Walk straight ahead."
"到那个路口往右拐。"
"At that crossing, turn right."
"走五分钟就到了。"
"Walk five minutes and you are there."
我说:"谢谢你!"
I said: "Thank you!"
他说:"不客气。"
He said: "You're welcome."
我很快就找到了火车站。
I found the train station very quickly.
Vocabulary in this story (31 words)
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 我 | wǒ | I |
| 想 | xiǎng | wanted |
| 去 | qù | to go to |
| 火车站 | huǒchē zhàn | the train station |
| 可是 | kěshì | but |
| 不 | bù | did not |
| 认识 | rènshi | know |
| 路 | lù | the way |
| 问 | wèn | asked |
| 一个人 | yí ge rén | someone |
| 请问 | qǐngwèn | excuse me |
| 在哪儿 | zài nǎr | where is |
| 他 | tā | he |
| 说 | shuō | said |
| 你 | nǐ | you |
| 往前 | wǎng qián | straight ahead |
| 走 | zǒu | walk |
| 到 | dào | at |
| 那个 | nà ge | that |
| 路口 | lùkǒu | crossing |
| 往右 | wǎng yòu | to the right |
| 拐 | guǎi | turn |
| 五 | wǔ | five |
| 分钟 | fēnzhōng | minutes |
| 就 | jiù | and then |
| 到了 | dào le | you arrive |
| 谢谢你 | xièxie nǐ | thank you |
| 不客气 | bú kèqi | you're welcome |
| 很快 | hěn kuài | very quickly |
| 找到 | zhǎo dào | found |
| 了 | le | (past) |