问路 · Asking for Directions
Wèn lù — Polite exchanges while looking for the station.
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Every word shows its pinyin above the characters. The English translation follows each line.
请问,地铁站在哪里?
Excuse me, where is the subway station?
地铁站在前面。
The subway station is up ahead.
一直往前走五分钟。
Walk straight for five minutes.
然后向右转。
Then turn right.
你就会看到。
You'll see it.
谢谢你。
Thank you.
不客气。
You're welcome.
请问,从这里到机场远不远?
Excuse me, is the airport far from here?
不太远,坐公交车三十分钟。
Not too far — thirty minutes by bus.
Vocabulary in this story (27 words)
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 请问 | qǐngwèn | excuse me |
| 地铁站 | dìtiě zhàn | the subway station |
| 在 | zài | is at |
| 哪里 | nǎli | where |
| 前面 | qiánmiàn | up ahead |
| 一直 | yìzhí | straight |
| 往前走 | wǎng qián zǒu | walk ahead |
| 五 | wǔ | five |
| 分钟 | fēnzhōng | minutes |
| 然后 | ránhòu | then |
| 向右 | xiàng yòu | to the right |
| 转 | zhuǎn | turn |
| 你 | nǐ | you |
| 就会 | jiù huì | will |
| 看到 | kàn dào | see (it) |
| 谢谢 | xièxie | thank |
| 不客气 | bú kèqi | you're welcome |
| 从这里 | cóng zhèlǐ | from here |
| 到 | dào | to |
| 机场 | jīchǎng | the airport |
| 远不远 | yuǎn bù yuǎn | (is it) far |
| 不 | bú | not |
| 太 | tài | too |
| 远 | yuǎn | far |
| 坐 | zuò | take |
| 公交车 | gōngjiāo chē | bus |
| 三十 | sānshí | thirty |