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Part 8 Ask the Way问路 Wèn lù

How to Speak Mandarin in 10 Hours:

Basic Conversational Chinese 300 Sentences

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213A Where is … ？

Lit: … … at where?

... 在哪儿？ ... ... Zài nǎ er?

Ask the Way问路 Wèn lù


213 Where is the toilet?

Lit: Toilet at where?

厕所在哪儿？ Cè suǒ zài nǎ'er?



Ask the Way 问路 Wèn lù Vocabulary Camping

Hospital

Bookstore

Bank

Railway station

Airport

Library

Museum

Zoo

Playground

医院书店银行火车站飞机场图书馆博物馆动物园游乐场

Yī yuàn

Shū diàn

Yín háng

Huǒ chē zhàn

Fēi jī chǎng

Tú shū guǎn

Bó wù guǎn

Dòng wù yuán

Yóu lè chǎng


Park

Hotel; Restaurant

Hotel; Restaurant

Shopping center

Department store

Changing room; locker room

Gōng yuán

Jiǔ diàn

Fàn diàn

Gòu wù zhòng xīn

Bǎi huò shāng chǎng

Gēng yī shì

公园酒店饭店购物中心百货商场更衣室



Wholesale Market

Food Market

Shopping Center

Supermarket

Subway station

Bus Station

批发市场菜市场商场超市地铁站巴士站

Pī fā shì chǎng

Cài shì chǎng

Shāng chǎng

Chāo shì

Dì tiě zhàn

Bā shì zhàn



214A Where are you going to go?

Lit: You go where?

你去哪儿？ Nǐ qù nǎ'er?



214B I go to buy something in the shop.

Lit: I go shop buy things

我去商店买东西 Wǒ qù shāng diàn mǎi dōngxi.



215 Where can I buy a lock?

Lit: Where can buy one MW lock?

哪里能买到一把锁？ Nǎ lǐ néng mǎi dào yī bǎ suǒ ?



216 Excuse me, How to go to airport?

Lit: Please ask, go airport how walk?

请问 , 去机场怎么走？Qǐng wèn, qù jī chǎng zěnme zǒu?

请问 Qǐng wèn: is used to ask people to tell you something “Excuse

me ， could you tell me …”



217 Where to take taxi?

Lit: at where sit taxi?

在哪儿坐的士？ Zài nǎ'er zuò dí shì?



218 Excuse me, where is the supermarket?

Lit: Please ask, supermarket at what place?

请问 , 超市在什么地方？Qǐng wèn, chāo shì zài shén me dì fāng?



219 In front, next to the bank.

Lit: At front, bank beside

在前面 , 银行旁边 Zài qián miàn, yín háng páng biān



220 The supermarket is opposite to Hotel.

Lit: Supermarket at Hotel opposite

超市在酒店对面 Chāo shì zài jiǔ diàn duì miàn



221 Where is the railway station?

Lit: train station at where?

火车站在哪儿？

Huǒ chē zhàn zài nǎ'er?火 huǒ: fire

车 chē: car; vehicle

站 zhàn: stand;

station



222 Where is the library? Lit:Library at where?

图书馆在哪儿？ Tú shū guǎn zài nǎ'er?

图 tú: picture

书 shū: book

馆 guǎn : hall



223 Go straight forward, turn left at the cross road.

Lit: Toward front walk

往前走 Wǎng qián zǒu

At cross road to left turn.

在十字路口向左拐 zài shí zì lù kǒu xiàng zuǒ guǎi

“往Wǎng + Direction + Verb” or

“向xiàng + Direction + Verb”

Move inside

Towardsinside walk

往里走 Wǎng li zǒu


Language Focus

Turn leftToward left turn

向左拐xiàng zuǒ guǎi


Language Focus


224 Is this bus go to… ?

Lit: This MW car go tiān'ānmén ?

这路车到天安门吗？ Zhè lù chē dào tiān'ānmén ma?



225 How many stations to…?

Lit: To tian an men still have how many stations

到天安门还有几站？ Dào tiān'ānmén hái yǒu jǐ zhàn?



226 Where transfer to the zoo?

Lit: Go zoo at where change car?

去动物园在哪里换车？ Qù dòng wù yuán zài nǎ lǐ huàn chē?



227 Station, please get off

Lit: Arrived station, please get off car

到站了，请下车 Dào zhàn le, qǐng xià chē



228 Excuse me, may I ask….?

Lit: Please ask

请问 Qǐng wèn.


请问 Qǐng wèn: is used to ask people to tell you

something “Excuse me ， could you tell me …”


229 How to go there?

Lit: How walk?

怎么走？ Zěn me zǒu?



230 How far?

Lit: Have how far?

有多远？ Yǒu duō yuǎn?



231 Can you read the map? Where I am?Lit: Please help me look map,

请帮我看看地图 ,Qǐng bāng wǒ kàn xià dì tú

I at where?

我在哪里？ wǒ zài nǎ lǐ?


232 Please help me to find on the map.

Lit: Please help me at map on find

请帮我在地图上找一下 Qǐng bāng wǒ zài dì tú shàng zhǎo yī xià



Ask the Way 问路 Wèn lùLocation and Direction

East:

West

South

North:

Centre; middle:

东西南北中

Dōng

Xi

Nán

Běi

Zhōng



Southeast

Northeast

Southwest

Northwest

东南东北西南西北

Dōng nán

Dōng běi

Xī nán

Xī běi



Upper; upward; up

Down; under; below:

The left; the left side

The right side; the right

上下左右

Shàng

Xià

Zuǒ

Yòu



Front:

Behind; at the back:

In; inside;

Outside :

前后里外

Qián

Hòu

Lǐ

Wài


At …

在 ... ... Zài ... ...

Behind

在 ... ... 的后面 Zài ... ... De hòu miàn

Language Focus


In front of…

Lit: At …… in front

在 ...的前面Zài ... ... De qián miàn

Language Focus


Near …

Lit: At …… nearby

在 ...附近 Zài ... ... Fù jìn

Language Focus


Beside …

Lit: At …… beside

在 ...旁边 Zài ... ... Páng biān

Language Focus


Opposite to…

Lit: At …… opposite

在 ... 的对面 Zài ... ... De duì miàn

Language Focus


How to get there by….

Lit: How go?

怎么去 ? Zěn me qù

Language Focus


Lit: sit car go

坐车去 Zuò chē qù

Language Focus


Walk there

Lit: Walk road go

走路去 Zǒu lù qù

Language Focus


Go there by subway

Lit: Sit subway go

坐地铁去 Zuò dì tiě qù

Language Focus


I will go there by taxi.

Lit: I take taxi go

我打车去 Wǒ dǎ chē qù

Language Focus

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Food Culture

饮食文化 Yǐnshí wénhuà


233 I am little bit hungry.

Lit: I have little bit hungry

我有点儿饿了！ Wǒ yǒu diǎn er è le!

Food Culture饮食文化 Yǐnshí wénhuà


234 Do you have menu?

Lit: Have menu ?

有菜单吗？ Yǒu cài dān ma?



235 What do you want to order?

Lit: You want order what ?

你想点什么呢？ Nǐ xiǎng diǎn shén me ne?



236 I will call some dish.

Lit: I will call dish

我要点菜 Wǒ yào diǎn cài



237 I will call some hot dish.

Lit: I will call several MW hot dish

我要点几个热菜 Wǒ yào diǎn jǐ gè rè cài


238 I will order some cold dish

Lit: I will call several MW cold dish

我要点几个凉菜Wǒ yào diǎn jǐ gè liáng cài



239 Any thing else do you want ?

Lit: Still want other ?

还要别的吗？ Hái yào bié de ma?



240 What do you want?

Lit: You want what?

你想要什么 Nǐ xiǎng yào shénme?



241 What drinks do you have?

Lit: Have what beverage?

有什么饮料？ Yǒu shé me yǐn liào?



242 What drinks do you have?

Lit: Have what drinks?

有什么喝的？ Yǒu shé me hē de



243 What wine do you want to drink?

Lit: You drink what wine

您喝什么酒？ Nín hē shén me jiǔ?



244 Any drinks? I treat you.

Lit: Drink what I treatguest

喝什么？我请客 Hē shén me? Wǒ qǐng kè.



245 What do you want to drink?

Lit: I want drink what

你想喝什么 ? Nǐ xiǎng hē shén me?



早饭午饭晚饭早餐午餐晚餐点心小吃

Zǎo fàn

Wǔ fàn

Wǎn fàn

Zǎo cān

Wǔ cān

Wǎn cān

Diǎn xīn

Xiǎo chī

Breakfast

Lunch

Dinner

Breakfast

Lunch

DinnerDessert; Dim sum

Snack


吃喝饿饱

Chī

Hē

È

Bǎo

Eat

Drink

Hungry

Full



酸甜苦辣

Suān

Tián

Kǔ

Là

Sour

Sweet

Bitter

Spicy



醋糖苦瓜辣椒

Cù

Táng

Kǔ guā

Là jiāo

Vinegar

Sugar

Bitter Gourd

Chili



葱姜蒜芥末

Cōng

Jiāng

Suàn

Jiè mò

Onions

Ginger

Garlic

Wasabi



246 Put more chili

Lit: More put little bit chili

多放一点辣椒 Duō fàng yī diǎn là jiāo



247 Don’t put pepperLit: Don’t put pepper

不要放胡椒 Bú yào fàng hú jiāo


Garlic

Nutlet

Oil

MSG

大蒜果仁油味精

Dà suàn

Guǒ rén

Yóu

Wèi jīng


248 I want to eat dessert

Lit: I want eat some dessert

我想吃点甜点 Wǒ xiǎng chī diǎn tián diǎn



249 Please take a dishcloth

Lit: Please take a MW wipe cloth

请拿一个抹布 Qǐng ná yī gè mābù




Plate

Cup

Dish

Bowl

盘子杯子碟子碗

Pán zi

Bēi zi

Dié zi

Wǎn



Knife

Fork

Spoon

Soup spoon

Chopsticks

刀子叉子勺子汤匙筷子

Dāo zi

Chā zi

Sháo zi

Tāng chí

Kuài zi



Napkin

Tissue paper

Wineglass

Wine

Grapes

餐巾餐巾纸葡萄酒杯葡萄酒葡萄

Cān jīn

Cān jīn zhǐ

Pú táo jiǔ bēi

Pú táo jiǔ

Pú táo


250A This dish is cold.

Lit: This MW dish cool

这个菜凉了 Zhè ge cài liáng le



250B This dish is too spicy.

Lit: This MW dish too spicy

这个菜太辣了 Zhè ge cài tài là le



251 Delicious!

Lit: Good eat!

好吃 Hào chī



252 Really delicious

Lit: Really fragrant

真香 Zhēn xiāng



253 Give me a bottle “Èrguōtóu”

Lit: I come one MW Èr guō tóu

我来一个二锅头 Wǒ lái yī gè Èr guō tóu



254 Please give one more of…

Lit: Please again come one MW ….

请再来一个… Qǐng zài lái yī gè …



255 No ice, please

Lit: Don’t add ice block

不要加冰块 Bù yào jiā bīng kuài



256 Bill, please

Lit: Buy bill!

买单！ Mǎi dān!



257 How much money in total?

Lit: Total how much money

总共多少钱？ Zǒng gòng duō shǎo qián?



Bank

银行 Yínháng


258A I want to change money.

Lit: I want change money

我要换钱 Wǒ yào huàn qián

Bank

银行 Yínháng


258B I will cash a cheque.

Lit: I want cash one MW cheque

我要兑现一张支票 Wǒ yào duì xiàn yī zhāng zhī piào

Bank

银行 Yínháng


258C I will cash a traveller’s cheque.

Lit: I want cash traveller’s cheque

我要换旅行支票Wǒ yào Huàn lǚ xíng zhī piào

Bank

银行 Yínháng


258D I want overdraft some cash

Lit: I want cash overdraft

我要现金透支Wǒ yào xiàn jīn tòu zhī

Bank

银行 Yínháng


258E I want withdraw cash

Lit: I want withdraw cash

我要取现金Wǒ yào qǔ xiàn jīn

Bank

银行 Yínháng


259A Where is ATM?Lit:

Auto Withdraw Money machine at where?

自动取款机在哪儿？ Zì dòng qǔ kuǎn jī zài nǎ er?

Bank

银行 Yínháng


259B Where is the foreign currency exchange?Lit: Change foreign currency place at where

换外币的地方在哪儿？ Huàn wài bì de dì fāng zài nǎ er?

Bank

银行 Yínháng


260 How much is the bank charges?

Lit: Procedure fee is how much?

手续费是多少？ Shǒu xù fèi shì duō shǎo?

Bank

银行 Yínháng


261 What’s the exchange rate?

Lit: exchange rate is how much

兑换率是多少？ Duì huàn lǜ shì duō shǎo?

Bank

银行 Yínháng


262 What time will the bank start to do business?

Lit: Bank when open door?

银行什么时候开门？ Yín háng shén me shí hou kāi mén?

Bank

银行 Yínháng


264 The ATM confiscate my card!

Lit: Withdraw Money machine eat my card

取款机吃了我的卡 Qǔ kuǎn jī chī le wǒ de kǎ

Bank

银行 Yínháng


265 I forgot my password

Lit: I forget (ed) my secret code

我忘了我的密码 Wǒ wàng le wǒ de mì mǎ.

Bank

银行 Yínháng


266 Can I withdraw cash using my credit card?

Lit: Can use credit card withdraw cash

能用信用卡取现金吗？Néng yòng xìn yòng kǎ qǔ xiàn jīn ma?

Bank

银行 Yínháng

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267 Is the transfer done in my account?Lit: My transfer arrived ?

我的汇款到了没有？ Wǒ de huì kuǎn dào le méi yǒu

Bank

银行 Yínháng

没有 méi yǒu : used at the of sentence as an indication of asking

question?


268 How long should I wait?

Lit: still need wait how long

还要等多久？ Hái yào děng duō jiǔ?

Bank

银行 Yínháng


269 Can I Tele Transfer? 　

Lit: Can TT ?

可以电汇吗？ Kě yǐ diàn huì ma?

Bank

银行 Yínháng


270 Please fill up the withdraw form.

Lit: Please fill withdraw money form

请填一下取款单Qǐng tián yī xià qǔ kuǎn dān

Bank

银行 Yínháng


271 Please fill up the form.

Lit: Please fill up form

请填一下表格 Qǐng tián yī xià biǎo gé.

Bank

银行 Yínháng


272 Please show your IC

Lit: Please show your Identity

请出示您的证件 Qǐng chū shì nín de zhèng jiàn

Bank

银行 Yínháng


273 Please sign

Lit: Please sign name

请签名 Qǐng qiān míng

Bank

银行 Yínháng


Airport

机场 jīchǎng


274 Is the plane from Paris arrived?

Lit: Cong Paris come planearrive ?

从巴黎来的飞机到了吗？ Cóng bā lí lái de fēi jī dào le ma?

Airport机场 jīchǎng


275 The plane is going to take off.

Lit: Plane going up fly

飞机就要起飞了 Fēi jī jiù yào qǐ fēi le



276 Please sit down here. OrHere is your seat.

Lit: Please here sit

请这儿坐 Qǐng zhè er zuò.



277A The plane is delayed.

Lit: Plane late o’clock

飞机晚点了 Fēi jī wǎn diǎn le.



277B The flight is delayed.

Lit: Flight late o’clock

班机晚点了 Bān jī wǎn diǎn le



277C The flight 911 is cancelled.

Lit: 911 flight cancel (ed)

911 航班取消了 Jiǔ yāo yāo háng bān qǔ xiāo le


When you read the flight number or

telephone number, the one should be read as

“yāo” for clarity.


277D The flight 911 is delayed.

Lit: 911 flight delay (ed)

911 航班推迟了 Jiǔ yāo yāo háng bān tuī chí le


推 tuī: push

迟 chí: be late


278 May I check in luggage here?

Lit: Here check in luggage

这儿托运行李吗？ Zhè'er tuō yùn xíng lǐ ma?



279 Where to find …?

Lit: …… go where find

... 到哪里找？ ... ... Dào nǎ lǐ zhǎo?



279 B Where to take luggage?

Lit: Take luggage to where find?

取行李到哪里找？ Qǔ xíng lǐ dào nǎ lǐ zhǎo?



280 Where to find a trolley?

Lit: Trolley go to where look?

小推车到哪里找？ Xiǎo tuī chē dào nǎ li zhǎo?



281 My luggage is broken.Lit: My luggage by smash spoil

我的行李被摔坏了 Wǒ de xíng lǐ bèi shuāi huài


被 bèi: [ introducing the agent in a passive

sentence]: “ 被 bèi + verb”


282 Where is the airport bus?

Lit: Airport bus at where

机场巴士在哪里？ Jī chǎng bā shì zài nǎ lǐ ?



283 Where is Immigration?Lit:

Enter border entrance at where? 入境口在哪里？ Rù jìng kǒu zài nǎ lǐ ?



284 Where is Immigration?

Lit: Border check at where?

边防检查在哪里？ Biān fáng jiǎn chá zài nǎ lǐ?



285 Where is the duty free shop?

Lit: Free tax shop at where

免税店在哪里？ Miǎn shuì diàn zài nǎ lǐ?



286 Where is the gate 8?

Lit: 8 # climb plane entrance at where

八号登机口在哪里？ Bā hào dēng jī kǒu zài nǎ lǐ



Airport 机场 jīchǎng

Vocabulary Camping

Overweight baggage

Oversized Baggage

Hand luggage

Luggage ticket

超重行李超大行李手提行李行李票

Guò zhòng xíng lǐ

Chāo dà xíng lǐ

Shǒu tí háng li

Xíng lǐ piào


Airport 机场 jīchǎng

Vocabulary Camping

登机卡过境护照转机

Dēng jì kǎ

Guò jìng

Hù zhào

Zhuǎn jī

Boarding pass

Border crossing

Passport

Transit



Security Check

Customs

Duty-free

Immigration

Passport Check

Quarantine

安检海关免税入境护照检查检疫

Ān jiǎn

Hǎi guān

Miǎn shuì

Rù jìng

Hù zhào jiǎn chá

Jiǎn yì


287 I am on transit

Lit: I am come transit

我是来转机的 Wǒ shì lái zhuǎn jī de.



288 I am crossing border

Lit: I am cross border

我是过境来的 Wǒ shì guò jìng lái de.



289 I am on business trip

Lit: I am business trip

我是出差来的 Wǒ shì chū chāi lái de



290 I am on holiday

Lit: I am spend holiday

我是度假来的 Wǒ shì dù jià lái de.



291 I am on student visa

Lit: I am hold student visa

我是持学生签证来的Wǒ shì chí xué shēng qiān zhèng lái de.



292A I will stay for ….

Lit: I will stay

我要住 ... Wǒ yào zhù ... ...



292B I will stay for three days

Lit: I will stay 3 day

我要住三天 Wǒ yào zhù sān tiān



292C I will stay for three weeks

Lit: I will stay 3 MW week

我要住三个星期 Wǒ yào zhù sān gè xīng qí



292D I will go to Beijing

Lit: I go Beijing

我到北京去 Wǒ dào běi jīng qù



292E I stay at Beijing Hotel

Lit: I live Beijing Hotel

我住北京饭店 Wǒ zhù běi jīng fàn diàn



293A Custom Declaration

Lit: Declare custom

报海关 Bào hǎi guān



293B I don’t have staff to declare.

Lit: I don’t have thing need declare.

我没有东西要报 Wǒ méi yǒu dōng xi yào bào



293C Does this one need to be declared?

Lit: this MW need declare ?

这个要报吗？ Zhè ge yào bào ma?



294 Which airport bus should I take to go to city center?

Lit: To city center sit which route airport bus?

到　市中心坐几路　机场大巴？ Dào shì zhōng xīn zuò jǐ lù jī chǎng dà bā



295 Is this bus go to city center?

Lit: This MW bus go city center ?

这个巴士到市中心去吗？Zhè ge bā shì dào shì zhōng xīn qù ma ?



296 What time departure?

Lit: Which o’clock walk?

几点走 ? Jǐ diǎn zǒu



297 When is next bus?

Lit:

Next one shuttle what time departure?

下一趟几点钟出发？ Xià yī tàng jǐ diǎn zhōng chū fā ?



298 What time arrive … ?

Lit: What time arrive …

几点钟到 … ? Jǐ diǎn zhōng dào



299 Anybody sit here?

Lit: Here have people ?

这儿有人吗？ Zhè er yǒu rén ma?



300 Please call me when arrive …

Lit: Arrive …. Please call me ok?

到了… 请叫我，好吗？Dào le qǐng jiào wǒ, hǎo ma?


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