If you are out and about but not sure where your destination is, just how do you ask someone such as a passer-by or a shopkeeper for help? You don’t want to get lost so make sure you can ask for directions—and then understand what you are being told!
In this Podcast, you will learn:
(i) How to follow directions being given by someone else
(ii) To ask how to reach a certain place or destination
Dialogue:
Two people are trying to work out how to find their destination:
(在街上)
(zài jiē shàng)
(on the street)
- Female
- Male
A:您好！请问北京大学怎么走？
Nín hǎo! Qǐng wèn Běi Jīng dà xué zěn me zǒu?
Hello! How to go to Peking University please?
B:这个路口右转，直走就到了.
Zhè ge lù kǒu yòu zhuǎn, zhí zǒu jiu dào le.
Turn right at the first intersection, go straight and you will be there.
A:麻烦问一下，会议室在哪里？
Má fán wèn yī xià, huì yì shì zài nǎ lǐ?
Excuse me, where is the meeting room?
B：会议室在楼道的另外一头儿！你走错方向了。
Huì yì shì zài lóu dào de lìng yī tóu er! Nǐ zǒu cuò fāng xiàng le.
The meeting room is at the other end of the corridor. You are walking in the wrong direction.
A:哦，谢谢。
Ò, xiè xiè.
Oh, thank you.
B:不客气。
Bù kè qi.
You are welcome.
A:劳驾问一下，你知道这附近有麦当劳或者肯德基么？
Láo jià wèn yī xià, nǐ zhī dào zhè fù jìn yǒu Mài Dāng Láo huò zhě Kěn Dé Jī me?
Excuse me, do you know if there is a McDonald’s or KFC nearby?
B:哦两个都有。麦当劳在电影院对面。肯德基在商场旁边。
Ò liǎng gè dōu yǒu. Mài Dāng Láo zài diàn yǐng yuàn duì miàn. Kěn Dé Jī zài shāng chǎng páng biān.
Yes, both have branches nearby. McDonald’s is right across the road from the cinema. KFC is next to the shopping center.
A:对不起，请问你知道365路公车站在哪里么？
Duì bù qǐ, qǐng wèn nǐ zhī dào sān liù wǔ gōng chē zhàn zài nǎ lǐ me?
Excuse me, do you know where the bus stop for the 365 bus line is?
B:哦，您直走，过了这个红绿灯就看到了。
Ò, nín zhí zǒu, guò le zhè ge hóng lǜ dēng jiù kàn dào le.
Yes, go straight ahead, and you will see it when you pass the traffic lights.
Chinese words and phrases mentioned in this Podcast:
请问：please
北京大学：Peking University
路口：intersection
右转：turn right
直走：go straight ahead
麻烦／劳驾／对不起：bother/excuse me
会议室：meeting room
楼道：corridor
另外一头：at the other end
错：wrong
方向：direction
不客气：you are welcome
麦当劳：McDonald’s
肯德基：KFC
附近：nearby
影院：cinema/theatre
对面：opposite/across
商场：shopping centre
旁边：next to
公车站：bus station
过：pass
红绿灯：traffic lights
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