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language learning center · A2 · Lesson 5

Getting travel help

Practice this topic in Chinese: Getting travel help.

Understand and learn

Work from a natural example to useful language, one small pattern, a spoken attempt, and a response that is relevant to your life.

小雨

请问,去火车站怎么走?

Excuse me, how do I get to the station?

马克

一直走到红绿灯。

Go straight ahead to the traffic light.

小雨

在拐角处左转。

Turn left at the corner.

马克

就在银行对面。

It is opposite the bank.

Notice, try, and speak

Understand a natural example and learn a small set of useful words, phrases, and patterns.

Useful words and phrases

These items were selected by the lesson curriculum for practical use—not extracted as an every-word list.

Learn these items
  • 请问,去火车站怎么走?

    Excuse me, how do I get to the station?

    请问,去火车站怎么走?

  • 一直走到红绿灯。

    Go straight ahead to the traffic light.

    一直走到红绿灯。

  • 在拐角处左转。

    Turn left at the corner.

    在拐角处左转。

  • 就在银行对面。

    It is opposite the bank.

    就在银行对面。

  • 走路远吗?

    Is it very far on foot?

    走路远吗?

Notice, try, and speak

Which Chinese sentence has this meaning: “Excuse me, how do I get to the station?”

Which Chinese sentence has this meaning: “Excuse me, how do I get to the station?”

Make it yours

Say the five Chinese turns aloud, then connect two of them naturally.

Change one detail so the message is true for your own life or opinion.

Use it with someone

Use this Chinese in a real conversation

  1. 1. 请问,去火车站怎么走?
  2. 2. 一直走到红绿灯。
  3. 3. 在拐角处左转。
  4. 4. 就在银行对面。
  5. 5. 走路远吗?
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