Asking
for Directions
zai4 da4jie1
在 大街
In the street
qing3wen4, qu4 gu4gong1
zen3me5 zou3
请问， 去 故宫
怎么 走 ?
Could you please
tell me how to get to the Imperial Palace?
Yi1zhi2 zou3, kan4jian4
hong2 lü4deng1 xiang4you4guai3
一直 走，看见
红绿灯 向右拐。
Go straight ahead,
when you get to the traffic lights, turn right
Qing3wen4, qu4 wang2fu3jing3
da4jie4 zen3me5zou3.
请问，去王府井大街怎么走
?
Can you please tell me
how to get to Wangfujing street?
Qian2mian4 shi2zi4lu4kou3
xiang4zuo3guai3, yi1zhi2zou3,
kan4jian4 bei3jing1fan4dian4
jiu4 dao4 le5.
前面 十字路口
向左拐， 一直走，
看见 北京饭店
就到了。
When you get to the cross
roads turn left, go straight ahead and when you see the Beijing hotel
you're there.
Xie4xie5
谢谢 !
Thank you
Bu4ke4qi5
不客气。
You're welcome.
Vocabulary
English
|
Chinese
(phonetic) |
Chinese
(written) |
| |
|
|
Please
|
Qing3
|
请 |
To
ask |
Wen4
|
问 |
Imperial
Palace |
Gu4gong1
|
故宫 |
How |
Zen3me5
|
怎么 |
To
walk |
Zou3
|
走 |
Straight
ahead, always |
Yi1zhi2
|
一直 |
To
see |
Kan4jian4
|
看见 |
Red
|
Hong2
|
红 |
Green
|
lü4
|
绿 |
Lamp
|
Deng1
|
灯 |
Traffic
lights |
hong2
lü4deng1 |
红绿灯
|
Towards
|
Xiang4
|
向 |
Left
|
Zuo3
|
左 |
Right
|
You4
|
右 |
To
turn |
Guai3
|
拐 |
Big
|
Da4
|
大 |
Street
|
Jie1
|
街 |
Cross
the street |
Shi2zi4lu4kou3
|
十字路口
|
To already arrive |
Jiu4dao4le5
|
就到了 |
To
arrive |
Dao4
|
到 |
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