Lesson 15.1
Asking about taking the bus
Lesson summary and vocabulary list
Asking a commuter how to take the bus
- 1. Asking and giving advice
- 2. All / every
- 3. Giving simple direction
公gōng 车chē bus
火huǒ 车chē train
电diàn 车chē tram/ streetcar
大dà 楼lóu tall building
楼lóu floor/ story
几jǐ 路lù which number/ line (public transportation)
所suǒ 有yǒu 的de all/ any
经jīng 过guò to go past
附fù 近jìn nearby
每měi every
每měi 天tiān everyday
每měi 个ge 人rén every single person
班bān measure word for scheduled things
上shàng to board
站zhàn bus stop/ to stand
…..以yǐ后hòu after …..
往wăng towards 前qián front/ before
分fēn 钟zhōng minute
小xiăo 时shí hour
Lesson 15.2
Asking for directions
Lesson summary and vocabulary list
Asking for directions: how to get somewhere
Gathering tourist information: what’s worth doing or seeing
国guó 宾bīn national guest
饭fàn 店diàn hotel/ restaurant
酒jiŭ 店diàn hotel
宾bīn 馆guăn guest house
旅lǚ 馆guăn hotel
旅lǚ 行xíng to travel
哪nă 站zhàn which stop
下xià to get off/ out
刚gāng just now
昨zuó 天tiān yesterday
好hăo 玩wán 的de fun
好hăo 看kàn 的de worth looking at
故gù 宫gōng Palace Museum
颐yí 和hé 园yuán Summer Palace
北běi 海hăi Beihai
陪péi to accompany
太tài 好hăo 了le great
号hào 码mă number
几jǐ 号hào which number
房fáng room
大dà 厅tīng lobby
厅tīng hall
客kè 厅tīng
饭fàn 厅tīng
Lesson 15.3
Asking and giving directions
Lesson summary and vocabulary list
Asking and giving directions
- How long does it take to do something/ get somewhere?
- First …. and then, expressing actions in sequence
- Turn right/ left
- Across from, next/ beside/ intersection….. all the terms for directions
请qǐng 问wèn may I ask
附fù 近jìn nearby
好hăo 几jǐ 个ge several
百băi 货huò 公gōng 司sī department store
最zuì 近jìn 的de the closest
走zǒu 路lù to walk
到dào to arrive
远yuăn far
近jìn close
只zhǐ 要yào only require/ need
分fēn 钟zhōng minute
前qián 面miàn front
红hóng 绿lǜ 灯dēng traffic light
右yòu 转zhuăn to turn right
左zuǒ 转zhuăn to turn left
然rán后hòu after that/ then
往wăng 前qián go straight ahead
大dà 约yuē approximate
路lù 口kǒu street corner/ intersection
过guò to cross
马mă 路lù road
再zài again (another action in the sequence)
就jiù 到dào 了le You are there.
就jiù just/ right
左zuǒ 手shǒu 边biān left-hand side
右yòu 手shǒu 边biān right-hand side
对duì 面miàn opposite
旁páng 边biān beside
Audio Review
The help you consolidate what you have learned in the first unit, we have put together a quick audio review recording. The audio review will help you with your listening comprehension and remind you of some Chinese sentence patterns and vocabulary.