Mandarin · Chapter 2 · Lesson 10 · Phrase session
Where is the station?
In front, behind, on, and how to get there without walking.
Why these go together
Say where places and things are, where you live, and how you are travelling. 在 carries almost every sentence here.
火车站在哪?
Where's the station?
火车站在前面。
The station is just ahead.
学校在医院后面。
The school is behind the hospital.
你住在北京吗?
Do you live in Beijing?
我的书在桌子上。
My book is on the table.
猫在椅子上。
The cat is on the chair.
我坐出租车去火车站。
I'm taking a taxi to the station.
我们坐飞机去北京。
We're flying to Beijing.
Literally: We sit plane go Beijing.
去火车站多少钱?
How much is it to the station?
喂,你现在在商店吗?
Hello? Are you at the shop now?
Matching
0/10Match each phrase to what it means.
Fill in the blank
0/10Put the missing word back.
在哪? (Where's the station?)
___ zài nǎ ?
火车站在。 (The station is just ahead.)
huǒ chē zhàn zài ___。
学校在医院。 (The school is behind the hospital.)
xué xiào zài yī yuàn ___。
你在北京吗? (Do you live in Beijing?)
nǐ ___ zài běi jīng ma ?
我的书在上。 (My book is on the table.)
wǒ de shū zài ___ shàng 。
猫在上。 (The cat is on the chair.)
māo zài ___ shàng 。
我坐去火车站。 (I'm taking a taxi to the station.)
wǒ zuò ___ qù huǒ chē zhàn 。
我们坐去北京。 (We're flying to Beijing.)
wǒ men zuò ___ qù běi jīng 。
火车站多少钱? (How much is it to the station?)
___ huǒ chē zhàn duō shǎo qián ?
,你现在在商店吗? (Hello? Are you at the shop now?)
___, nǐ xiàn zài zài shāng diàn ma ?
Lesson 10 of 11 in this chapter