Mandarin · Chapter 5 · Lesson 12 · Phrase session

How do I get there?

Left, right, near, far: enough to find the station before the train leaves.

Why these go together

Ask the way, understand left and right, and say how far a place is and how long it takes.

  • 火车站怎么走?

    How do I get to the station?

    Literally: Station how walk?

  • 商店在学校左边。

    The shop is to the left of the school.

  • 医院在右边。

    The hospital is on the right.

  • 商店在医院旁边。

    The shop is next to the hospital.

  • 机场离火车站远吗?

    Is the airport far from the station?

  • 不远,很近。

    No, it's very close.

  • 我家离学校很近。

    My house is very close to school.

  • 你可以坐公共汽车去。

    You can get the bus there.

  • 从火车站到机场要一个小时。

    It takes an hour from the station to the airport.

  • 请进!

    Come in!

Matching

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Match each phrase to what it means.

Fill in the blank

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Put the missing word back.

  1. 火车站怎么? (How do I get to the station?)

    huǒ chē zhàn zěn me ___?

  2. 商店在学校。 (The shop is to the left of the school.)

    shāng diàn zài xué xiào ___。

  3. 医院在。 (The hospital is on the right.)

    yī yuàn zài ___。

  4. 商店在医院。 (The shop is next to the hospital.)

    shāng diàn zài yī yuàn ___。

  5. 机场火车站远吗? (Is the airport far from the station?)

    jī chǎng ___ huǒ chē zhàn yuǎn ma ?

  6. 不远,很。 (No, it's very close.)

    bù yuǎn , hěn ___。

  7. 我家离很近。 (My house is very close to school.)

    wǒ jiā lí ___ hěn jìn 。

  8. 你可以坐去。 (You can get the bus there.)

    nǐ kě yǐ zuò ___ qù 。

  9. 火车站到机场要一个小时。 (It takes an hour from the station to the airport.)

    ___ huǒ chē zhàn dào jī chǎng yào yí gè xiǎo shí 。

  10. 请! (Come in!)

    qǐng ___!

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