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
0/10Match each phrase to what it means.
Fill in the blank
0/10Put the missing word back.
火车站怎么? (How do I get to the station?)
huǒ chē zhàn zěn me ___?
商店在学校。 (The shop is to the left of the school.)
shāng diàn zài xué xiào ___。
医院在。 (The hospital is on the right.)
yī yuàn zài ___。
商店在医院。 (The shop is next to the hospital.)
shāng diàn zài yī yuàn ___。
机场火车站远吗? (Is the airport far from the station?)
jī chǎng ___ huǒ chē zhàn yuǎn ma ?
不远,很。 (No, it's very close.)
bù yuǎn , hěn ___。
我家离很近。 (My house is very close to school.)
wǒ jiā lí ___ hěn jìn 。
你可以坐去。 (You can get the bus there.)
nǐ kě yǐ zuò ___ qù 。
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 。
请! (Come in!)
qǐng ___!
Lesson 12 of 22 in this chapter