Chinese School Nederland

Asking for Direction

A: 哎, 先生, 请问,
去 北京 博物馆 怎么走?

āi , xiānsheng ,qǐngwèn ,
qù běijīng bówùguǎn zěnme zǒu ?

Eh.. excuse me sir, how to get to the Beijing Museum?

B: 呵, 顺着 这条路 一直走, 就 在 市政府大楼 对面.
ā ,shùn zhāo zhè tiáo lù yìzhí zǒu ,jiù zài shìzhèng fǔ dàlóu duìmiàn .
eh.. go straight along this street, it’s right opposite the Government Building.

A:噢, 离 这儿 远不远?
o ,lí zher yuǎn bù yuǎn ?
I see, is it far from here?

B: 大约得走15分钟,不过你可以坐23路电车,就一站地.
dàyuē děi zǒu 15 fēnzhōng ,bùguò nǐ kěyǐ zuò 23 lù diànchē, jiù yī zhàn de.
About 15 minutes by foot, but you can take bus number 23, just one station.

A: 那车站在哪儿?
nǎ chēzhàn zài nǎr ?
In that case, where is the bus stop?

B:就在马路斜对面, 瞧,车来了.
jiù zài mǎlù xié duìmiàn , qiáo ,chē lái le.
It’s right opposite the road. Look, the busy is here?

A:谢谢
xièxie
Thank you.