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Asking for Directions (Part 1)

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Asking for Directions (Part 1)

小美xiǎo měi第一次dì yī cì来lái这个zhè ge城市chéng shì,找不到zhǎo bù dào博物馆bó wù guǎn。

It was Xiao Mei's first time in this city, and she couldn't find the museum.

她tā问wèn一位yī wèi阿姨ā yí:“请问qǐng wèn,博物馆bó wù guǎn怎么zěn me走zǒu?”

She asked an older lady, "Excuse me, how do I get to the museum?"

阿姨ā yí说shuō:“一直yī zhí走zǒu,到dào红绿灯hóng lǜ dēng右转yòu zhuǎn。”

The lady said, "Go straight, and turn right at the traffic light."

“然后rán hòu呢ne?”

"And then?"

“过guò两个liǎng gè路口lù kǒu,博物馆bó wù guǎn就jiù在zài你的nǐ de左边zuǒ bian。”

"Cross two intersections, and the museum is on your left."

小美xiǎo měi问wèn:“远yuǎn不远bù yuǎn?走路zǒu lù要yào多久duō jiǔ?”

Xiao Mei asked, "Is it far? How long on foot?"

“不远bù yuǎn,十shí分钟fēn zhōng就jiù到dào。”

"Not far — ten minutes and you're there."

小美xiǎo měi说shuō:“太tài谢谢xiè xie您nín了le!”

Xiao Mei said, "Thank you so much!"

她tā一直yī zhí走zǒu,右转yòu zhuǎn,很快hěn kuài看到kàn dào了le博物馆bó wù guǎn。

She went straight, turned right, and soon saw the museum.

问路wèn lù,其实qí shí一点yī diǎn也yě不难bù nán!

Asking for directions really isn't hard at all!

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Vocabulary 46 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
小美 xiǎo měiA common Chinese name for a girl
第一次 dì yī cìthe first time; first; number one
来 láito come; to arrive
这个 zhè ge(pronoun) this; (adjective) this
城市 chéng shìcity
找不到 zhǎo bù dàocan't find
博物馆 bó wù guǎnmuseum
她 tāshe
问 wènto ask
一位 yī wèiOne person (polite measure word)
阿姨 ā yíaunt (maternal or as a term for a woman of similar age to one’s parents); nanny
请问 qǐng wènexcuse me, may I ask...?
怎么 zěn mehow?; what?
走 zǒuto walk; to go
说 shuōto speak; to say
一直 yī zhícontinuously; always
到 dàoto arrive; to reach
红绿灯 hóng lǜ dēngtraffic light; traffic signal
右转 yòu zhuǎnto turn right
然后 rán hòuthen; afterward
呢 nequestion particle
过 guòto pass; past experience
两个 liǎng gètwo
路口 lù kǒuintersection; crossing
就 jiùthen; just; precisely
在 zàito be (located); at; in
你的 nǐ deyour
左边 zuǒ bianleft side
远 yuǎnfar
不远 bù yuǎnNot far; nearby
走路 zǒu lùto walk; to go on foot
要 yàoto want; will
多久 duō jiǔhow long
十 shíten
分钟 fēn zhōngminute
太 tàitoo; very
谢谢 xiè xiethank you
您 nínyou (polite)
了 le(particle indicating completed action or change of state)
很快 hěn kuàiVery fast; quickly
看到 kàn dàoto see
问路 wèn lùto ask for directions
其实 qí shíactually
一点 yī diǎna bit; a little; (in negative sentences) not at all; one o'clock
也 yěalso
不难 bù nánnot difficult; easy to do