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Where is the ~ ?
~ zài nǎlǐ?
〜在哪里？ 1
2
12
3

11

10 4
9
8
5
6

I need to go to the ~.
7
Wǒ yào qù ~.
我要去〜。

1. park 2. church 3. hospital 4. restaurant

gōngyuán jiàotáng yīyuàn cāntīng
公园 教堂 医院 餐厅

5. city hall 6. police station 7. school 8. post office

shìzhèng tīng gōng’ānjú xuéxiào yóujú
市政厅 公安局 学校 邮局

9. museum 10. library 11. movie theater 12. hotel

bówùguǎn túshūguǎn diànyǐngyuàn bīnguǎn
博物馆 图书馆 电影院 宾馆
 Sentence Patterns to Ask Directions

How do I get to the ~? Excuse me, do you know where the ~ is?
Wǒ zěnme qù ~? Qǐngwèn nǐ zhīdào ~ zài nǎlǐ ma?
我怎么去〜？ 请问你知道〜在哪里吗？

Is there a ~ near here? Is the ~ far from here?

Fùjìn yǒu ~ ma? ~ lí zhèlǐ yuǎn ma?
附近有〜吗？ 〜离这里远吗？

Directions

turn left turn right go straight go past

zuǒ zhuǎn yòu zhuǎn zhí zǒu jīngguò
左转 右转 直走 经过

at the corner of next to opposite between

zài…zhuǎnjiǎo chù pángbiān duìmiàn zài…zhōngjiān
在…转角处 旁边 对面 在…中间

Taking the Bus or Train

Does this bus go to ~? What’s the next stop? How much is the fare?
Zhè liàng gōnggòng qìchē qù ~ ma? Xià yí zhàn shì shénme? Chē fèi shì duōshǎo?
这辆公共汽车去〜吗？ 下一站是什么？ 车费是多少？

bus
bus bus
busstop
stop subway train station
basu
gōng jiāo chē gōngbasu
jiāo tei
chē zhàn dìtiě
chikatetsu huǒchē
eki zhàn
バス
公交车 バス停
公交车站 地下鉄
地铁 駅
火车站

Taking the Taxi

How much is it to ~? Turn right here, please. Go straight, please.

Dào ~ yào duōshǎo qián? Qǐng zài zhèlǐ yòu zhuǎn. Qǐng zhí zǒu.
到〜要多少钱？ 请在这里右转。 请直走。

Can you take me to this place? Here is fine. To this hotel, please.
Nǐ kěyǐ dài wǒ qù zhège dìfāng ma? Zhèlǐ jiù hǎo. Qǐng dào zhège jiǔdiàn.
你可以带我去这个地方吗？ 这里就好。 请到这个酒店。