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HSK 1 Chinese Survival Chinese

Taking the Metro

坐地铁

Zuò dìtiě

2:56 min video · 8 sentences · 6 key words

Transcript with pinyin and English

Hide the English to test yourself.
  1. 小李 Xiǎo Lǐ你要去哪儿？Nǐ yào qù nǎr?Where do you want to go?
  2. 安娜 Ān Nà我想去电影院。Wǒ xiǎng qù diànyǐngyuàn.I want to go to the cinema.
  3. 安娜 Ān Nà这边有地铁站吗？Zhèbiān yǒu dìtiězhàn ma?Is there a metro station over here?
  4. 小李 Xiǎo Lǐ有，在左边，别走马路。Yǒu, zài zuǒbian, bié zǒu mǎlù.Yes, on the left. Don't walk on the road.
  5. 安娜 Ān Nà我记住了，谢谢！Wǒ jìzhu le, xièxie!I've got it, thanks!
  6. 小李 Xiǎo Lǐ你有手机吗？Nǐ yǒu shǒujī ma?Do you have a phone?
  7. 安娜 Ān Nà有，我有地图。Yǒu, wǒ yǒu dìtú.Yes, I have a map (on it).
  8. 小李 Xiǎo Lǐ好，坐三号线，到了再下车。Hǎo, zuò sān hào xiàn, dào le zài xiàchē.Good, take line three and get off when you arrive.

About this lesson

You will be able to ask which metro line goes to the cinema, hear where to go, and use 有 to ask if there is a station nearby.

How to practise

  1. Learn the phrases on the first card: these are the lines you will say in the situation.
  2. When you see 你会怎么说？, answer out loud in your own words before the real line plays, then repeat it.
  3. Keep the phrasebook at the end: the phrases, what you will hear, and a tip for the real thing.

Key words 生词

ChinesePinyinEnglishLevel
这边zhèbiānthis side, hereHSK 1
左边zuǒbianleft sideHSK 1
马路mǎlùroadHSK 1
电影院diànyǐngyuàncinemaHSK 1
记住jìzhurememberHSK 1
地图dìtúmapHSK 1

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