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HSK 3.0 Level 1 \u00B7 Lesson 8

Ask about transport and travel time

A traveller asks a friend how to get to the train station and how much a taxi costs.

Outcome: Ask and answer about transport options, travel time and cost using 坐, 多少钱 and time expressions.

\u23F1 ~30 minTask: l1-travel-information10 dialogue lines20 words

Dialogue

旅客\uFF1A
Qǐng请wèn问，qù去huǒ火chē车zhàn站zěn怎me么zǒu走？Excuse me, how do I get to the train station?
朋友\uFF1A
Nǐ你kě可yǐ以zuò坐chū出zū租chē车，yě也kě可yǐ以zuò坐huǒ火chē车qù去。You can take a taxi, or you can take the train.
旅客\uFF1A
Zuò坐chū出zū租chē车duō多shao少qián钱？How much does a taxi cost?
朋友\uFF1A
Dà大gài概wǔ五shí十yuán元。Zuò坐huǒ火chē车pián便yi宜，zhǐ只yào要shí十kuài块qián钱。About fifty yuan. The train is cheaper, only ten yuan.
旅客\uFF1A
Zuò坐huǒ火chē车yào要duō多cháng长shí时jiān间？How long does the train take?
朋友\uFF1A
Dà大gài概sān三shí十fēn分zhōng钟。Nǐ你kuài快qù去ba吧！About thirty minutes. Hurry up and go!
旅客\uFF1A
Hǎo好de的。Nǐ你kāi开chē车lái来le了ma吗？OK. Did you come by car?
朋友\uFF1A
Shì是，wǒ我kāi开chē车lái来de的。Yes, I came by car.
旅客\uFF1A
Nǐ你huí回qu去yě也kāi开chē车ma吗？Will you also drive back?
朋友\uFF1A
Bú不zuò坐huǒ火chē车huí回qu去，wǒ我kāi开chē车huí回qu去。Dào到nàr那yào儿yí要gè一xiǎo个shí小时。I won't take the train back, I'll drive back. It takes one hour to get there.

Key vocabulary

Words introduced or practised in this lesson.

去qùto go来láito come到dàoto (a place)回huíto circle坐zuòto sit; to take transport车chēcar火车huǒ chētrain飞机fēi jīairplane出租车chū zū chētaxi开车kāi chēto drive a car (or train etc)小时xiǎo shíhour分钟fēn zhōngminute多duōmany少shǎofew多少duō shǎohow many; how much块kuàilump (of earth)钱qiáncoin元yuánfirst贵guìexpensive便宜pián yismall advantages
View full Level 1 vocabulary \u2192

Characters in context

Key characters from this lesson.

去
来
回
车
路
走
开
到

Grammar in use

Structures you will practise in this lesson.

Modal particles 吧/吗/呢

Use 吗 for yes-no questions, 呢 for follow-up questions, 吧 for soft suggestions.

坐/开 + vehicle

Use 坐 for riding as a passenger and 开 for driving a vehicle.

Asking price: 多少钱

Use 多少钱 to ask how much something costs; answer with number + 块/元.

View full Level 1 grammar \u2192

Skill practice

Activities linked to this lesson\u2019s objectives.

🎧Listening📖Reading✍️Quiz📝Writing

Unit check

Answer the questions, then submit to see your results.

Q1. 旅客想去哪里？
Q2. 坐出租车多少钱？
Q3. 坐火车要多长时间？
Q4. 朋友怎么去火车站的？
Q5. 朋友回去坐什么？

Your turn

Write a short dialogue where you ask a friend how to get to the airport, how much it costs, and how long it takes.

Frame

A：请问，去飞机场怎么走？
B：你可以坐……。
A：多少钱？
B：……块钱。
A：要多长时间？
B：大概……分钟/小时。

Self-check

  • \u2610 I used 坐 + vehicle to describe transport.
  • \u2610 I asked about cost with 多少钱.
  • \u2610 I used 分钟 or 小时 for travel time.
  • \u2610 I compared two options or gave a suggestion with 吧.

Continue learning

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