Dialogue
安娜\uFF1A
Qǐng请wèn问，qù去jī机chǎng场zěn怎me么zǒu走？Yuǎn远bu不yuǎn远？Excuse me, how do I get to the airport? Is it far?
小张\uFF1A
Tǐng挺yuǎn远de的。Nǐ你kě可yǐ以zuò坐dì地tiě铁，yě也kě可yǐ以dǎ打chē车。It's quite far. You can take the subway or take a taxi.
安娜\uFF1A
Zǒu走lù路xíng行ma吗？Jìn近bu不jìn近？Can I walk? Is it near?
小张\uFF1A
Tài太yuǎn远le了！Zǒu走lù路hěn很màn慢，děi得yí一gè个xiǎo小shí时。Nǐ你dǎ打chē车ba吧。Too far! Walking is very slow — it takes an hour. You should take a taxi.
安娜\uFF1A
Nǎ哪ge个kuài快？Wǒ我gǎn赶fēi飞jī机。Which is faster? I'm catching a flight.
小张\uFF1A
Dǎ打chē车kuài快，dàn但shì是guì贵。Dì地tiě铁màn慢yì一diǎn点dàn儿，shì但pián是yi便宜。A taxi is faster but expensive. The subway is a bit slower but cheaper.
安娜\uFF1A
Nà那wǒ我dǎ打chē车ba吧。Cóng从zhèr这dào儿jī到chǎng机yào场duō要jiǔ多久？Then I'll take a taxi. How long does it take from here to the airport?
小张\uFF1A
Yǐ已jīng经sì四diǎn点le了，nǐ你děi得kuài快diǎn点Dǎ儿！chē打sān车shí三fēn十zhōng分jiù钟dào就le到Chē了。zhàn车zài站nà在bian那zǒu边走。It's already four o'clock — you need to hurry! A taxi takes thirty minutes. The station is that way.
安娜\uFF1A
Hǎo好！Wǒ我děi得kuài快qù去mǎi买jī机piào票。Chē车zhàn站wǎng往nǎ哪bian边zǒu走？OK! I need to hurry and buy my ticket. Which way is the station?
小张\uFF1A
Wǎng往nà那bian边zǒu走，hěn很jìn近，wǔ五fēn分zhōng钟jiù就dào到le了。Kuài快zǒu走ba吧！Go that way — it's very close, only five minutes. Hurry up!
Key vocabulary
Words introduced or practised in this lesson.
打车to take a taxi (in town)地铁subway公交车public transport vehicle机票plane ticket; airline ticket门票ticket (for theater, cinema etc)票ticket站station车站rail station机场airport往to go (in a direction)走to walk走路to walk; to go on foot快rapid慢slow远far近near得to have to就at once已经already
View full Level 2 vocabulary \u2192Characters in context
Key characters from this lesson.
打
地
公
票
站
往
走
得
Grammar in use
Structures you will practise in this lesson.
Directional complements 来/去
Use verb + 来/去 (过来, 出去, 回来) to indicate direction of movement relative to the speaker.
已经 for already
Place 已经 before a verb to indicate an action has already happened.
Transport verbs L2
Use 坐地铁, 打车, 走路, 开车, 坐公交 to describe modes of transport.
Skill practice
Activities linked to this lesson\u2019s objectives.
Unit check
Answer the questions, then submit to see your results.
Your turn
Describe how you get to school or work. Mention the transport, how long it takes, and whether it is fast or slow, far or near.
Frame
我每天……去……。从……到……要……分钟。很……（快/慢/远/近）。
Self-check
- \u2610 I used a transport verb (坐地铁/打车/走路/坐公交车).
- \u2610 I mentioned duration or distance.
- \u2610 I used at least one pair of opposites (快/慢 or 远/近).
- \u2610 I used 就 or 已经 to add nuance about time.