Chinese for English speakers Street · Lesson 2

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Chinese position words — 你们的饭店在哪里? (Where is your restaurant?) — pattern 在 + place + 位置.

Conversation

  1. Honey Honey

    你们的饭店在哪里？

    nǐ men de fàn diàn zài nǎ lǐ?

    Where is your restaurant?

    Tip: 饭店 <fàndiàn> = restaurant

  2. Kyle Kyle

    饭店在城市中心。

    fàn diàn zài chéng shì zhōng xīn.

    The restaurant is in the city centre.

    Tip: place A + 在 + place B + next to/ behind/ in front 城市 <chéngshì> = city, town 中心 <zhōngxīn> = centre

  3. Honey Honey

    哦！我知道！

    ò! wǒ zhī dào!

    Oh, I know it!

    Tip: 哦 <ò> = interjection indicating that one has learnt something.

  4. Honey Honey

    在中国超市旁边，对吗？

    zài zhōng guó cháo shì páng biān, duì ma?

    Is it next to the Chinese supermarket?

    Tip: 超市 <cháoshì> = market, supermarket

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

How do you describe location in Chinese?

Place A + 在 + Place B + position. 饭店在城市中心 = 'restaurant is in city center'.

Common Chinese position words?

中心 (center), 北边 (north), 南边 (south), 旁边 (beside), 附近 (nearby), 对面 (opposite).

What is 城市中心?

'City center / downtown'. 城市 (city) + 中心 (center). Universal Chinese for downtown areas.

Test yourself

Pick the English translation for each line from this lesson. Wrong answers are pulled from other Chinese lessons.

4 quick questions on what you just heard.