Chinese for English speakers Supermarket · Lesson 9

How do I get there?

Chinese for transport — 我家很远吗? 怎么走? (Is my house far? How to get there?) — using 怎么走 for directions.

Conversation

  1. Rocky Rocky

    你家很远吗？怎么走？

    nǐ jiā hěn yuán ma? zěn me zǒu?

    Is your house far? How do I get there?

    Tip: 远<yuǎn> = far 怎么走<zěnmezǒu> = how to go, how to get

  2. Rocky Rocky

    我要坐地铁，还是火车呢？

    wǒ yào zuò dì tiě hái shì huǒ chē ne?

    Shall I take the subway or the train?

    Tip: 坐<zuò> = to sit, to take means of transport 地铁<dìtiě> = subway, metro 火车<huǒchē> = train

  3. Shelladonna Shelladonna

    你不用坐车。

    nǐ bú yòng zuò chē.

    You don't have to take any vehicle.

    Tip: 不用<búyòng> = not need, don't need 坐车 <zuòchē> to take means of transports like bus, train, taxi, car

  4. Shelladonna Shelladonna

    我会开车接你。

    wǒ huì kāchē jiē nǐ.

    I'll pick you up.

    Tip: 开车 <kāiche> = drive a car 接 <jiē> = to pick up, to receive

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

How do you ask 'how to get to ...?' in Chinese?

怎么走? = 'how to go?'. Or 怎么去X? = 'how to get to X?'. Universal direction question.

Common Chinese transport?

地铁 (subway), 公交车 (bus), 出租车 (taxi), 火车 (train), 飞机 (plane), 自行车 (bike), 走路 (walk).

What does 坐 mean for transport?

'Take (transport)'. 坐地铁 (take subway), 坐火车 (take train). 开 for driving: 开车 (drive a car).

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.