Yajie: Perfect Chinese your way in only five minutes a day. 大家好. Welcome to Chinese Studio. This is Yajie. Cam: 大家好, and this is Cam. We learned how to ask the location of something last time. But when I say yin hang zai nar, which means “where is the bank”, what would the answer be? Yajie: Good question. Let’s check today’s Key Words of the Day.
***********Key words of the day Today we’ll learn more about directions. 离, away from; 这儿, here; 多远, how far; 医院离这儿多远?How far is the hospital from here? “往前走两百米” Walk straight two hundred meters. All in today’s Chinese Studio. ***********
Yajie: 离 means away from. Cam: 离 (li). Yajie: 离, l-i, the second tone. Cam: 离 (lí). This is confusing because li, in the second tone, also means pear,right? Yajie: Yes, but they are different characters. Cam: I see. So how do I say “here” in Chinese? Yajie: It’s这儿. and 那儿 means there. Cam: jar - nar Yajie: Right. 多远, means how far is …? Cam: 多, d-u-o, the first tone; 远, y-u-a-n, the third tone. Yajie: Right. 多远, how far is …? Cam: 多远 (duō yuǎn). Yajie: 离这儿多远? Cam: 离这儿多远?(li zher duo yuan) means how far from here? So I could say chao shi li zher duo yuan, right? That means How far is the supermarket from here? Yajie: Right!
Conversations (1) (1)---- 医院离这儿多远?(男) ----往前走一百米。(女) (2) ---- 医院离这儿多远?(女) ----不远,就在前面。(男) (3) ---- 医院离这儿多远?(男) ----走路五分钟就到了。(女)
Yajie: So if you want to ask how far is a hospital from here, you may say it in this way “医院离这儿多远?” Cam: Right. Just put the location at the beginning of the sentence, then add “离这儿多远?”. Yajie: 医院离这儿多远?How far is the hospital from here? Cam: 医院离这儿多远?(yiyuan li zher duo yuan?) Yajie: And Cam, how would you say: How far is the post office from here? Cam: “邮局离这儿多远?” (youju li zher duo yuan?) Am I right? Yajie: Yes,and the answer could be the general distance. For example you may say “往前走两百米” which means 200 meters ahead. Cam: 往前走两百米 (wang qian zou liang bai mi.) What does wang mean? Yajie: Wang qian means forward. Wang is third tone. Wang. Qian is second tone. Qian. Wang Qian. Cam: Wang Qian. Go forward. And zou means walk, right? Yajie: Yes, zou. Third tone. And mi means meters. Mi, the third tone. Together, it is wang qian zou liang bai mi. Walk forward 200 meters. Yajie: Or you may tell the person how long it will take them to get there.. For instance, you may say “走路十分钟”, ten minutes by walk. Cam: 走路十分钟 (zou lu shi fenzhong) Yajie. Zou means walk, and lu means road. Cam: And shi is 10, fenzhong is minutes. Zou lu shi fenzhong. It’s a 10 minute walk.
Conversations (2) (1)----请问,邮局离这儿多远?(男) ----往前走两百米。(女) (2) ----您好,请问邮局离这儿多远?(男) ----走路十分钟。(女)
Yajie: And to ask how far the supermarket is from here, you can say “超市离这儿多远?” Cam: 超市离这儿多远?(chaoshi li zher duo yuan?) Last time we also learned the word for bank, which is “银行(yinhang)”. Yajie: Yes, 银行(yinhang), all in the second tone, bank. Cam: So how far is the bank from here should be “银行离这儿多远?”, right? Yajie: Yes. 银行离这儿多远? How far is the bank from here?
Conversations (3) (1)----请问,超市离这儿多远?(男) ----往前走一百米,邮局附近。(女) (2) ----您好,请问超市离这儿多远?(男) ----走路五分钟就到了。(女)
**********Key words Reminder Today we learned more about asking for directions. 离, away from; 这儿, here; 多远, how far; 医院离这儿多远?How far is the hospital from here? “往前走两百米” two hundred meters ahead. “走路十分钟”, ten minutes on foot. **********
Yajie: As we mentioned before, to be more polite you can add “您好,请问” to the sentences we taught you. Cam: 您好,请问 (nin hao, qing wen), hello, please may I ask….? Yajie: Exactly. 您好,请问超市离这儿多远? Cam: 您好,请问超市离这儿多远?(nin hao, qing wen chaoshi li zher duo yuan?) Cam: With that we come to the end of this edition of Chinese Studio. Last time we brought up a question of “Where is the post office” The right answer should be “邮局在哪儿?”. Now question for this time: Yajie: How do the Chinese people say “How far is the hospital from here?” Cam: You can send us your answer along with questions or comments to Chinese@crifm.com. That’s Chinese@crifm.com. Or you can visit us on our website at en.chinabroadcast.cn. Yajie: Click “Learn Chinese”. You can enjoy other free Chinese-learning programs there. Cam: Well class is over. 再见! Yajie: 明天见!
(Written by Zhao Pingping)
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