Time & directions

现在几点了？

Xiànzài jǐ diǎn le?

What time is it now?

现在是七点半。

Xiànzài shì qī diǎn bàn.

It's half past seven.

你几点上课？

Nǐ jǐ diǎn shàngkè?

What time do you have class?

上午八点我上课。

Shàngwǔ bā diǎn wǒ shàngkè.

I have class at eight o'clock in the morning.

你几点有课？

Nǐ jǐ diǎn yǒu kè?

What time do you have class?

晚上六点半我有课。

Wǎnshang liù diǎn bàn wǒ yǒu kè.

I have class at half past six in the evening.

我们什么时候去超市买衣服？

Wǒmen shénme shíhou qù chāoshì mǎi yīfu?

When do we go to the supermarket to buy clothes?

今天下午我们去那儿买一些东西。

Jīntiān xiàwǔ wǒmen qù nàr mǎi yìxiē dōngxī.

We went there to buy some things this afternoon.

现在是八点差五分。

Xiànzài shì bā diǎn chà wǔ fēn.

It's five minutes to eight.

请问，去银行怎么走？

Qǐngwèn, qù yínháng zěnme zǒu?

Excuse me, how to get to the bank?

你一直往前走，到第一个红绿灯就往右拐，走路大概五分钟就到，银行就在你的左边。

Nǐ yìzhí wǎng qián zǒu, dào dì yí ge hónglǜdēng jiù wǎng yòu guǎi, zǒulù dàgài wǔ fēnzhōng jiù dào, yínháng jiù zài nǐ de zuǒbiān.

You keep going forward and turn right at the first traffic light. It takes about five minutes to walk there. The bank is on your left.

银行离这儿有多远？

Yínháng lí zhèr yǒu duō yuǎn?

How far is the bank from here?

走路大概五分钟。

Zǒulù dàgài wǔ fēnzhōng.

It takes about five minutes to walk.

请问，百盛大楼在哪儿？

Qǐngwèn, bǎishèng dàlóu zài nǎr?

Excuse me, where is the Parkson Building?

你看，你前边的那个楼就是。

Nǐ kàn, nǐ qiánbian de nàge lóu jiùshì.

You see, that's the building in front of you.

你知道从这儿到邮局怎么走吗？

Nǐ zhīdào cóng zhèr dào yóujú zěnme zǒu ma?

Do you know how to get to the post office from here?

我不知道，你问她吧。

Wǒ bù zhīdào, nǐ wèn tā ba.

I don't know, just ask her.

很简单的，你坐出租车大概五分钟就到。

Hěn jiǎndān, nǐ zuò chūzū chē dàgài wǔ fēnzhōng jiù dào.

It's very simple, you can get there in about five minutes by taxi.

请问，她还住在三零二号房间吗？

Qǐngwèn, tā hái zhù zài sān líng èr hào fángjiān ma?

Excuse me, is she still living in room 302?

她不住在这儿，她搬家了，搬到三零三号房间去了。

Tā bú zhù zài zhèr, tā bānjiā le, bān dào sān líng sān hào fángjiān qù le.

She doesn't live here, she moved, to room 303.

今天晚上我要去看电影，你跟我去吧。

Jīntiān wǎnshang wǒ yào qù kàn diànyǐng, nǐ gēn wǒ qù ba.

I'm going to see a movie tonight. Come with me.

不行，今天晚上我要跟我的女朋友去看电影了。

Bùxíng, jīntiān wǎnshang wǒ yào gēn wǒ de nǚ péngyǒu qù kàn diànyǐng le.

No, I'm going to watch a movie with my girlfriend tonight.

今天我请客，你想吃什么？

Jīntiān wǒ qǐngkè, nǐ xiǎng chī shénme?

I'm treating you today. What do you want to eat?

我们去酒店吃饭吧。

Wǒmen qù jiǔdiàn chīfàn ba.

Let's go to the hotel for dinner.

我现在去图书馆，你跟我一起去吧。

Wǒ xiànzài qù túshū guǎn, nǐ gēn wǒ yìqǐ qù ba.

I'm going to the library now. You come with me.

好吧，咱们走吧。

Hǎo ba, zánmen zǒu ba.

Okay, let's go.