Positions, directions & taking the bus

晚上我在宿舍看书。

Wǎnshang wǒ zài sùshè kàn shū.

I read in the dormitory at night.

我玩上在宿舍看书。

Wǒ wǎnshang zài sùshè kànshū.

I play reading in the dormitory.

去年我在北京学习汉语。

Qùnián wǒ zài běijīng xuéxí hànyǔ.

Last year I studied Chinese in Beijing.

我去年在北京学习汉语。

Wǒ qùnián zài běijīng xuéxí hànyǔ.

I studied Chinese in Beijing last year.

我对这件事不感兴趣。

Wǒ duì zhè jiàn shì bù gǎnxìngqù.

I'm not interested in this matter.

里边有一个人。

Lǐbian yǒu yí ge rén.

There is a person inside.

邮局在学校的前边。

Yóujú zài xuéxiào de qiánbian.

The post office is in front of the school.

右边的椅子是我的。

Yòubiān de yǐzi shì wǒ de.

The chair on the right is mine.

前边的人是我的女朋友。

Qiánbian de rén shì wǒ de nǚ péngyǒu.

The person in front is my girlfriend.

教室里边有很多越南留学生。

Jiàoshì lǐbian yǒu hěnduō yuènán liúxuéshēng.

There are many Vietnamese students in the classroom.

房间里有很多人。

Fángjiān lǐ yǒu hěnduō rén.

There are many people in the room.

我的桌子上有很多书。

Wǒ de zhuōzi shàng yǒu hěn duō shū.

There are many books on my desk.

这个箱子里是什么东西？

Zhè ge xiāngzi lǐ shì shénme dōngxī?

What's in this box?

这个包里是汉语书和汉越词典。

Zhè ge bāo lǐ shì hànyǔ shū hé hàn yuè cídiǎn.

In this bag are Chinese books and Chinese-Vietnamese dictionaries.

我的前边是我的老师。

Wǒ de qiánbian shì wǒ de lǎoshī.

In front of me is my teacher.

我的家离你的家三公里。

Wǒ de jiā lí nǐ de jiā sān gōnglǐ.

My home is three kilometers away from your home.

太阳从东边升起。

Tàiyáng cóng dōngbian shēng qǐ.

The sun rises in the east.

我从美国来中国。

Wǒ cóng měiguó lái zhōngguó.

I come to China from the United States.

我们从八点开始上课。

Wǒmen cóng bā diǎn kāishǐ shàngkè.

We start class at eight o'clock.

我从学校去图书馆。

Wǒ cóng xuéxiào qù túshūguǎn.

I go to the library from school.

从这儿往那边走。

Cóng zhèr wǎng nà biān zǒu.

Go that way from here.

我要往那边去。

Wǒ yào wǎng nà biān qù.

I'm going over there.

往前一直走就是河内大学。

Wǎng qián yìzhí zǒu jiùshì hénèi dàxué.

Walking straight ahead is Hanoi University.

这个包里有什么东西？

Zhè ge bāo lǐ yǒu shénme dōngxi?

What's in this bag?

这个包里有一些英语书和两本中文杂志。

Zhè ge bāo lǐ yǒu yìxiē yīngyǔ shū hé liǎng běn zhōngwén zázhì.

This bag contains some English books and two Chinese magazines.

你的学校里边有邮局吗？

Nǐ de xuéxiào lǐbian yǒu yóujú ma?

Is there a post office in your school?

邮局离这儿远不远？

Yóujú lí zhèr yuǎn bù yuǎn?

Is the post office far from here?

去邮局怎么走？

Qù yóujú zěnme zǒu?

How to get to the post office?

从这儿一直往东走，到红绿灯那儿往左拐。

Cóng zhèr yìzhí wǎng dōng zǒu, dào hónglǜdēng nàr wǎng zuǒ guǎi.

From here, go east and turn left at the traffic lights.

学校那边是什么地方？

Xuéxiào nà biān shì shénme dìfang?

Where is the school over there?

学校那边是一个超市。

Xuéxiào nà biān shì yí ge chāoshì.

There is a supermarket next to the school.

越南博物馆有多远？

Yuènán bówùguǎn yǒu duō yuǎn?

How far is the Vietnam Museum?

你住的地方离这儿远吗？

Nǐ zhù de dìfāng lí zhèr yuǎn ma?

Do you live far from here?

你每天怎么来学校？

Nǐ měitiān zěnme lái xuéxiào?

How do you come to school every day?

你住的地方有银行吗？

Nǐ zhù de dìfang yǒu yínháng ma?

Is there a bank where you live?

你想一个人去还是跟朋友一起去？

Nǐ xiǎng yí ge rén qù háishì gēn péngyǒu yìqǐ qù?

Do you want to go alone or with friends?

星期日，我一个人去上海玩儿。

Xīngqīrì, wǒ yí ge rén qù shànghǎi wánr.

On Sunday, I went to Shanghai alone.

要回家的时候，已经很晚了。

Yào huí jiā de shíhòu, yǐjīng hěn wǎnle.

It was already very late when it was time to go home.

我迷路了，我不知道公共汽车展在哪儿。

Wǒ mílù le, wǒ bù zhīdào gōnggòng qìchē zhǎn zài nǎr.

I'm lost, I don't know where the bus show is.

我问一个人，去河内大学怎么走，那个人说，他不是越南人，所以不知道怎么走。

Wǒ wèn yí ge rén, qù hénèi dàxué zěnme zǒu, nà ge rén shuō, tā bú shì yuènán rén, suǒyǐ bù zhīdào zěnme zǒu.

I asked a person how to get to Hanoi University, and the person said that he was not Vietnamese, so he didn’t know how to get there.

这时候来了一辆出租车。

Zhè shíhòu lái le yí liàng chūzūchē.

At this time a taxi came.

你能告诉我去北京语言大学怎么走吗？

Nǐ néng gàosù wǒ qù běijīng yǔyán dàxué zěnme zǒu ma?

Can you tell me how to get to Beijing Language and Culture University?

你跟我一起走吧，我也是北京语言大学的。

Nǐ gēn wǒ yìqǐ zǒu ba, wǒ yě shì běijīng yǔyán dàxué de.

You come with me, I am also from Beijing Language and Culture University.

你的学校就在我学校旁边。

Nǐ de xuéxiào jiù zài wǒ xuéxiào pángbiān.

Your school is next to my school.

我跟她一起到了车站，然后她对我说：“你从这儿坐29路车，就可以到你的学校。”

Wǒ gēn tā yìqǐ dào le chēzhàn, ránhòu tā duì wǒ shuō: “Nǐ cóng zhèr zuò 29 lù chē, jiù kěyǐ dào nǐ de xuéxiào.”

I arrived at the station with her, and then she said to me: "You can take bus No. 29 from here and you can get to your school."

下车的时候，我想跟她说很多话，但是我只会说“谢谢你”。

Xià chē de shíhòu, wǒ xiǎng gēn tā shuō hěnduō huà, dànshì wǒ zhǐ huì shuō “xièxiè nǐ”.

When I got off the bus, I wanted to say many things to her, but all I could say was "Thank you."

请问，你知道越南博物馆在哪儿吗？

Qǐngwèn, nǐ zhīdào yuènán bówùguǎn zài nǎr ma?

Excuse me, do you know where the Vietnam Museum is?

我现在很忙，你问别人吧。

Wǒ xiànzài hěn máng, nǐ wèn bié rén ba.

I'm very busy now, you can ask others.

越南博物馆离这儿远吗？

Yuènán bówùguǎn lí zhèr yuǎn ma?

Is the Vietnam Museum far from here?

从这儿到那儿大概有三四公里。

Cóng zhèr dào nàr dàgài yǒu sān sì gōnglǐ.

It's about three or four kilometers from here to there.

去越南博物馆怎么走呢？

Qù yuènán bówùguǎn zěnme zǒu ne?

How to get to Vietnam Museum?

你从这儿一直往前走，到红绿灯那儿往右拐，马路左边有一座白色的大楼，那就是越南博物馆。

Nǐ cóng zhèr yìzhí wǎng qián zǒu, dào hónglǜdēng nàr wǎng yòu guǎi, mǎlù zuǒbiān yǒu yí zuò báisè de dàlóu, nà jiùshì yuènán bówùguǎn.

You go straight from here and turn right at the traffic light. There is a white building on the left side of the road, which is the Vietnam Museum.

这个箱子有多重？

Zhè ge xiāngzi yǒu duō zhòng?

How much does this box weigh?

这个箱子大概二三十公斤。

Zhè ge xiāngzi dàgài èr sānshí gōngjīn.

This box weighs about twenty to thirty kilograms.

这条河有多长？

Zhè tiáo hé yǒu duō cháng?

How long is this river?

这条河大概四五千公里。

Zhè tiáo hé dàgài sì wǔ qiān gōnglǐ.

This river is about four to five thousand kilometers long.

那个楼有多高？

Nà ge lóu yǒu duō gāo?

How high is that building?

那个楼大概三四百米。

Nà ge lóu dàgài sān sìbǎi mǐ.

That building is about three to four hundred meters.

我的办公室就在你前边。

Wǒ de bàngōngshì jiù zài nǐ qiánbian.

My office is right in front of you.

我先去北京，然后从上海回越南。

Wǒ xiān qù běijīng, ránhòu cóng shànghǎi huí yuènán.

I went to Beijing first, and then returned to Vietnam from Shanghai.

从你的学校到越南博物馆有多远？

Cóng nǐ de xuéxiào dào yuènán bówùguǎn yǒu duō yuǎn?

How far is it from your school to the Vietnam Museum?

有三四公里。

Yǒu sān sì gōnglǐ.

There are three or four kilometers.

你多高？

Nǐ duō gāo?

How tall are you?

我一米七八。

Wǒ yì mǐ qībā.

I'm 1.78 meters tall.

这路车到北京大学吗？

Zhè lù chē dào běijīng dàxué ma?

Does this bus go to Peking University?

我要买两张票。

Wǒ yào mǎi liǎng zhāng piào.

I want to buy two tickets.

到北京大学还有几站？

Dào běijīng dàxué hái yǒu jǐ zhàn?

How many stops are there to Peking University?

她只会说一点儿汉语和英语。

Tā zhǐ huì shuō yī diǎnr hànyǔ hé yīngyǔ.

She only speaks a little Chinese and English.

多少钱一张票？

Duōshǎo qián yì zhāng piào?

How much does a ticket cost?

北京大学到了，请下车。

Běijīng dàxué dào le, qǐng xià chē.

Peking University has arrived, please get off the bus.

去北京大学要换车吗？

Qù běijīng dàxué yào huàn chē ma?

Do I need to change cars to go to Peking University?

我在哪儿换车？

Wǒ zài nǎr huàn chē?

Where do I change cars?

请问，从这儿去中国银行怎么走？

Qǐngwèn, cóng zhèr qù zhōngguó yínháng zěnme zǒu?

Excuse me, how to get to Bank of China from here?

我钱包里没钱了，我要去中国银行取钱了。

Wǒ qiánbāo lǐ méi qián le, wǒ yào qù zhōngguó yínháng qǔ qián le.

There is no money in my wallet. I have to go to the Bank of China to withdraw money.