How can I get to the Jingkelong supermarket?
Spread the Word
Click
here to share with your friends!
Related Chinese Video Courses
Do you have any questions about the exercises?
Sign up for a free 30-minute 1-to-1 lesson below (first-time user* only):
Sign up for a free trial (1-to-1) now!
*First-time user is defined as someone who has never taken a free 1-to-1 lesson with us.
Text
去 超市
Going to a supermarket
A:请问, 去 京客隆超市 怎么 走?
May I ask how to get to Jingkelong supermarket?
B:一 直 走,到 红绿灯 那儿 往 西 拐。
Go straight and then turn west on the traffic lights.
A:往 西? 哪 边 是 西 啊?
Turn west? Which direction is west?
B:往 左 拐, 大约 50 米, 就 在 肯德基 旁边。
Turn left, and then go about 50 meters. It is next to the Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC).
Grammar
1.
Asking about how to get to a place
"怎么(zěnme)" plus a verb may be used to ask about the means or method by which something can be done. "怎么走?(zěnmezǒu?)" means "How do I get to (someplace)?" It is used to inquire about routes.
2.
Explaining how to get somewhere
Expansion
Traffic Sign
马路(机动车道、非机动车道)
mǎlù (jīdòngchēdào, fēi jīdòng
chēdào) road (motor vehicle
lane, non-motro vehicle lane)
人行横道(斑马线)rénxíng
héngdào (bānmǎxiàn) pede-
strian crossing
人行道 (rénxíngdào)
sidewalk
红绿灯 (hónglǜdèng)
traffic lights
立交桥 (lìjiāoqiáo)
overpass
过街天桥 (guòjiētiānqiáo)
pedestrian bridge
人行地下通道
(rénxíng dìxià tōngdào)
pedestrian underpass
停车场 (tíngchēchǎng)
parking lot
车库入口
(chēkù rùkǒu)
garage entrance
车库出口
(chēkù chūkǒu)
garage exit
Sentence Patterns
1. Qǐngwèn, qù Jīngkèlóngchāoshì zěnme zǒu?
请问, 去 京客 隆 超市 怎么 走?
h
May I ask how to get to Jingkelong supermarket?
2. Yìzhí zǒu, dào hónglǜdēng nàr wǎng xī guǎi.
一直 走, 到 红绿灯 那儿 往 西 拐。
h
Go straight and then turn west at the traffic light.
3. Wǎng zuǒ guǎi, dàyuē mǐ, jiù zài Kěndéjī pángbiān.
往 左 拐, 大约 50米,就 在 肯德基 旁边。
h
Which exit is more convenient?
Notes
You have not taken any notes yet.
Add a note:
Discussion
Learn daily Chinese expressions in this online Mandarin lesson such as How do I get to... , go straight , toward and turn .