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🇨🇳 Mandarin Chinese · Beginner Level 1

PART 1 · LESSON 6 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Broken Bridge

It's Friday afternoon by West Lake, and Owen goes looking for the Broken Bridge. A woman walking with her grandson shows him the way, he turns right instead of left, and ends up lost in the middle of the lake. Lan calls, and laughs at his photo. At sunset he gets there, asks for a picture, and takes a taxi home. Stop someone politely and ask where something is, understand straight ahead, left and right, near and far, say you're lost and you don't know, ask someone to take your picture, talk about the weather, and tell a taxi driver where you're going.

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THE STORY

It's Friday afternoon by West Lake. Willows along the water, a cool wind, and retired couples dancing with fans. Owen wants to see the Broken Bridge, and to find it, he'll have to ask the way, in Chinese. He'll get lost, too. This is the conversation you'll be able to say by the end of the lesson.

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请问。qǐngwènexcuse me, word for word please ask
断桥。duànqiáothe Broken Bridge
在 哪里zài nǎlǐwhere is it, word for word is at where
请问， 断桥 在 哪里？qǐngwèn, duànqiáo zài nǎlǐExcuse me, where's the Broken Bridge?
在 那里。zài nàlǐit's over there
往 前 走wǎng qián zǒugo straight ahead, word for word toward front walk
不 远bù yuǎnnot far
往 前 走， 不 远。wǎng qián zǒu, bù yuǎnGo straight ahead. It isn't far.
往 左 拐wǎng zuǒ guǎiturn left, word for word toward left turn
往 前 走， 往 左 拐。wǎng qián zǒu, wǎng zuǒ guǎiStraight ahead, then turn left.

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