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🇨🇳 Mandarin Chinese · Fluency Level 1

PART 2 · LESSON 11 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

A Taxi to the People's Park

Take a taxi across Chengdu with Lan: tell the driver where to go, hear there is a jam, ask how long, ask him to hurry, say you have come for fun, and ask him to call you when you arrive.

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THE STORY

A taxi at Chengdu East station on a warm May afternoon, Owen and Lan in the back with their bags, on their way to Grandma Deng's teahouse in the People's Park.

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人民 公园。rénmín gōngyuánthe People's Park, word for word people park
师傅， 去 人民 公园。shīfu, qù rénmín gōngyuánDriver, to the People's Park.
堵 车。dǔ chēa traffic jam, word for word blocked cars
行。 不过 现在 堵 车。xíng. búguò xiànzài dǔ chēSure. But there's a jam right now.
我们 第 一 次 来。wǒmen dì yī cì láiIt's our first time here.
要 堵 多久？yào dǔ duōjiǔHow long will it be jammed?
半 个 小时 吧。bàn ge xiǎoshí baHalf an hour or so.
好 玩！hǎo wánfun, word for word good to play
成都 好 玩！chéngdū hǎo wánChengdu's fun!
就 在 这里 停 吧。jiù zài zhèlǐ tíng baJust stop here.

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