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🇨🇳 Mandarin Chinese · Fluency Level 2

PART 1 · LESSON 1 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES Free

To Maliandao

Take a taxi from Beijing's station to the tea market: name the street, hear the driver guess where you are going, guess that he is a Beijinger, hear that the accent gives him away, point out a traffic jam, hear him say no matter, say you are in no hurry, and hear that the two of you will take it slowly.

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Lesson 1 · To Maliandao

Mandarin Chinese · 30 minutes

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A taxi at the rank outside Beijing South station, Owen's suitcase in the boot and a talkative driver at the wheel, heading west to the tea market.

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马连道。mǎliándàoMaliandao, the street of the tea market: dipping, rising, falling
师傅， 去 马连道。shīfu, qù mǎliándàoDriver, to Maliandao.
好 的。 您 是 去 茶 市场 吧？hǎo de, nín shì qù chá shìchǎng baAll right. You're off to the tea market, I take it? Politely.
您 第 一 次 来 北京？nín dì yī cì lái běijīngYour first time in Beijing? Politely.
对。 您 是 北京人 吧？duì, nín shì běijīngrén baYes. You're a Beijinger, aren't you? Politely.
听 口音。tīng kǒuyīnby the accent, word for word hear the accent
是 啊， 听 口音 就 知道。shì a, tīng kǒuyīn jiù zhīdàoThat's right; you can tell by the accent.
师傅， 在 这里 停。shīfu, zài zhèlǐ tíngDriver, stop here.
堵 车 了。dǔ chē lethere's a jam, word for word blocked cars, with the change word
哎， 前面 堵 车 了。āi, qiánmiàn dǔ chē leOh, there's a jam ahead.
不 着急。bù zháojíno hurry, not anxious: both syllables rise
没 事， 不 着急。méi shì, bù zháojíNo matter, no hurry.
好， 我 也 不 急。hǎo, wǒ yě bù jíFine, I'm in no hurry either.
咱们。zánmenwe, you and I together, the northern we
那 咱们 慢慢 走。nà zánmen mànmàn zǒuThen we'll take it slowly.