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🇨🇳 Mandarin Chinese · Intermediate Level 1

PART 1 · LESSON 3 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Tickets with Lan

Plan the trip with Lan: ask whether she has ever been to Anhui, say you never have, hear fast train first and then the coach, ask how long it takes, hear about five hours, and let her book the tickets.

Audio instruction: English

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THE STORY

A May evening at the counter of Lan's shop in Longjing village, the day's parcels packed and a map of Anhui open on her phone.

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你 去 过 安徽 吗？nǐ qù guo ānhuī maHave you ever been to Anhui? To a friend.
没 去 过。 你 呢？méi qù guo, nǐ neNever. And you?
去 过 一 次， 很 漂亮。qù guo yí cì, hěn piàoliangI've been once. It's very beautiful.
怎么 去？ 坐 高铁 吗？zěnme qù? zuò gāotiě maHow do I get there? By fast train?
再 坐 大巴。zài zuò dàbāthen take the coach
先 坐 高铁， 再 坐 大巴。xiān zuò gāotiě, zài zuò dàbāFast train first, then the coach.
我 没 坐 过 大巴。wǒ méi zuò guo dàbāI've never taken a coach.
高铁 票 多少 钱？gāotiě piào duōshao qiánHow much is a fast-train ticket?
要 坐 多 久？yào zuò duō jiǔHow long does it take?
我 帮 你 订。wǒ bāng nǐ dìngI'll book for you, word for word I help you book

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