Lesson 19 - February 20th 2015

Question 0

hospital

Answer 0

yīyuàn

Question 1

Restaurant

Answer 1

cānguân

Question 2

Pharmacy

Answer 2

yàodiàn (yào = médiament)

Question 3

doctor

Answer 3

yīshēng

Question 4

hotel

Answer 4

jiû diàn

Question 5

you are in front of me

Answer 5

nî zài wôde qiánmiàn

Question 6

towards

Answer 6

wàng

Question 7

walk to the right (go in the right hand side direction / turn right)

Answer 7

wàng yoù zôu

Question 8

go / walk straight ahead

Answer 8

wàng qián zôu

Question 9

turn left, then you will find the post office

Answer 9

wàng zûo guâi, jiù shì yóujú (jiù = then, shì = “there is the”)

Question 10

First, …, and after / afterwards, …

Answer 10

xiān …, ránhoù …

Question 11

first you go straight ahead until the 3rd intersection, then you turn left and you will be there

Answer 11

nî xiān wàng qián zôu dào dì sān ge lùkôu, ránhoù nî wàng zûo guâi, jiù dào le

Question 12

Présenter quelqu’un / se pésenter

Answer 12

jiè shào

Question 13

what bus do I need to take to go to the pharmacy

Answer 13

qù yàodiàn, zùo jì lù chē?

Question 14

Take the metro line 3

Answer 14

zùo sān lù dìjiê

Question 15

to read / to read a book

Answer 15

dú / dúshū

Question 16

to play

Answer 16

wán

Question 17

game

Answer 17

yóuxì

Question 18

to play a videogame

Answer 18

wán diànnâo yóuxì

Question 19

sugar / candy

Answer 19

táng

Question 20

candy store

Answer 20

tánggûo diàn (like shûigûo diàn for fruit store)

Question 21

police / policeman / police station

Answer 21

jîngchá / jîngchá xiānsheng / jîngchá jú

Question 22

to go to the police station, first take bus line 8 then metro line 2

Answer 22

qù jîngchájú, nî xiān zuò bā lù chē, ránhoù nî zùo èr lù dìjiê

Question 23

to take a plane, you need 2 hours before (take off) and 2 hours after (landing)

Answer 23

zùo fēijī qián, nî xūyào liâng xiâoshí, zùo fēijī hoù, nî yê xūyào liâng xiâoshí
qián = before
hoù = after
xūyào = need

Question 24

therefore, flying is not faster than taking the train

Answer 24

sûoyî, (zuò) fēijī bù bî (zuò) huōchē kuài

Question 25

convenient

Answer 25

fāngbiàn

Question 26

to go from Brussels to Paris, you do not need to fly, just an hour and half train ride and you are there

Answer 26

cóng Bùlûsài'ér dào Pàlî bùyòng zuò fēijī, zuò huōchē yī xiâoshí bàn, jiù dào le jiù = voilà / there you are / there you go dào = arriver (et aussi "jusqu'à" quand ce n'est pas un verbe, comme dans "cóng...dào...")

Question 27

to borrow

Answer 27

jiè

Question 28

bicycle

Answer 28

zìxíngchē

Question 29

but

Answer 29

dànshì

Question 30

I think I can find it / I cannot find it

Answer 30

wô xiâng wô néng zhâo dào / zhâo bù dào

Question 31

to believe / I don't believe it!

Answer 31

xiāngxìn / wô bù xiāngxìn! ( or wô bù xìn)

Question 32

you'd better check the map

Answer 32

nî zùi hâo chá yīxià dìtú

Question 33

to check something

Answer 33

chá

Question 34

map

Answer 34

dìtú

Question 35

good idea!

Answer 35

hâo zhûyì!

Question 36

to need / to take

Answer 36

xūyào

Question 37

how long does it take?

Answer 37

xūyào duō jiû?

Question 38

about half an hour (duration) half an hour != 1 hour and a half

Answer 38

bàn ge xiâoshí zûoyoù bàn ge xiâoshí != yī ge bàn xiâoshí

Question 39

to go by / pass by

Answer 39

lùgùo

Question 40

to help

Answer 40

bāng

Question 41

post a letter

Answer 41

jì fēng xìn (jì = to post, fēng is a measure word (yes... I know...))

Question 42

could you help me post a letter (i.e. post it for me ;-))

Answer 42

nî néng bāng wô jì fēng xìn ma?

Question 43

to ride a bike

Answer 43

qí zìxíngchē

Question 44

yesterday I rode my bike to work

Answer 44

zuótiān wô qí zìxíngchē qù le gōngsi

Question 45

he can't remember how to go to BJ university

Answer 45

tā bù jìde qù Bêijīng Dàxué zênme zôu