Elementary | Directions for the Taxi Driver

0:00我們要來找一個人 在這裡 我們要找一個人 在這裡 在這裡 在這裡 在這裡 在這裡 在這裡 在這裡 在這裡 在這裡 在這裡 在這裡 在這裡 在這裡 在這裡 在這裡 在這裡 你好,這是一個 Elementary的 來上了ChinesePodang Jenny Hi, guys, I'm John Today, we are trying to find a place Right, so one person is in a taxi and they're ready to go, but they don't know where to go They don't know how exactly to get there and very smartly, they found their Chinese friend and even more smartly, ask the friend to talk to the taxi driver directly, right? 是的 This is actually a pretty common situation You ask your local friend to talk to the local taxi driver and they'll probably sort out things faster

1:00You actually have been on both ends of this phone call before Talking to the taxi driver sometimes 是的 And without further ado, let's listen to the dialogue three times 對話,第一遍 Hello Hello, I just went out of the car How do I go? Let me tell you something Okay Master, where are you now? In the middle of the road of Changning You've been going forward The second road is right-hand Okay, I got it Second Hello Hello, I just went out of the car How do I go? I'll go and tell you something Okay Master, where are you now? I see you're at the middle of the road of Changning

2:03You've been going forward The second road is right-hand Okay, I got it Number three Hello Hello, I just went out of the car How do I go? 我跟师傅说吧 好的 师傅 你现在在哪里 在长宁路 珠山西路 那你一直往前走 在第二个路口右转就到了 好的 我知道了 And now the translation 喂 你好 Hello 嗨 喂 你好 你好 你好 你好 我刚上出租车要怎么走 Hi I just got in the taxi How do I get there

3:04你好 我刚上出租车要怎么走 Hi I just got in the taxi How do I get there 你好 我刚上出租车要怎么走 我跟师傅说吧 Let me talk with the driver 我跟师傅说吧 How about if I talk with the driver 我跟师傅说吧 好的 好的 好的 是 好的 师傅 你现在在哪里 Driver Where are you now 师傅 你现在在哪里 Driver Where are you now 师傅 你现在在哪里 Driver Where are you now 在场铃路中山西路 Driver At Changning Road and West Zhongshan Road Driver At Changning Road and West Zhongshan Road

4:04在场铃路中山西路 那你一直往前走 Driver At Changning Road 在第二个路口 右转就到了 Go straight ahead and turn right at the second intersection and you'll be there 那你一直往前走 在第二个路口 右转就到了 Go straight ahead and turn right at the second intersection and you'll be there 那你一直往前走 在第二个路口 右转就到了 好的 我知道了 好的 我知道了 好的 我知道了 好的 我知道了 OK so Zhao you did the translation in your very sexy cold voice Yeah I was acting you know these people have colds in my mind

5:04I hope you recover soon and thank you for still being here Happy to do it 好 那 let's get back to this dialogue Right so someone's in the taxi and let's look at the question they asked when they make the phone call 你好 我刚上出租车要怎么走 OK so the word for taxi is 出租车 出租车 So three first tones in row OK 出租车 So literally it's a car for rent 对 出租 means to rent out OK 出租车 and then to get in a taxi is 上 上 出租车 So you could say 上车 But this is a taxi not just any car So for certain transportation

6:04like a car taxi a train or plane we use 上 去 describe the action of getting into this vehicle We're getting on if it's a train or a bike 对 OK so to get in the taxi is 上 出租车 上 出租车 OK but in this case they said I just got in the taxi So this just how do we express that 刚 刚 几A&G 第一声 OK so that means you just did it So then the whole sentence becomes 我刚上出租车 我刚上出租车 Just got in the taxi and the question very important is 要怎么走 要怎么走 怎么走 怎么走 然后我们有个车 走

7:05COU Third home That can't mean to walk Yes but it could also mean 怎么走 怎么走 来自这儿 Yes So this is a good phrase to learn 要怎么走 Whenever you want to ask How do I actually get from point A to point B You can say怎么走 Now this 要 What does that add? 要 How should I do it? Can we drop it? Yes 怎么走 or 要怎么走 both OK OK So that's a third and neutral Right And so is 第三声 OK Third home 怎么走 要怎么走 And the Chinese friend says 我跟师傅说吧 我跟师傅说吧 So this is a suggestion We know by the

8:06the bar particle at the end Right Yes And the main verb there is 说 Right 说 说 But the person says Talk with the driver There is a very important the proposition 跟 跟 So 跟 first home 对 Means with It comes before the verb Yes So with whom? 师傅 师傅 So with the driver talk 对 我跟师傅说吧 我跟师傅说吧 So the good shifu has to come before the shuor Yes It must Good shifu shuor If you want to say I want to talk to her and it's跟她说 OK 跟她说 Got it And what is there to object?

9:06Of course you say yes And then we get into where they are actually at The question was 你现在在哪里 right? Right So now where are you precisely? The answer was The answer is the names of two streets or two roads in Shanghai 在长宁路中山西路 在长宁路中山西路 This intersection is very familiar to me Well because we based this dialogue of our own experience We would have users who kindly come to visit our office And our office is not the easiest place to find And we often have to talk to the driver and give them directions So what easy way to make this whole thing clear than to do it all in Chinese 就 share Alright so Tsai So at And then you just have two street names right?

10:07Dway So for intersection there is no and It's just two street names in a row Yes So the first street name is 长宁路 长宁路 Alright so路 of course meaning street You don't really need to learn that street name Dway Unless you're in Shanghai Maybe it's useful if you're coming to CS Or it's such a beautiful name OK Yeah I think it's one of the very nice road names in Shanghai Yeah it brings a tear to my eye right now 长宁路 Alright the second one 中山西路 中山西路 OK so two loos So when you say that the driver knows that you mean the intersection Yes OK now comes the slightly more difficult part We know where they are in the taxi So the next part of the directions is 那你一直往前走 在第二个路口

11:08右转就到了 Wow packed with actions Yeah let's look at the first part So na meaning then in that case So the first part of the instructions is 一直往前走 一直往前走 Alright so this seems a little long maybe It means go straight ahead So the order of the words is straight ahead go Right So straight is 一直 Alright一直 That's a fourth tone second tone right Right And then 往前 That means forward that's third tone second tone And then the verb which we heard earlier 走 So third tone Yes So go straight ahead is 一直往前走 And I'd suggest remember this as a chunk

12:09Because you often hear this elements together This chunk is super useful if you ever need to give or get directions 一直往前走 OK so you go straight ahead and then what OK so at the second right Right Right That's the measure word go right And what's the word after it? LOOKO LOOKO So straight ahead is 一直往前走 And then the verb which we heard earlier So straight ahead is 一直往前走 And then the verb which we heard earlier So straight mouth fourth tone third tone right Right And that means an intersection LOOKO means intersection Right If you want to say the first intersection And it's the e-g-lu-ko

13:11But in this case it's at the second intersection right Ah Zai The ar-g-lu-ko OK so we know that it's at the second intersection But what do we need to do there? You must make a right turn 右转 右转 OK fourth tone third tone right Right 右转 right So what would be a left turn? 左转 左转 OK third third 左转 But in this case it's 右转 右转 OK turn right and then at the very end is 右转 右转 然后你来 然后你来 Yes When you hear this 右转 If it was like so easy right You'll be there in no time Yes so this is 右转 Like it's three words But this is one of those little phrases

14:11where it's not really worth your time to try to break it down grammatically It just means And then you there 右转 右转 对 It often reminds me of urica I don't know why I don't know why 就到了 就到了 And then we have another in the last sentence Oh yes So the person says 好的 And then 我知道了 我知道了 So does that mean I know This means I did not know before But now I know Yes So a lot of beginners They want to try to equate love to like a past tense But that's not what it is right It doesn't mean I knew or something like that It means I know now Yes So if you say What you know means I know You're telling me But I already knew Yes But if you say What you know It's like Oh now you told me I know now Yes So an English we often say

15:11I got it So the equivalent in Chinese is What you know What you know Ok This law is very important Yes I remember when I was teaching English My students would always say I know It's like Why are you saying I know You didn't know that That's why I told you I enlightened you Yes But what they're trying to say is What you know It's like I see now Yes Ok Let's listen to the dialogue Thy more times Greetings everyone And welcome to Chinese Autriniya Our first question is How long Will it take you to become an Easternermediate Chinese speaker Using the Chinese Pod app Is it A. The rest of your life B. You should already be An intermediate speaker C. Three months Or D. Chinese Pod has an app You should already be Oooh That is incorrect The correct answer is C. Three months That's right Head over to ChinesePod.com now To register for your access To over 4,000 lessons Get the Chinese pod app now

16:12On Google Play or the app To be continued To be continued To be continued To be continued To be continued To be continued To be continued To be continued To be continued To be continued To be continued Hi Hi Hi I just went out of the car How do I go? I'm talking to Mr.Shi Ok Mr.Shi, where are you now? In the Changning Road, Zhu Shanxi Road You always go forward In the second road You always go forward Ok, I know The second side Hi Hi Hi I just went out of the car How do I go? I'm talking to Mr.Shi Ok Mr.Shi, where are you now? In the Changning Road, Zhu Shanxi Road You always go forward In the second road You always go forward

17:13In the second road You always go forward Ok, I know In the third road In the third road Hi Hi Hi I just went out of the car How do I go? I'm talking to Mr.Shi Ok Mr.Shi, where are you now? In the Changning Road, Zhu Shanxi Road You always go forward In the second road You always go forward Ok, I know Alright, we hope you enjoyed this lesson Certainly a very useful, very helpful topic in China Yeah, we'll see how effective it is Will the hoards of listeners start showing up at our office We hope so And bring some chocolate We welcome the hoards, the friendly hoards, come on over Ok, we'll see you next time, see you again See you again