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day 28getting around

unit 6 · out and about

    getting around

    Say how you get to work or school, how far it is and how long it takes.

    words to say

    • 坐 zuò · to sit; travel by
    • 地铁 dìtiě · subway, metro
    • 公交车 gōngjiāochē · bus
    • 出租车 chūzūchē · taxi
    • 开车 kāichē · to drive (a car)
    • 走路 zǒulù · walk, go on foot
    • 从 cóng · from
    • 到 dào · to arrive; to reach
    • 分钟 fēnzhōng · minute (how long)
    • 怎么 zěnme · how; how come

    sentences

    • 我每天坐地铁去上班。 · I take the subway to work every day.
    • 从我家到公司要四十分钟。 · It takes forty minutes from my home to the office.
    • 学校离我家很近,我走路去。 · School is close to my home, so I walk.
    • 下雨的时候,我坐出租车。 · When it rains, I take a taxi.
    • 李医生每天开车去医院。 · Dr Li drives to the hospital every day.

    say it after the voice

    • 我每天坐地铁去上班。 · I take the subway to work every day.
    • 我家离学校很近,走路去。 · My home is near the school; I walk.
    • 坐公交车去要半个小时。 · It’s half an hour by bus.
    • 我们坐出租车去火车站吧。 · Let’s take a taxi to the station.
    • 从我家到公司要四十分钟。 · It takes forty minutes from my home to the office.

    questions to answer

    • 你每天怎么去上班? · How do you get to work every day?
    • 去公司要多长时间? · How long does it take you to get to work?
    • 从你家到车站远吗? · Is it far from your home to the station?
    • 你会开车吗? · Can you drive?
    • 今天天气怎么样? · What’s the weather like today?