Chinese phrasebook
In a Taxi in Chinese
Practise getting around by taxi in Mandarin. You are the passenger: give your destination, make small talk and pay.
Situation: A taxi in Beijing. Your goal: Get to your hotel and pay the fare.
The whole conversation, line by line
Tap to hear a line. Taxi driver speaks first; the bold lines are what you can say. To see the lines in your own language, choose it in the language menu at the top.
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Taxi driver
你好！去哪儿？
nǐ hǎo! qù nǎr?
Hello! Where to?
You
去北京饭店，谢谢。
qù Běijīng Fàndiàn, xièxie.
To the Beijing Hotel, please.
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Taxi driver
好的。您赶时间吗？
hǎo de. nín gǎn shíjiān ma?
OK. Are you in a hurry?
You
有点赶，我六点要办入住。
yǒudiǎn gǎn, wǒ liù diǎn yào bàn rùzhù.
A bit. I need to check in by six.
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Taxi driver
放心，路上不堵车。您是第一次来北京吗？
fàngxīn, lùshang bù dǔchē. nín shì dì yī cì lái Běijīng ma?
Don't worry, no traffic. Is this your first time in Beijing?
You
不是，我来过一次。我喜欢这里。
bú shì, wǒ láiguo yí cì. wǒ xǐhuan zhèlǐ.
No, I've been once. I like it here.
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Taxi driver
您说中文说得很好！
nín shuō zhōngwén shuō de hěn hǎo!
You speak Chinese very well!
You
谢谢，我还在学习。
xièxie, wǒ hái zài xuéxí.
Thanks, I'm still learning.
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Taxi driver
前面堵车了，要等几分钟。
qiánmiàn dǔchē le, yào děng jǐ fēnzhōng.
There's traffic ahead. We'll wait a few minutes.
You
没关系，不着急。
méi guānxi, bù zháojí.
That's OK, no rush.
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Taxi driver
到了，这就是北京饭店。
dào le, zhè jiù shì Běijīng Fàndiàn.
We're here. This is the Beijing Hotel.
You
太好了。多少钱？
tài hǎo le. duōshao qián?
Great. How much is it?
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Taxi driver
六十五块。
liùshíwǔ kuài.
65 yuan.
You
给你。谢谢，再见！
gěi nǐ. xièxie, zàijiàn!
Here you are. Thanks, goodbye!
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