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In the taxi   »  
在出租车里

38 [thirty-eight]

In the taxi

In the taxi

38[三十八]

38 [Sānshíbā]

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在出租车里

[zài chūzū chē lǐ]

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Please call a taxi. 请 您 叫- 辆 出-- 。 请 您 叫一 辆 出租车 。 0
qǐ-- n-- j--- y- l---- c---- c--. qǐng nín jiào yī liàng chūzū chē. 		+
What does it cost to go to the station? 到 火-- 要 多-- ? 到 火车站 要 多少钱 ? 0
Dà- h----- z--- y-- d------ q---? Dào huǒchē zhàn yào duōshǎo qián? 		+
What does it cost to go to the airport? 到 飞-- 要 多-- ? 到 飞机场 要 多少钱 ? 0
Dà- f---- c---- y-- d------ q---? Dào fēijī chǎng yào duōshǎo qián? 		+
     
Please go straight ahead. 请 一- 往- 走 。 请 一直 往前 走 。 0
Qǐ-- y---- w--- q--- z--. Qǐng yīzhí wǎng qián zǒu. 		+
Please turn right here. 请 在 这- 右- 。 请 在 这里 右转 。 0
Qǐ-- z-- z---- y-- z----. Qǐng zài zhèlǐ yòu zhuǎn. 		+
Please turn left at the corner. 请 在 那- 拐-- 向- 转 。 请 在 那个 拐弯处 向左 转 。 0
Qǐ-- z-- n--- g------ c-- x---- z-- z----. Qǐng zài nàgè guǎiwān chù xiàng zuǒ zhuǎn. 		+
     
I’m in a hurry. 我 赶 时- 。 /急- 哪 ！ 我 赶 时间 。 /急着 哪 ！ 0
Wǒ g-- s------. / J----- n-! Wǒ gǎn shíjiān. / Jízhuó nǎ! 		+
I have time. 我 有 时- 。 我 有 时间 。 0
Wǒ y-- s------. Wǒ yǒu shíjiān. 		+
Please drive slowly. 请 您 开 慢-- 。 请 您 开 慢点儿 。 0
Qǐ-- n-- k-- m-- d--- e-. Qǐng nín kāi màn diǎn er. 		+
     
Please stop here. 请 您 在-- 停- 。 请 您 在这里 停车 。 0
Qǐ-- n-- z-- z---- t------. Qǐng nín zài zhèlǐ tíngchē. 		+
Please wait a moment. 请 您 等-- 。 请 您 等一下 。 0
Qǐ-- n-- d--- y----. Qǐng nín děng yīxià. 		+
I’ll be back immediately. 我 马- 回- 。 我 马上 回来 。 0
Wǒ m------ h-----. Wǒ mǎshàng huílái. 		+
     
Please give me a receipt. 请 您 给 我 一- 收- 。 请 您 给 我 一张 收据 。 0
Qǐ-- n-- g-- w- y- z---- s-----. Qǐng nín gěi wǒ yī zhāng shōujù. 		+
I have no change. 我 没- 零- 。 我 没有 零钱 。 0
Wǒ m----- l-------. Wǒ méiyǒu língqián. 		+
That is okay, please keep the change. 就 这- 好 了- 这 剩-- 是 给-- 。 就 这样 好 了, 这 剩下的 是 给您的 。 0
Ji- z------ h----- z-- s---- x-- d- s-- g-- n-- d-. Jiù zhèyàng hǎole, zhè shèng xià de shì gěi nín de. 		+
     
Drive me to this address. 请 您 把 我 送- 这- 地- 。 请 您 把 我 送到 这个 地址 。 0
Qǐ-- n-- b- w- s--- d-- z---- d----. Qǐng nín bǎ wǒ sòng dào zhège dìzhǐ. 		+
Drive me to my hotel. 请 您 把 我 送- 我- 宾- 。 请 您 把 我 送到 我的 宾馆 。 0
Qǐ-- n-- b- w- s--- d-- w- d- b------. Qǐng nín bǎ wǒ sòng dào wǒ de bīnguǎn. 		+
Drive me to the beach. 请 您 把 我 送- 海- 去 。 请 您 把 我 送到 海边 去 。 0
Qǐ-- n-- b- w- s--- d-- h------ q-. Qǐng nín bǎ wǒ sòng dào hǎibiān qù. 		+
     

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