Learn how to take a taxi
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| Taiwanese Mandarin Survival Phrases Lesson 19: Taking a Taxi |
| In this lesson, you will learn useful phrases for taking a taxi, including giving directions to get to your destination. |
| In Chinese, 到(dào) means "to arrive.” |
| We can put 到(dào) in front of a location to say we want to go to that place. |
| For example, to say, “I want to go to Taipei Main Station,” you can say 到(dào) plus the name of the station. 到台北車站(Dào Táiběi chē zhàn). |
| The word “station” will always come before the city name. |
| Here is another example: |
| In the city 台中(Táizhōng), you would say 台中車站(Táizhōng chē zhàn). |
| Let’s break it down by tone: |
| 到(dào) is in fourth tone. |
| 台北(Táiběi) is second tone and third tone |
| 車站(chē zhàn) is first tone and fourth tone. |
| Let’s break it down by meaning: |
| 到(dào) means “to arrive” |
| 台北(Táiběi) is Taipei, the capital of Taiwan. |
| 車站(chē zhàn) is the word for station. |
| 站(zhàn) alone can also mean station. |
| Altogether, we have 到台北車站(Dào Táiběi chē zhàn). |
| Listen again, one more time, slowly: |
| [Slow] 到台北車站(Dào Táiběi chē zhàn). |
| [Normal] 到台北車站(Dào Táiběi chē zhàn). |
| In Chinese, if you want to say, “I want to go to...” you can say 我想去(Wǒ xiǎng qù). |
| Let’s break it down by tone: |
| 我(Wǒ) is in third tone |
| 想 (xiǎng) is in third tone |
| 去 (qù) is in fourth tone. |
| Remember when we have two third tones in a row, the first one becomes a second, rising tone. |
| Altogether, we have 我想去(Wó xiǎng qù)... |
| Listen again, one more time, slowly: |
| [Slow] 我想去(Wó xiǎng qù)... |
| [Normal] 我想去(Wó xiǎng qù)... |
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