Stage 7 · Lesson 40

Asking for clear directions

Ask for clarification and confirm instructions in your own words.

16 new words2 sessions · 20–25 minutes each0/38 correct without hintsReview the preceding lesson

Listen, read, and retell

Pinyin Meaning

Pass 1: understand the situation. Pass 2: hide meanings and read. Pass 3: retell it in your own words.

Conversation

安安

不bù好hǎo意yì思si，请问qǐng wèn去qù图tú书shū馆guǎn应yīng该gāi往wǎng哪nǎ边biān走zǒu？我wǒ听tīng说shuō在zài学校xué xiào旁páng边biān，可kě是shì不知道bù zhī dào具jù体tǐ怎zěn样yàng走zǒu。

Excuse me, which way is the library? I heard it is near the school but do not know the exact route.

小禾

先xiān向xiàng前qián走zǒu，看kàn到dào像xiàng一yī本běn书shū那nà样yàng的de大dà门mén，再zài往wǎng右yòu。地dì图tú上shàng这zhè样yàng画huà，是shì为wèi了le让ràng人rén容róng易yì找zhǎo到dào。

Go forward, then turn right at the gate shaped like a book. The map draws it that way to make it easier to find.

安安

你nǐ说shuō的de是shì什么shén me意yì思si？我wǒ好hǎo像xiàng看见kàn jiàn两liǎng个gè门mén。为wèi什么shén me不bù能néng从cóng这边zhè biān进jìn，如rú果guǒ走zǒu错cuò了le怎么zěn me办bàn？

What do you mean? I seem to see two gates. Why not enter on this side, and what if I take a wrong turn?

小禾

那nà么me，先xiān问wèn清qīng楚chu。这边zhè biān今天jīn tiān关guān着zhe。你nǐ可以kě yǐ问wèn开kāi放fàng的de门mén是shì什么shén me样yàng的de，再zài确què认rèn这zhè么me走zǒu对duì不bù对duì，不bù用yòng怕pà问wèn得de多duō。

Then clarify first. This side is closed today. Ask what the open entrance looks like and confirm your route; questions are welcome.

Extension reading

安ān安ān把bǎ路lù线xiàn用yòng自zì己jǐ的de话huà说shuō了le一yī遍biàn：先xiān向xiàng前qián，再zài右yòu转zhuǎn。小xiǎo禾hé点diǎn头tóu，她tā才cái知道zhī dào自zì己jǐ真zhēn的de听tīng懂dǒng了le，不bù只zhǐ是shì觉得jué de声shēng音yīn熟shú悉xī。

Anan repeats the route in her own words: forward, then right. Xiao He's nod confirms understanding rather than mere familiarity.

到dào了le门mén口kǒu，她tā又yòu问wèn今天jīn tiān看kàn书shū的de人rén多duō不bù多duō、里lǐ面miàn怎么样zěn me yàng。这zhè次cì问wèn路lù，让ràng她tā越yuè来lái越yuè敢gǎn用yòng中文zhōng wén处chǔ理lǐ小xiǎo事shì情qing。

At the entrance she asks how busy it is and what it is like inside. Asking directions makes her more confident using Chinese for everyday matters.

Names and helper expressions

小禾 · Xiao He; 安安 · Anan. These supporting phrases aid understanding and are not added to the new HSK 2 vocabulary list.

确认 què rèn: confirm

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