start end text 0 7000 Standard Chinese, a modular approach. Directions module unit 1, production tape 1. 7000 13000 On the comprehension tape in this unit, you learn to understand some sentences asking or giving directions. 13000 17000 Before you learn how to say these things, test your comprehension of them. 17000 20000 Put the following exchanges from the target list into English. 20000 30000 Number 1,你知道不知道華美咖啡廳?Do you know of the huame coffee house? 30000 42000 知道。Yes, I know. Number 2,到那里去怎么走?How do I go there? 42000 50000 从这里往左走。From here you go to the left. 50000 62000 到了路口,往右走就到了。When you reach the intersection, then you go to the right, and then you're there. 62000 71000 Number 3,从这里到银行去,我先往右走,对不对? 71000 76000 To get from here to the bank, first I go to the right, is that correct? 76000 84000 不是,从这里一直走。No, from here you go straight. 84000 95000 然后到了路口,往左走。After that, when I reach the intersection, I go to the left. 95000 100000 对了。That's correct. 100000 105000 好,我知道了,谢谢。 105000 109000 Good, I've got it now, thank you. 109000 114000 If you had any trouble understanding these sentences, rewind the tape and work on them some more. 114000 118000 If you understood them all, you should begin learning how to say them. 118000 122000 Listen to this exchange as two friends meet on the street. 122000 129000 你到哪里去?我到咖啡厅去。Repeat the verb to go. 129000 134000 去,去。Repeat the question, where are you going? 134000 145000 Literally, you to where go.你到哪里去?你到哪里去? 145000 149000 So far you've seen 到 as a full verb meaning to arrive. 149000 151000 Here it's a prepositional verb meaning to. 151000 158000 Do remember that other prepositional verbs such as 给 for could also be full verbs such as 给 to give. 158000 169000 Repeat, where are you going?你到哪里去?你到哪里去? 169000 177000 Notice the word order, the prepositional verb phrase 到哪里? goes before the full verb 去. 177000 187000 How do you say, where are you going?你到哪里去? 187000 192000 You've probably found prepositional verbs such as 到 or 给 easy enough to handle. 192000 197000 The resemblance to English prepositions such as 到 in or for is a help. 197000 204000 You've had to remember, however, that the prepositional phrase like 给我 precedes a full verb like 还还. 204000 207000 Now you've come to another point to remember. 207000 212000 Chinese often uses a prepositional verb like 到 where English uses no preposition. 212000 216000 How do you say, where are you going? 216000 221000 你到哪里去? 221000 229000 Listen to the exchange again.你到哪里去?我到咖啡厅去. 229000 237000 Repeat the word for coffee house.咖啡厅.咖啡厅. 237000 245000 Repeat, I'm going to a coffee house.我到咖啡厅去. 245000 249000 我到咖啡厅去. 249000 257000 Notice that although we say going to a coffee house in English, there is no word in the Chinese corresponding to the article a. 257000 269000 How do you say, I'm going to a coffee house?我到咖啡厅去. 269000 274000 Listen to this exchange.你到哪里去?我到咖啡厅去. 274000 278000 你要不要去?好,我去. 278000 281000 Now you try it. You're going to a coffee house. 281000 294000 When you meet a friend on the street and she asks you where you're headed, you tell her and then ask if she wants to go.你到哪里去? 294000 300000 我到咖啡厅去.你要不要去?好,我去. 300000 303000 Again.你到哪里去? 303000 314000 我到咖啡厅去.你要不要去?好,我去. 314000 318000 The conversation continues. Listen. 318000 323000 你知道不知道华美咖啡厅?不知道. 323000 331000 Repeat the verb to know or to know of.知道.知道. 331000 335000 Repeat the name of the coffee house, the huamei coffee house. 335000 339000 华美咖啡厅. 339000 343000 华美咖啡厅. 343000 355000 Repeat the question, do you know of the huamei coffee house?你知道不知道华美咖啡厅? 355000 360000 你知道不知道华美咖啡厅? 360000 373000 Try saying it yourself, ahead of the speaker.你知道不知道华美咖啡厅? 373000 387000 Try asking the question again, this time you'll get a reply.你知道不知道华美咖啡厅?不知道.Again. 387000 395000 你知道不知道华美咖啡厅?不知道. 395000 402000 Since neither of the friends know where the huamei coffee house is, they ask someone on the street. Listen. 402000 408000 你知道不知道华美咖啡厅?知道.到哪里去怎么走? 408000 416000 从这里往左走,到了路口,再往右走就到了.Repeat, how do I go? 416000 422000 怎么走?怎么走? 422000 433000 You've already seen the verb 走 means to leave. Here you find another meaning of the verb 走 to take a route, to go by way of. Now repeat the whole sentence. How do I go there? 433000 443000 到哪里去怎么走?到哪里去怎么走? 443000 454000 Notice that the question starts off with what could be a complete sentence itself. A propositional verb phrase and a full verb.到哪里去?I'm going there. 454000 466000 It's then followed by a question word and another full verb.怎么走?By what route?How do you say, how do I go there? 466000 470000 到哪里去怎么走? 470000 474000 Try it again. This time you'll get a reply. 474000 479000 到哪里去怎么走? 479000 487000 从这里往左走,到了路口,再往右走就到了.Again. 487000 492000 到哪里去怎么走? 492000 499000 从这里往左走,到了路口,再往右走就到了. 499000 506000 Listen to how you might break these directions up into parts.我先往左走,对不对? 506000 523000 对了.Repeat the adjectival verb to be correct.对,对,对.Repeat, is that correct?对不对?对不对? 523000 534000 Now repeat the prepositional verb which means towards or in the direction of.往,往. 534000 541000 Although both prepositional verbs往 and到 can be translated as to, they mean different things. 541000 556000 Use到 to mean to as in到北京去.Go to Peking when you actually do go all the way to the place.Use往 to mean towards when you go in the direction of a place but not all the way there. 556000 570000 Now repeat the word for the direction left.左,左.Repeat, go to the left.往左走,往左走. 570000 592000 Repeat the adverb first.先,先.Repeat, first I go to the left.我先往左走,我先往左走. 592000 614000 Notice that the adverb先 comes directly after the subject 我,before the prepositional verb 往.Repeat, first I go to the left.is that correct?我先往左走,对不对? 614000 628000 Try asking the question yourself. You'll get a reply.First I go to the left.is that correct?我先往左走,对不对? 628000 643000 对了.Again.我先往左走,对不对?对了.The conversation continues. 643000 666000 然后呢?然后到了路口往右走.Repeat the word for after that or afterwards.然后,然后.Repeat, and after that.然后呢?然后呢? 666000 687000 Try saying it yourself. This time you'll get a reply.然后呢?然后到了路口再往右走.Again.然后呢?然后到了路口再往右走. 687000 714000 Try asking both questions now.First I go to the left.is that correct?Then I ask about afterwards.我先往左走,对不对?对了.然后呢?然后到了路口再往右走.Again.我先往左走,对不对?对了.然后呢?然后到了路口再往右走.Again.我先往左走,对不对? 714000 740000 对了.然后呢?然后到了路口再往右走.Let's break up that answer into several parts and take a closer look.Repeat the word for an intersection.路口。路口。Repeat the first part of the sentence. 740000 745000 When you reach the intersection, more literally, arrived at the intersection. 745000 751000 到了路口,到了路口。 751000 754000 Now the second part of the sentence. 754000 757000 Repeat the word for then, used in commands or suggestions. 757000 761000 在,在。 761000 764000 Now repeat the word for the direction right. 764000 768000 有,有。 768000 772000 Repeat, then go to the right. 772000 776000 再往右走。 776000 780000 再往右走。 780000 785000 Again you see the verb 走, used instead of the verb 去 to mean go. 785000 790000 This is because the emphasis is on the route taken, not on the final destination. 790000 793000 What's the word for the direction right? 793000 795000 有. 795000 800000 How do you say, then go to the right. 800000 804000 再往右走。 804000 807000 Repeat the first two parts of the sentence now. 807000 811000 When you reach the intersection, then you go to the right. 811000 817000 到了路口,再往右走。 817000 823000 到了路口,再往右走。 823000 827000 Notice that the marker 路 is used to indicate completed action here. 827000 831000 The sentence does not say that he has reached the intersection already, 831000 834000 but when he has reached it, then he goes to the right. 834000 838000 Completed action 路 does not tell you whether the action is past, present or future. 838000 841000 This you must find out from the context. 841000 848000 How do you say, when you reach the intersection, you go to the right. 848000 852000 到了路口,再往右走。 852000 855000 What completed action 路 does tell you in this sentence, 855000 859000 is that getting to the intersection will be done before going to the right. 859000 864000 You use the marker 路 here to show the completion of one action in relation to another. 864000 871000 How do you say, when you reach the corner, you go to the right. 871000 877000 到了路口,再往右走。 877000 879000 Try answering the question yourself now. 879000 884000 After that, when you reach the intersection, then you go to the right. 884000 890000 然后呢? 890000 897000 然后到了路口,再往右走。 897000 904000 Again 然后呢? 904000 911000 然后到了路口,再往右走。 911000 913000 Listen to the final reply. 913000 916000 好,我知道了。 916000 919000 Repeat, now I've got it. 919000 921000 我知道了。 921000 924000 我知道了。 924000 927000 Notice that you use the new situation 了 927000 931000 to give the idea that now you know it although before you did not. 931000 933000 How do you say, now I've got it. 933000 938000 我知道了。 938000 940000 Repeat, good, now I've got it. 940000 943000 Thank you. 943000 948000 好,我知道了。谢谢。 948000 953000 好,我知道了。谢谢。 953000 957000 Listen to this short conversation using what you've just learned. 957000 961000 请问,到华美咖啡厅去怎么走? 961000 966000 从这里往右走,到了路口,再往右走,就到了。 966000 968000 好,我知道了。 968000 970000 Now you try it. 970000 973000 Try asking how you get to the huame coffee house. 973000 976000 When you've heard the directions say good, now I've got it. 976000 982000 Thank you. 982000 986000 请问,到华美咖啡厅去怎么走? 986000 990000 从这里往右走,到了路口,再往右走,就到了。 990000 995000 好,我知道了。谢谢。 995000 1000000 Again. 1000000 1005000 请问,到华美咖啡厅去怎么走? 1005000 1010000 从这里往右走,到了路口,再往右走,就到了。 1010000 1017000 好,我知道了。谢谢。 1017000 1022000 Here's a quick review. 1022000 1025000 What's the word for the direction right? 1025000 1027000 右。 1027000 1030000 What's the word for after that? 1030000 1033000 然后。 1033000 1036000 What's the word for the direction left? 1036000 1040000 左。 1040000 1043000 And what's the word for first? 1043000 1046000 先。 1046000 1049000 Here's another conversation. Listen. 1049000 1053000 请问,从这里到银行去往右走,对不对? 1053000 1057000 不是,从这里一直走。 1057000 1065000 Repeat the prepositional verb from 从。 1065000 1072000 Unlike the prepositional verb 到, the prepositional verb 从 is never used alone as a full verb. 1072000 1075000 Repeat the prepositional phrase from here. 1075000 1081000 从这里。 1081000 1084000 Repeat to get from here to the bank. 1084000 1092000 从这里到银行去。 1092000 1097000 Repeat to get from here to the bank, you go right. 1097000 1104000 从这里到银行去往右走。 1104000 1110000 从这里到银行去往右走。 1110000 1113000 Repeat to get from here to the bank, you go right. 1113000 1115000 Is that correct? 1115000 1122000 从这里到银行去往右走,对不对? 1122000 1128000 从这里到银行去往右走,对不对? 1128000 1129000 Now repeat. 1129000 1134000 May I ask, if you get from here to the bank, you go to the right, is that correct? 1134000 1142000 请问,从这里到银行去往右走,对不对? 1142000 1149000 请问,从这里到银行去往右走,对不对? 1149000 1153000 Try it again, this time you'll get a reply. 1153000 1162000 Repeat to get from here to the bank, you go right. 1162000 1166000 请问,从这里到银行去往右走,对不对? 1166000 1171000 不是,从这里一直走。 1171000 1176000 Again. 1176000 1180000 请问,从这里到银行去往右走,对不对? 1180000 1184000 从这里一直走。 1184000 1186000 Now repeat the adverb, straight. 1186000 1191000 一直,一直。 1191000 1194000 Repeat, go straight. 1194000 1200000 一直走,一直走。 1200000 1203000 Repeat, from here you go straight. 1203000 1208000 从这里一直走。 1208000 1213000 从这里一直走。 1213000 1220000 Notice that the adverb一直, comes right before what it most directly modifies, that is the verb走. 1220000 1224000 Repeat, no, from here you go straight. 1224000 1230000 不是,从这里一直走。 1230000 1235000 不是,从这里一直走。 1235000 1241000 Try responding to the question yourself now, correct the person, tell her to go straight. 1241000 1248000 请问,从这里到银行去往右走,对不对? 1248000 1254000 不是,从这里一直走。 1254000 1256000 Again. 1256000 1264000 请问,从这里到银行去往右走,对不对? 1264000 1269000 不是,从这里一直走。 1269000 1273000 Notice that even though the other person asks her question with,对不对? 1273000 1275000 You answer with,不是。 1275000 1281000 This is because the answer 不对, is considered rather blunt. 1281000 1283000 Now let's review what we've covered on this tape. 1283000 1287000 Put the following sentences from the target list into Chinese. 1287000 1288000 Number one. 1288000 1293000 I'm going to a coffee house. 1293000 1299000 Do you know the huamei coffee house? 1299000 1306000 Do you know the huamei coffee house? 1306000 1309000 No, I don't. 1309000 1313000 不知道。 1313000 1314000 Number two. 1314000 1321000 How do I get from here to the bank? 1321000 1325000 你到银行去怎么走? 1325000 1329000 From here you go straight. 1329000 1335000 从这里一直走。 1335000 1337000 Number three. 1337000 1344000 First from here I go straight, is that right? 1344000 1349000 我先从这里一直走,对不对? 1349000 1352000 That's right. 1352000 1354000 对了。 1354000 1363000 After that, when I've reached the intersection, I go to the right. 1363000 1371000 然后到了路口往右走。 1371000 1377000 No, go to the left. 1377000 1382000 我往左走。