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Standard Chinese, a modular approach. Directions module unit 1, production tape 1.

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On the comprehension tape in this unit, you learn to understand some sentences asking or giving directions.

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Before you learn how to say these things, test your comprehension of them.

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Put the following exchanges from the target list into English.

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Number 1,你知道不知道華美咖啡廳?Do you know of the huame coffee house?

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知道。Yes, I know. Number 2,到那里去怎么走?How do I go there?

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从这里往左走。From here you go to the left.

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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.

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Number 3,从这里到银行去,我先往右走,对不对?

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To get from here to the bank, first I go to the right, is that correct?

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不是,从这里一直走。No, from here you go straight.

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然后到了路口,往左走。After that, when I reach the intersection, I go to the left.

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对了。That's correct.

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好,我知道了,谢谢。

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Good, I've got it now, thank you.

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If you had any trouble understanding these sentences, rewind the tape and work on them some more.

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If you understood them all, you should begin learning how to say them.

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Listen to this exchange as two friends meet on the street.

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你到哪里去?我到咖啡厅去。Repeat the verb to go.

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去,去。Repeat the question, where are you going?

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Literally, you to where go.你到哪里去?你到哪里去?

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So far you've seen 到 as a full verb meaning to arrive.

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Here it's a prepositional verb meaning to.

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Do remember that other prepositional verbs such as 给 for could also be full verbs such as 给 to give.

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Repeat, where are you going?你到哪里去?你到哪里去?

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Notice the word order, the prepositional verb phrase 到哪里? goes before the full verb 去.

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How do you say, where are you going?你到哪里去?

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You've probably found prepositional verbs such as 到 or 给 easy enough to handle.

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The resemblance to English prepositions such as 到 in or for is a help.

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You've had to remember, however, that the prepositional phrase like 给我 precedes a full verb like 还还.

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Now you've come to another point to remember.

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Chinese often uses a prepositional verb like 到 where English uses no preposition.

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How do you say, where are you going?

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你到哪里去?

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Listen to the exchange again.你到哪里去?我到咖啡厅去.

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Repeat the word for coffee house.咖啡厅.咖啡厅.

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Repeat, I'm going to a coffee house.我到咖啡厅去.

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我到咖啡厅去.

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Notice that although we say going to a coffee house in English, there is no word in the Chinese corresponding to the article a.

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How do you say, I'm going to a coffee house?我到咖啡厅去.

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Listen to this exchange.你到哪里去?我到咖啡厅去.

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你要不要去?好,我去.

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Now you try it. You're going to a coffee house.

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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?

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我到咖啡厅去.你要不要去?好,我去.

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Again.你到哪里去?

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我到咖啡厅去.你要不要去?好,我去.

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The conversation continues. Listen.

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你知道不知道华美咖啡厅?不知道.

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Repeat the verb to know or to know of.知道.知道.

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Repeat the name of the coffee house, the huamei coffee house.

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华美咖啡厅.

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华美咖啡厅.

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Repeat the question, do you know of the huamei coffee house?你知道不知道华美咖啡厅?

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你知道不知道华美咖啡厅?

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Try saying it yourself, ahead of the speaker.你知道不知道华美咖啡厅?

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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.

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你知道不知道华美咖啡厅?不知道.

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Since neither of the friends know where the huamei coffee house is, they ask someone on the street. Listen.

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你知道不知道华美咖啡厅?知道.到哪里去怎么走?

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从这里往左走,到了路口,再往右走就到了.Repeat, how do I go?

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怎么走?怎么走?

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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?

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到哪里去怎么走?到哪里去怎么走?

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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.

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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?

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到哪里去怎么走?

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Try it again. This time you'll get a reply.

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到哪里去怎么走?

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从这里往左走,到了路口,再往右走就到了.Again.

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到哪里去怎么走?

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从这里往左走,到了路口,再往右走就到了.

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Listen to how you might break these directions up into parts.我先往左走,对不对?

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对了.Repeat the adjectival verb to be correct.对,对,对.Repeat, is that correct?对不对?对不对?

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Now repeat the prepositional verb which means towards or in the direction of.往,往.

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Although both prepositional verbs往 and到 can be translated as to, they mean different things.

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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.

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Now repeat the word for the direction left.左,左.Repeat, go to the left.往左走,往左走.

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Repeat the adverb first.先,先.Repeat, first I go to the left.我先往左走,我先往左走.

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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?

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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?

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对了.Again.我先往左走,对不对?对了.The conversation continues.

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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?

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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.

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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?

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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.

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When you reach the intersection, more literally, arrived at the intersection.

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到了路口,到了路口。

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Now the second part of the sentence.

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Repeat the word for then, used in commands or suggestions.

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在,在。

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Now repeat the word for the direction right.

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有,有。

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Repeat, then go to the right.

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再往右走。

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再往右走。

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Again you see the verb 走, used instead of the verb 去 to mean go.

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This is because the emphasis is on the route taken, not on the final destination.

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What's the word for the direction right?

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有.

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How do you say, then go to the right.

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再往右走。

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Repeat the first two parts of the sentence now.

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When you reach the intersection, then you go to the right.

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到了路口,再往右走。

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到了路口,再往右走。

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Notice that the marker 路 is used to indicate completed action here.

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The sentence does not say that he has reached the intersection already,

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but when he has reached it, then he goes to the right.

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Completed action 路 does not tell you whether the action is past, present or future.

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This you must find out from the context.

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How do you say, when you reach the intersection, you go to the right.

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到了路口,再往右走。

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What completed action 路 does tell you in this sentence,

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is that getting to the intersection will be done before going to the right.

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You use the marker 路 here to show the completion of one action in relation to another.

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How do you say, when you reach the corner, you go to the right.

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到了路口,再往右走。

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Try answering the question yourself now.

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After that, when you reach the intersection, then you go to the right.

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然后呢?

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然后到了路口,再往右走。

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Again 然后呢?

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然后到了路口,再往右走。

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Listen to the final reply.

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好,我知道了。

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Repeat, now I've got it.

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我知道了。

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我知道了。

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Notice that you use the new situation 了

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to give the idea that now you know it although before you did not.

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How do you say, now I've got it.

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我知道了。

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Repeat, good, now I've got it.

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Thank you.

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好,我知道了。谢谢。

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好,我知道了。谢谢。

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Listen to this short conversation using what you've just learned.

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请问,到华美咖啡厅去怎么走?

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从这里往右走,到了路口,再往右走,就到了。

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好,我知道了。

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Now you try it.

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Try asking how you get to the huame coffee house.

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When you've heard the directions say good, now I've got it.

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Thank you.

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请问,到华美咖啡厅去怎么走?

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从这里往右走,到了路口,再往右走,就到了。

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好,我知道了。谢谢。

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Again.

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请问,到华美咖啡厅去怎么走?

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从这里往右走,到了路口,再往右走,就到了。

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好,我知道了。谢谢。

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Here's a quick review.

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What's the word for the direction right?

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右。

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What's the word for after that?

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然后。

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What's the word for the direction left?

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左。

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And what's the word for first?

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先。

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Here's another conversation. Listen.

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请问,从这里到银行去往右走,对不对?

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不是,从这里一直走。

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Repeat the prepositional verb from 从。

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Unlike the prepositional verb 到, the prepositional verb 从 is never used alone as a full verb.

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Repeat the prepositional phrase from here.

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从这里。

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Repeat to get from here to the bank.

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从这里到银行去。

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Repeat to get from here to the bank, you go right.

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从这里到银行去往右走。

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从这里到银行去往右走。

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Repeat to get from here to the bank, you go right.

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Is that correct?

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从这里到银行去往右走,对不对?

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从这里到银行去往右走,对不对?

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Now repeat.

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May I ask, if you get from here to the bank, you go to the right, is that correct?

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请问,从这里到银行去往右走,对不对?

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请问,从这里到银行去往右走,对不对?

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Try it again, this time you'll get a reply.

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Repeat to get from here to the bank, you go right.

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请问,从这里到银行去往右走,对不对?

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不是,从这里一直走。

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Again.

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请问,从这里到银行去往右走,对不对?

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从这里一直走。

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Now repeat the adverb, straight.

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一直,一直。

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Repeat, go straight.

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一直走,一直走。

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Repeat, from here you go straight.

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从这里一直走。

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从这里一直走。

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Notice that the adverb一直, comes right before what it most directly modifies, that is the verb走.

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Repeat, no, from here you go straight.

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不是,从这里一直走。

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不是,从这里一直走。

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Try responding to the question yourself now, correct the person, tell her to go straight.

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请问,从这里到银行去往右走,对不对?

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不是,从这里一直走。

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Again.

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请问,从这里到银行去往右走,对不对?

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不是,从这里一直走。

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Notice that even though the other person asks her question with,对不对?

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You answer with,不是。

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This is because the answer 不对, is considered rather blunt.

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Now let's review what we've covered on this tape.

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Put the following sentences from the target list into Chinese.

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Number one.

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I'm going to a coffee house.

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Do you know the huamei coffee house?

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Do you know the huamei coffee house?

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No, I don't.

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不知道。

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Number two.

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How do I get from here to the bank?

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你到银行去怎么走?

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From here you go straight.

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从这里一直走。

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Number three.

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First from here I go straight, is that right?

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我先从这里一直走,对不对?

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That's right.

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对了。

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After that, when I've reached the intersection, I go to the right.

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然后到了路口往右走。

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No, go to the left.

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我往左走。