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Lesson 1: Trips and Travel Tickets

买票

Learn 要 + 动词 and 在 + 地方 + 动词 through Trips and Travel Tickets.

12 words2 grammar points1 dialogues~12 min

Vocabulary12 words

票piàoNoun
Illustration for 票
  • 1.ticket
  • 2.vote, ballot
  • 3.banknote, paper money

Examples

我想买一张火车票。

wǒxiǎngmǎiyìzhānghuǒchēpiào。

I want to buy a train ticket.

请投下你的一票。

qǐngtóuxiànǐdeyípiào。

Please cast your vote.

车上chēshàngPhrase
Illustration for 车上
  • on the vehicle

Examples

我在车上。

wǒzàichēshàng。

I am on the bus.

地图dìtúNoun
Illustration for 地图
  • map

Examples

我有一张地图。

wǒyǒuyìzhāngdìtú。

I have a map.

机票jīpiàoNoun
Illustration for 机票
  • plane ticket

Examples

我订了机票。

wǒdìnglejīpiào。

I have booked a plane ticket.

机票很贵。

jīpiàohěnguì。

Plane tickets are very expensive.

车票chēpiàoNoun
Illustration for 车票
  • bus ticket, train ticketa ticket for travel by road or rail

Examples

我买了车票。

wǒmǎilechēpiào。

I bought a bus ticket.

车票多少钱?

chēpiàoduōshǎoqián?

How much is the bus ticket?

门票ménpiàoNoun
Illustration for 门票
  • 1.admission ticket
  • 2.entry ticketUsed when entering a park, museum, or historic site.

Examples

这张门票多少钱?

zhèzhāngménpiàoduōshǎoqián?

How much is this ticket?

我们买门票吧。

wǒmenmǎiménpiàoba。

Let's buy tickets.

工人gōngrénNoun
Illustration for 工人
  • worker

Examples

这家工厂有一千多名工人。

zhèjiāgōngchǎngyǒuyìqiānduōmínggōngrén。

This factory has more than a thousand workers.

工人们正在努力工作。

gōngrénmenzhèngzàinǔlìgōngzuò。

The workers are working hard.

干gànVerb
Illustration for 干
  • 1.to do; to work
  • 2.cadre (only in the word 干部)
  • 3.to be involved in; to meddle with
  • 4.dry (when read as gān)e.g. 干净 (clean), 饼干 (biscuit), 干杯 (cheers)

Examples

你在干什么?

nǐzàigànshénme?

What are you doing?

这是干部的责任。

zhèshìgànbùdezérèn。

This is the cadre's responsibility.

开会kāihuìVerb
Illustration for 开会
  • to have a meeting; to attend a meetingTo take part in a group meeting.

Examples

我们下午开会。

wǒmenxiàwǔkāihuì。

We have a meeting in the afternoon.

请假qǐngjiàVerb
Illustration for 请假
  • 1.to ask for leave
  • 2.to take time off

Examples

我想请假一天。

wǒxiǎngqǐngjiàyìtiān。

I would like to ask for a day off.

他生病了,要请假。

tāshēngbìngle,yàoqǐngjià。

He is sick and needs to ask for leave.

认真rènzhēnAdjective
Illustration for 认真
  • serious, conscientiousto do something with full effort and focus

Examples

他学习认真。

tāxuéxírènzhēn。

He studies seriously.

下班xiàbānVerb
Illustration for 下班
  • 1.to finish work, to get off work
  • 2.to end one's work shiftused when referring to the time work ends

Examples

我五点下班。

wǒwǔdiǎnxiàbān。

I get off work at five o'clock.

下班后我们去吃饭。

xiàbānhòuwǒmenqùchīfàn。

Let's go eat after work.

Grammar

The structure for wanting to do something (future intention)

S + 要 + 动词

Use "要" before a verb to express an intention or plan to do something in the future. It is stronger than "想" (to want, to think of) because it shows determination or an existing plan.

我要开会。

wǒyàokāihuì。

I'm going to have a meeting.

他要买机票。

tāyàomǎijīpiào。

He's going to buy a plane ticket.

The structure for doing something at a place

S + 在 + 地方 + 动词

Use "在" before a place, then a verb, to indicate an action taking place at a specific location.

工人在外边工作。

gōngrénzàiwàibiangōngzuò。

The workers are working outside.

我在学校开会。

wǒzàixuéxiàokāihuì。

I have a meeting at school.

Dialogues

Discussing work and a trip

Two coworkers talk after work.

小南
小南

你今天想做什么?

nǐjīntiānxiǎngzuòshénme?

What do you want to do today?

小林
小林

我要开会。我想请假。

wǒyàokāihuì。wǒxiǎngqǐngjià。

I have a meeting. I want to take leave.

小南
小南

你要买机票吗?

nǐyàomǎijīpiàoma?

Do you want to buy a plane ticket?

小林
小林

是的,我要买机票和门票。

shìde,wǒyàomǎijīpiàohéménpiào。

Yes, I want to buy a plane ticket and an admission ticket.

小南
小南

好的。你怎么去机场?

hǎode。nǐzěnmeqùjīchǎng?

OK. How are you getting to the airport?

小林
小林

我不打车了,我坐汽车去机场。

wǒbùdǎchēle,wǒzuòqìchēqùjīchǎng。

I won’t take a taxi — I’ll take the bus to the airport.

小南
小南

车票买了吗?车上有地图吗?

chēpiàomǎilema?chēshàngyǒudìtúma?

Have you bought the ticket? Is there a map on the bus?

小林
小林

车票买了。地图在我的包里边。

chēpiàomǎile。dìtúzàiwǒdebāolǐbian。

I’ve got the ticket. The map is in my bag.

小南
小南

好。那些工人今天干什么?

hǎo。nàxiēgōngrénjīntiāngànshénme?

OK. What are those workers doing today?

小林
小林

他们在开会,开会后就下班。

tāmenzàikāihuì,kāihuìhòujiùxiàbān。

They’re in a meeting; after the meeting they finish work.