Lesson 3: Travel Plans

坐车

Learn to use 去, 地点, 坐, 交通工具 through the topics of transportation and travel.

13 words2 grammar points1 dialogues~13 min

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Vocabulary13 words

出租车chūzūchēNoun

taxi

Examples

我坐出租车。

wǒzuòchūzūchē。

I take a taxi.

漂亮piàoliangAdjective

pretty; beautifulused for people or things

Examples

她很漂亮。

tāhěnpiàoliang。

She is very pretty.

北京běijīngNoun

Beijingthe capital of China

Examples

我去北京。

wǒqùběijīng。

I am going to Beijing.

北京很大。

běijīnghěndà。

Beijing is very big.

车chēNoun

vehicle, carin general; it can be a car, motorbike, etc.

Examples

坐车。

zuòchē。

To take a vehicle.

飞机fēijīNoun

airplane

Examples

飞机在天上。

fēijīzàitiānshàng。

The airplane is in the sky.

开kāiVerb

1.to openThe action of opening a door, cabinet, etc.
2.to drive (a car)Short for operating a vehicle.

Examples

开门。

kāimén。

Open the door.

我开车。

wǒkāichē。

I drive a car.

来láiVerb

1.to comeA verb for moving toward the speaker or the place being talked about.
2.(in the structure yao...le)Used to signal that something is about to happen.

Examples

你来吗？

nǐláima？

Are you coming?

快来看！

kuàiláikàn！

Come and look, quick!

去qùVerb

1.to goIndicates the action of going to a place.
2.to (do something)When it follows a place, it indicates purpose.

Examples

我去学校。

wǒqùxuéxiào。

I go to school.

你去不去?

nǐqùbuqù?

Are you going or not?

热rèAdjective

hotDescribes hot weather or a hot feeling.

Examples

今天很热。

jīntiānhěnrè。

It is very hot today.

天气tiānqìNoun

weatherrefers to the state of the weather

Examples

天气很好。

tiānqìhěnhǎo。

The weather is very good.

喜欢xǐhuanVerb

to likeexpresses fondness or preference

Examples

我喜欢你。

wǒxǐhuannǐ。

I like you.

我喜欢看书。

wǒxǐhuankànshū。

I like reading.

中国ZhōngguóNoun

China

Examples

我想去中国旅游。

wǒxiǎngqùzhōngguólǚyóu.

I want to travel to China.

坐zuòVerb

1.to sitThe action of sitting down.
2.to take (a vehicle)A bus, train, etc.

Examples

请坐。

qǐngzuò。

Please sit down.

坐车。

zuòchē。

to take a car

Grammar

The Structure for Going to a Place

S + 去 + 地点

This structure is used to talk about going to a specific place. The verb '去' (to go) is placed before the place you want to go to.

我去北京。

wǒqùběijīng。

I'm going to Beijing.

他去中国。

tāqùzhōngguó。

He's going to China.

The Structure for Traveling by a Means of Transport

S + 坐 + 交通工具

This structure is used to indicate the means of transport. The verb '坐' (to sit / take) is placed before the name of the vehicle.

我坐飞机去北京。

wǒzuòfēijīqùběijīng。

I'm taking a plane to Beijing.

他坐出租车。

tāzuòchūzūchē。

He takes a taxi.

Dialogues

Travel Plans

Two friends talk about their travel plans.

Nam

你想去中国吗？

nǐxiǎngqùzhōngguóma？

Do you want to go to China?

Linh

是的，我想去北京。

shìde，wǒxiǎngqùběijīng。

Yes, I want to go to Beijing.

Nam

北京很漂亮。你喜欢飞机吗？

běijīnghěnpiàoliang。nǐxǐhuanfēijīma？

Beijing is very beautiful. Do you like planes?

Linh

不，我不喜欢飞机。我坐出租车去。

bù，wǒbùxǐhuanfēijī。wǒzuòchūzūchēqù。

No, I don't like planes. I'll take a taxi.

Nam

北京的天气怎么样？

běijīngdetiānqìzěnmeyàng？

How's the weather in Beijing?

Linh

北京的天气很热。

běijīngdetiānqìhěnrè。

The weather in Beijing is very hot.