Lesson 1: The Way to the Hospital

怎么走

Learn 想/要 + 去 + 地方 and 从 + 地点A + 到 + 地点B + 怎么走？ through The Way to the Hospital.

4 words2 grammar points1 dialogues~12 min

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Vocabulary4 words

图书馆túshūguǎnNoun

library

Examples

我去图书馆看书。

wǒqùtúshūguǎnkànshū。

I go to the library to read.

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?

从cóngPreposition

1.from
2.through, past

Examples

我从中国来。

wǒcóngzhōngguólái。

I come from China.

他从门进来。

tācóngménjìnlái。

He comes in through the door.

路lùNoun

1.road, path
2.journey, route
3.way, method
4.route, line (of a bus)e.g. 几路车 (which bus line), 2路车 (bus No. 2)

Examples

这条路很长。

zhètiáolùhěncháng。

This road is very long.

我在去学校的路上。

wǒzàiqùxuéxiàodelùshang。

I am on the way to school.

Grammar

Wanting to go somewhere

S + 想/要 + 去 + 地方

Use this pattern to express a wish or plan to go to a place. 想 is softer than 要. 去 is the main verb of movement, meaning 'to go'.

我想去医院。

wǒxiǎngqùyīyuàn。

I want to go to the hospital.

你要去图书馆吗？

nǐyàoqùtúshūguǎnma？

Do you want to go to the library?

Asking the way from one place to another

从 + 地点A + 到 + 地点B + 怎么走？

This is a very common, basic way to ask for directions. 从 (from) marks the starting point, 到 (to) marks the destination, and 怎么走 means 'how do you get there'.

从这里到医院怎么走？

cóngzhèlidàoyīyuànzěnmezǒu？

How do you get from here to the hospital?

从图书馆到学校怎么走？

cóngtúshūguǎndàoxuéxiàozěnmezǒu？

How do you get from the library to the school?

Dialogues

Asking the way to the hospital

A visitor asks a local on the street for directions.

客人

你好，请问，从这里到医院怎么走？

nǐhǎo，qǐngwèn，cóngzhèlidàoyīyuànzěnmezǒu？

Hello, excuse me, how do you get from here to the hospital?

本地

本地人

你想去医院？

nǐxiǎngqùyīyuàn？

You want to go to the hospital?

客人

是，我身体不舒服，想去医院看医生。

shì，wǒshēntǐbùshūfu，xiǎngqùyīyuànkànyīshēng。

Yes, I'm not feeling well and want to go to the hospital to see a doctor.

本地

本地人

好的。你从这条路走，过图书馆，医院就在图书馆后面。

hǎode。nǐcóngzhètiáolùzǒu，guòtúshūguǎn，yīyuànjiùzàitúshūguǎnhòumiàn。

Okay. Go along this road, pass the library, and the hospital is right behind the library.

客人

谢谢！医院远不远？

xièxie！yīyuànyuǎnbuyuǎn？

Thank you! Is the hospital far?

本地

本地人

不远，走几分钟就到了。

bùyuǎn，zǒujǐfēnzhōngjiùdàole。

Not far, just a few minutes' walk.