{"id":10724,"date":"2019-11-15T20:33:10","date_gmt":"2019-11-15T20:33:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/spoken-chinese\/lesson-035-how-far-is-it\/"},"modified":"2019-11-15T20:33:10","modified_gmt":"2019-11-15T20:33:10","slug":"lesson-035-how-far-is-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/mm\/lesson-035-how-far-is-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Lesson 035 How Far Is It?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Yajie: Perfect Chinese your way in o<em><\/em>nly five minutes a day. \u5927\u5bb6\u597d. Welcome to Chinese Studio. This is Yajie. <br \/>  Cam:  \u5927\u5bb6\u597d, and this is Cam. We learned how to ask the location of something  last time.&nbsp; But when I say yin hang zai nar, which means &ldquo;wher is the  bank&rdquo;, what would the answer be?<br \/>  Yajie: Good question.&nbsp; Let&rsquo;s check today&rsquo;s Key Words of the Day.<\/p>\n<p><strong>***********Key words of the day<\/strong><br \/>  Today we&rsquo;ll learn  more a<em><\/em>bout directions. \u79bb, away from; \u8fd9\u513f, here; \u591a\u8fdc, how far; \u533b\u9662\u79bb\u8fd9\u513f\u591a\u8fdc\uff1fHow  far is the hospital from here? &ldquo;\u5f80\u524d\u8d70\u4e24\u767e\u7c73&rdquo; Walk straight two hundred  meters. All in today&rsquo;s Chinese Studio.\u3000<br \/>  ***********<\/p>\n<p>Yajie: \u79bb means away from.<br \/>  Cam: \u79bb (li).<br \/>  Yajie: \u79bb, l-i, the second tone.<br \/>  Cam: \u79bb (l&iacute;). This is co<em><\/em>nfusing because li, in the second tone, also means pear,right?<br \/>  Yajie: Yes, but they are different characters. <br \/>  Cam: I see.&nbsp; So how do I say &ldquo;here&rdquo; in Chinese?<br \/>  Yajie:&nbsp; It&rsquo;s\u8fd9\u513f. and \u90a3\u513f means there. <br \/>  Cam:&nbsp; jar &#8211; nar<br \/>  Yajie: Right. \u591a\u8fdc,&nbsp; means how far is &hellip;?<br \/>  Cam: \u591a, d-u-o, the first tone; \u8fdc, y-u-a-n, the third tone. <br \/>  Yajie: Right. \u591a\u8fdc, how far is &hellip;?<br \/>  Cam: \u591a\u8fdc (du\u014d yu\u01cen).<br \/>  Yajie: \u79bb\u8fd9\u513f\u591a\u8fdc?<br \/>  Cam:  \u79bb\u8fd9\u513f\u591a\u8fdc\uff1f(li zher duo yuan) means how far from here?&nbsp; So I could say chao  shi li zher duo yuan, right?&nbsp; That means How far is the supermarket from  here?<br \/>  Yajie:&nbsp; Right!<\/p>\n<p>Co<em><\/em>nversations (1) <br \/>  (1)&#8212;- \u533b\u9662\u79bb\u8fd9\u513f\u591a\u8fdc\uff1f\uff08\u7537\uff09<br \/>  &#8212;-\u5f80\u524d\u8d70\u4e00\u767e\u7c73\u3002(\u5973)<br \/>  (2) &#8212;- \u533b\u9662\u79bb\u8fd9\u513f\u591a\u8fdc\uff1f\uff08\u5973\uff09<br \/>  &#8212;-\u4e0d\u8fdc\uff0c\u5c31\u5728\u524d\u9762\u3002(\u7537)<br \/>  (3) &#8212;- \u533b\u9662\u79bb\u8fd9\u513f\u591a\u8fdc\uff1f\uff08\u7537\uff09<br \/>  &#8212;-\u8d70\u8def\u4e94\u5206\u949f\u5c31\u5230\u4e86\u3002(\u5973)<\/p>\n<p>Yajie: So if you want to ask how far is a hospital from here, you may say it in this way &ldquo;\u533b\u9662\u79bb\u8fd9\u513f\u591a\u8fdc\uff1f&rdquo;&nbsp; <br \/>  Cam: Right. Just put the location at the beginning of the sentence, then add&nbsp; &ldquo;\u79bb\u8fd9\u513f\u591a\u8fdc?&rdquo;.<br \/>  Yajie: \u533b\u9662\u79bb\u8fd9\u513f\u591a\u8fdc\uff1fHow far is the hospital from here?<br \/>  Cam: \u533b\u9662\u79bb\u8fd9\u513f\u591a\u8fdc\uff1f(yiyuan li zher duo yuan?)<br \/>  Yajie: And Cam, how would you say:&nbsp; How far is the post office from here?&nbsp; <br \/>  Cam: &ldquo;\u90ae\u5c40\u79bb\u8fd9\u513f\u591a\u8fdc\uff1f&rdquo; (youju li zher duo yuan?) Am I right?<br \/>  Yajie: Yes\uff0cand the answer could be the general distance. For example you may say &ldquo;\u5f80\u524d\u8d70\u4e24\u767e\u7c73&rdquo; which means 200 meters ahead.<br \/>  Cam: \u5f80\u524d\u8d70\u4e24\u767e\u7c73 (wang qian zou liang bai mi.) What does wang mean?<br \/>  Yajie:&nbsp; Wang qian means forward.&nbsp; Wang is third tone.&nbsp; Wang.&nbsp; Qian is second tone.&nbsp; Qian.&nbsp; Wang Qian.<br \/>  Cam:&nbsp; Wang Qian.&nbsp; Go forward.&nbsp; And zou means walk, right?<br \/>  Yajie:&nbsp;  Yes, zou.&nbsp; Third tone.&nbsp; And mi means meters.&nbsp; Mi, the third tone.&nbsp;  Together, it is wang qian zou liang bai mi.&nbsp; Walk forward 200 meters.<br \/>  Yajie:  Or you may tell the person how long it will take them to get there..  For instance, you may say &ldquo;\u8d70\u8def\u5341\u5206\u949f&rdquo;, ten minutes by walk. <br \/>  Cam: \u8d70\u8def\u5341\u5206\u949f (zou lu shi fenzhong)<br \/>  Yajie.&nbsp; Zou means walk, and lu means road.<br \/>  Cam:&nbsp; And shi is 10, fenzhong is minutes.&nbsp; Zou lu shi fenzhong.&nbsp; It&rsquo;s a 10 minute walk.<\/p>\n<p>Co<em><\/em>nversations (2) <br \/>  (1)&#8212;-\u8bf7\u95ee\uff0c\u90ae\u5c40\u79bb\u8fd9\u513f\u591a\u8fdc\uff1f\uff08\u7537\uff09<br \/>  &#8212;-\u5f80\u524d\u8d70\u4e24\u767e\u7c73\u3002(\u5973)<br \/>  (2) &#8212;-\u60a8\u597d\uff0c\u8bf7\u95ee\u90ae\u5c40\u79bb\u8fd9\u513f\u591a\u8fdc\uff1f\uff08\u7537\uff09<br \/>  &#8212;-\u8d70\u8def\u5341\u5206\u949f\u3002(\u5973)<\/p>\n<p>Yajie: And to ask how far the supermarket is from here, you can say &ldquo;\u8d85\u5e02\u79bb\u8fd9\u513f\u591a\u8fdc\uff1f&rdquo;<br \/>  Cam: \u8d85\u5e02\u79bb\u8fd9\u513f\u591a\u8fdc\uff1f(chaoshi li zher duo yuan?) Last time we also learned the word for bank, which is &ldquo;\u94f6\u884c(yinhang)&rdquo;.<br \/>  Yajie: Yes, \u94f6\u884c(yinhang), all in the second tone, bank. <br \/>  Cam: So how far is the bank from here should be &ldquo;\u94f6\u884c\u79bb\u8fd9\u513f\u591a\u8fdc?&rdquo;, right? <br \/>  Yajie: Yes. \u94f6\u884c\u79bb\u8fd9\u513f\u591a\u8fdc? How far is the bank from here?<\/p>\n<p>Co<em><\/em>nversations (3) <br \/>  (1)&#8212;-\u8bf7\u95ee\uff0c\u8d85\u5e02\u79bb\u8fd9\u513f\u591a\u8fdc\uff1f\uff08\u7537\uff09<br \/>  &#8212;-\u5f80\u524d\u8d70\u4e00\u767e\u7c73\uff0c\u90ae\u5c40\u9644\u8fd1\u3002(\u5973)<br \/>  (2) &#8212;-\u60a8\u597d\uff0c\u8bf7\u95ee\u8d85\u5e02\u79bb\u8fd9\u513f\u591a\u8fdc\uff1f\uff08\u7537\uff09<br \/>  &#8212;-\u8d70\u8def\u4e94\u5206\u949f\u5c31\u5230\u4e86\u3002(\u5973)<\/p>\n<p>**********Key words Reminder<br \/>  Today we learned more a<em><\/em>bout asking  for directions. \u79bb, away from; \u8fd9\u513f, here; \u591a\u8fdc, how far; \u533b\u9662\u79bb\u8fd9\u513f\u591a\u8fdc\uff1fHow far is  the hospital from here? &ldquo;\u5f80\u524d\u8d70\u4e24\u767e\u7c73&rdquo; two hundred meters ahead. &ldquo;\u8d70\u8def\u5341\u5206\u949f&rdquo;, ten  minutes on foot.<br \/>  **********<\/p>\n<p>  Yajie: As we mentio<em><\/em>ned before, to be more polite you can add &ldquo;\u60a8\u597d\uff0c\u8bf7\u95ee&rdquo; to the sentences we taught you. <br \/>  Cam: \u60a8\u597d\uff0c\u8bf7\u95ee (nin hao, qing wen), hello, please may I ask&hellip;.?<br \/>  Yajie: Exactly. \u60a8\u597d\uff0c\u8bf7\u95ee\u8d85\u5e02\u79bb\u8fd9\u513f\u591a\u8fdc\uff1f<br \/>  Cam: \u60a8\u597d\uff0c\u8bf7\u95ee\u8d85\u5e02\u79bb\u8fd9\u513f\u591a\u8fdc\uff1f(nin hao, qing wen chaoshi li zher duo yuan?)<br \/>  Cam:  With that we come to the end of this edition of Chinese Studio. Last  time we brought up a question of &ldquo;wher is the post office&rdquo; The right  answer should be &ldquo;\u90ae\u5c40\u5728\u54ea\u513f\uff1f&rdquo;.<\/div>\n<div class=\"chine-tie-zi-nei-rong-zhi-hou\" id=\"chine-1322433381\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1889418300638825\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1889418300638825\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"7273022922\" \ndata-ad-layout-key=\"-gw-3+1f-3d+2z\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yajie: Perfect Chinese your way in only five minutes a day. \u5927\u5bb6\u597d. Welcome to Chinese Studio. This is Yajie.<br \/>\n  Cam:  \u5927\u5bb6\u597d, and this is Cam. We learned how to ask the location of something  last time.&nbsp; But when I say yin hang zai nar, which means &ldquo;wher is the  bank&rdquo;, what would the answer be?<br \/>\n  Yajie: Good question.&nbsp; Let&rsquo;s check today&rsquo;s Key Words of the Day.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2853],"tags":[98],"class_list":["post-10724","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-spoken-chinese","tag-chinese-studio"],"views":319,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/mm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10724","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/mm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/mm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/mm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/mm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10724"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/mm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10724\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/mm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10724"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/mm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10724"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/mm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10724"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}