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YJ:  Perfect Chinese your way in o<\/em>nly five minutes a day – Daijia hao, wo shi Yajie.
Cam:  Wo shi Cam…. It’s been a good week Yajie, because I’m learning how to get around town in a taxi cab.  But yesterday I was in a cab, and the traffic was horrible!  I didn’t know how much lo<\/em>nger it was going to take?
YJ:  Why didn’t you ask him?
Cam:  I didn’t know how!
YJ:  Okay, then listen up!<\/p>\n

Key Words of the Day<\/strong>
\u591a\u8fdc\uff0chow far, \u8fd8\u6709\u591a\u8fdc\uff1f(hái y\u01d2u du\u014d yu\u01cen?) How much further ? \u6211\u4eec\u5230\u4e86\u5417\uff1f(w\u01d2men dào le ma?) Are we there yet? \u591a\u5c11\u94b1\uff1f(du\u014dshao qián) How much is it?  \u8981\uff0cneed, \u53d1\u7968\uff0creceipt, \u6211\u8981\u53d1\u7968\u3002 (w\u01d2 yào f\u0101piào) I’d like the receipt. All in today’s Chinese Studio.<\/p>\n

Cam:  So Yajie, I’ve learned how to say turn left and turn right, and to ask wher to go.  But with the horrible traffic in Beijing, my last trip takes lo<\/em>nger than I thought. So how do I say, “How much further is it?”
YJ: It’s\u8fd8\u6709\u591a\u8fdc\uff1f(hái y\u01d2u du\u014d yu\u01cen?)
Cam: \u8fd8\u6709\u591a\u8fdc\uff1f(hái y\u01d2u du\u014d yu\u01cen?)
YJ: \u8fd8\u6709\uff0cmeans still have blah blah left. Here it means it still has certain distance left.
Cam: \u8fd8\u6709\uff0chai2 you3.
YJ: \u591a\u8fdc (du\u014d yu\u01cen) means how far.
Cam: \u591a\u8fdc (du\u014d yu\u01cen).
YJ: \u8fd8\u6709\u591a\u8fdc\uff1f(hái y\u01d2u du\u014d yu\u01cen?)
Cam: \u8fd8\u6709\u591a\u8fdc\uff1f(hái y\u01d2u du\u014d yu\u01cen?) How much further is it?<\/p>\n

Conversation1:<\/p>\n

YJ: So Cam, if there is really bad traffic, you might not know when you finally arrive at your destination.  So you can ask your cab driver:   \u6211\u4eec\u5230\u4e86\u5417\uff1f(w\u01d2men dào le ma?) Are we there yet?
Cam: \u6211\u4eec\u5230\u4e86\u5417\uff1f(w\u01d2men dào le ma?)
YJ: \u6211\u4eec(w\u01d2men), we.
Cam: \u6211\u4eec(w\u01d2men).
YJ: \u5230\u4e86 (dào le), arrived.
Cam: \u5230\u4e86 (dào le). I often hear that on the subway.
YJ: That’s right. As we mentio<\/em>ned before\u5417 is a question mark.
Cam: \u5417 (ma).
YJ: \u6211\u4eec\u5230\u4e86\u5417\uff1f(w\u01d2men dào le ma?)
Cam: \u6211\u4eec\u5230\u4e86\u5417\uff1f(w\u01d2men dào le ma?) Are we there yet?
YJ: or you can just say “\u5230\u4e86\u5417\uff1f” for short.
Cam: \u5230\u4e86\u5417\uff1f
YJ: Well then you may hear taxi driver say “\u5230\u4e86” if you reach your place.
Cam: dao4 le which would mean arrived.
YJ: Otherwise the driver would say “\u6ca1\u5230”\uff0c not yet. 
Cam: \u6ca1\u5230 (méi dào).<\/p>\n

Conversation2:<\/p>\n

Cam: Then before I leave, I have to be sure to pay the driver.  But before I do that, I have to ask how much my trip cost, which we have learned before.  \u591a\u5c11\u94b1\uff1f(du\u014dshao qián). Right?
YJ: Exactly. \u591a\u5c11\u94b1\uff1f(du\u014dshao qián) How much is it?
Cam: And sometimes I’d like to get the receipt. How do you say it in Chinese?
YJ: It’s\u6211\u8981\u53d1\u7968\u3002(w\u01d2 yào f\u0101piào)
Cam: \u6211\u8981\u53d1\u7968\u3002(w\u01d2 yào f\u0101piào)
YJ: \u8981 means need.
Cam: \u8981 (yào)
YJ: And receipt in Chinese is \u53d1\u7968(f\u0101piào).
Cam: \u53d1\u7968(f\u0101piào).
YJ: \u6211\u8981\u53d1\u7968\u3002(w\u01d2 yào f\u0101piào)
Cam: \u6211\u8981\u53d1\u7968\u3002(w\u01d2 yào f\u0101piào) I’d like the receipt.  And if I don’t want the receipt, can I say wo bu yao fapiao?
Yajie:  Right!<\/p>\n

Conversation3:<\/p>\n

Key Words Reminder
\u591a\u8fdc\uff0chow far, \u8fd8\u6709\u591a\u8fdc\uff1f(hái y\u01d2u du\u014d yu\u01cen?) How much further ? \u6211\u4eec\u5230\u4e86\u5417\uff1f(w\u01d2men dào le ma?) Are we there yet? \u591a\u5c11\u94b1\uff1f(du\u014dshao qián) How much is it?  \u8981\uff0cneed, \u53d1\u7968\uff0creceipt, \u6211\u8981\u53d1\u7968\u3002 (w\u01d2 yào f\u0101piào) I’d like the receipt.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n