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Taking a Taxi

Dǎ Chūzūchē

打出租车

Beginner
1 min

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Clear Mandarin voice · normal and slow speed

打出租车 乘客:师傅,去北京南站,请问要多长时间? 司机:现在不堵车,大概二十分钟就到。 乘客:好的。请走高速公路,我有点着急。 司机:没问题!您放心,保证准时送到。 (二十分钟后) 司机:到了!一共六十八块。 乘客:给您一百块,不用找了。 司机:谢谢!祝您一路顺风!

Dǎ chūzūchē Chéngkè: Shīfu, qù Běijīng Nán Zhàn, qǐngwèn yào duō cháng shíjiān? Sījī: Xiànzài bù dǔ chē, dàgài èrshí fēnzhōng jiù dào. Chéngkè: Hǎo de. Qǐng zǒu gāosù gōnglù, wǒ yǒudiǎn zháojí. Sījī: Méi wèntí! Nín fàngxīn, bǎozhèng zhǔnshí sòng dào. (Èrshí fēnzhōng hòu) Sījī: Dào le! Yīgòng liùshíbā kuài. Chéngkè: Gěi nín yībǎi kuài, bú yòng zhǎo le. Sījī: Xièxiè! Zhù nín yīlù shùnfēng!

Taking a Taxi Passenger: Driver, I'm going to Beijing South Station. How long will it take? Driver: No traffic jam right now, about twenty minutes. Passenger: Okay. Please take the expressway, I'm in a bit of a rush. Driver: No problem! Don't worry, I'll get you there on time. (Twenty minutes later) Driver: We're here! That's 68 yuan total. Passenger: Here's 100 yuan, keep the change. Driver: Thank you! Bon voyage!

📚 Key vocabulary

出租车

chūzūchē

taxi

سيارة أجرة

师傅

shīfu

driver (respectful)

السائق بصيغة احترام

堵车

dǔ chē

traffic jam

ازدحام مروري

高速公路

gāosù gōnglù

expressway/highway

طريق سريع

着急

zháojí

anxious / in a hurry

مستعجل / قلق

放心

fàngxīn

relax / don't worry

اطمئن / لا تقلق

一路顺风

yīlù shùnfēng

have a good trip

رحلة سعيدة

✅ Quick quiz

1. 乘客要去哪里?

Where is the passenger going?

2. 一共多少钱?

How much is the total?

3. 乘客付了多少钱?

How much did the passenger pay?