坐出租车 Taking a Taxi in Chinese

今天jīntiān上午shàngwǔ我wǒ去qù火车站huǒchēzhàn。

This morning I am going to the train station.

我wǒ坐zuò出租车chūzūchē去qù。

I go by taxi.

我wǒ问wèn司机sījī：“多少duōshao钱qián？”

I ask the driver: "How much is it?"

司机sījī说shuō：“三十sānshí块kuài钱qián。”

The driver says: "Thirty kuai."

二十èrshí分钟fēnzhōng，我wǒ看见kànjiàn火车站huǒchēzhàn了le。

Twenty minutes later, I see the train station.

我wǒ说shuō：“谢谢xièxie！再见zàijiàn！”

I say: "Thank you! Goodbye!"

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Key words 生词

出租车chūzūchētaxi

火车站huǒchēzhàntrain station

司机sījīdriver

问wènto ask

块kuàiyuan (colloquial)

分钟fēnzhōngminute

坐 + vehicle + 去

坐 means 'to take/ride' a form of transport. Pattern: 坐 + vehicle + 去 (+ place).

我坐出租车去。

多少钱?

多少钱 is the standard way to ask the price: 'How much money?'

我问司机:“多少钱?”

1. 我怎么去火车站?

2. 出租车多少钱?

3. 我坐了多少分钟?

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