怎么走 How Do I Get There in Chinese

星期六xīngqīliù下午xiàwǔ，我wǒ想xiǎng去qù图书馆túshūguǎn看书kànshū，可是kěshì我wǒ不bù知道zhīdào路lù。

On Saturday afternoon, I wanted to go read at the library, but I didn't know the way.

我wǒ在zài路上lùshang看见kànjiàn一个yí ge同学tóngxué，问wèn她tā：“请问qǐngwèn，图书馆túshūguǎn怎么zěnme走zǒu？”

On the road, I saw a classmate, and asked her: "Excuse me, how do I get to the library?"

她tā说shuō：“你nǐ往wǎng前qián走zǒu，过guò了le公园gōngyuán，往wǎng右边yòubiān走zǒu，就jiù到dào了le。”

She said: "Walk straight ahead, pass the park, turn right, and you're there."

我wǒ往wǎng前qián走zǒu，可是kěshì走zǒu错cuò了le，看见kànjiàn的de不bú是shì公园gōngyuán，是shì商店shāngdiàn。

I walked ahead, but I went the wrong way — what I saw wasn't the park, it was a store.

我wǒ给gěi她tā打电话dǎ diànhuà，说shuō：“我wǒ走zǒu错cuò了le，我wǒ在zài商店shāngdiàn这儿zhèr，图书馆túshūguǎn怎么zěnme走zǒu？”

I called her and said: "I went the wrong way, I'm at the store, how do I get to the library?"

她tā说shuō：“商店shāngdiàn旁边pángbiān是shì公园gōngyuán，你nǐ再zài往wǎng前qián走zǒu一点yìdiǎn，往wǎng右边yòubiān走zǒu就jiù到dào了le。”

She said: "Right next to the store is the park — walk ahead a little more, turn right, and you're there."

我wǒ找到zhǎodào了le公园gōngyuán，往wǎng右边yòubiān走zǒu，很快hěn kuài就jiù看见kànjiàn了le图书馆túshūguǎn，找到zhǎodào了le一本yì běn很hěn有意思yǒu yìsi的de书shū，坐下zuòxià看书kànshū。

I found the park, turned right, and quickly saw the library — I found a very interesting book and sat down to read.

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Key words 生词

怎么zěnmehow

往wǎngtoward

右边yòubiānright side

错cuòwrong

再zàiagain

有意思yǒu yìsiinteresting

地方 + 怎么走？(asking how to get somewhere)

Put a place before 怎么走 to ask for the route there.

图书馆怎么走？— How do I get to the library?

走 + 错（to go the wrong way）

错 right after a verb shows the action was done incorrectly.

我走错了，看见的是商店。— I went the wrong way; what I saw was a store.

再 for something not yet done

再 before a verb tells someone to repeat or continue an action that hasn't happened yet.

你再往前走一点。— Walk a little further ahead.

1. What does 图书馆怎么走 ask?

2. What mistake did the writer make on the way?

3. What does the writer do at the end of the story?

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