Unit 24 Guidebook: ask for directions
KEY PHRASES
Ask for directions
往前面走。
Walk towards the front.
Walk towards the front.
你在哪里？
Where are you?
Where are you?
请往右边走。
Please walk towards the right side.
Please walk towards the right side.
她在她的妹妹的旁边。
She is next to her younger sister.
She is next to her younger sister.
你认识路吗？
Do you know the way?
Do you know the way?
谁在我的后面？
Who's behind me?
Who's behind me?
TIP
Where is the cat?
To say The cat is in front of you in Chinese, you’d say 猫 (māo, cat) + 在 (zài, be located) + 你的 (nǐ de, your) + 前面 (qiánmiàn, front).
猫在你的
(Māo zài nǐ de) The cat is located (in reference to 你)
(Māo zài nǐ de) The cat is located (in reference to 你)
前面 (qiánmiàn), front
后面 (hòumiàn), back
左边 (zuǒbiān), left
右边 (yòubiān), right
旁边 (pángbiān), side
猫在你的前面。
(Māo zài nǐ de qiánmiàn.) The cat is in front of you.
(Māo zài nǐ de qiánmiàn.) The cat is in front of you.
猫在你的后面。
(Māo zài nǐ de hòumiàn.) The cat is behind you.
(Māo zài nǐ de hòumiàn.) The cat is behind you.
猫在你的旁边。
(Māo zài nǐ de pángbiān.) The cat is next to you.
(Māo zài nǐ de pángbiān.) The cat is next to you.