CHINESE PHRASES
Taxi’s are hard to navigate huh? Trust me, I’ve been there. Many times. Dumb-struck, and not knowing how to respond or what to say.
If you’re struggling with basic direction vocab in a taxi in China, watch this series of videos to get you started.
When you instruct a driver to “turn up ahead” they might confirm by responding with the following phrase..
I know there are so many things a driver could say in response to what you say, but listen for these two phrases.
So, let’s break it down.
My instruction was this:
Make a right turn at this intersection.
在这个路口右拐
zài zhè ge lù kǒu yòu guǎi
Listen for this:
Do I turn at this intersection?
是在路口拐吗
shì zài lù kǒu guǎi ma
OR this:
Turn at this intersection?
是在这个路口拐吗
shì zài zhè ge lù kǒu guǎi ma
Either of these responses is him literally confirming what I asked him to do.
I hope this helps you navigate some of the many responses that you could get when you say “turn up ahead”.
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