3. Taking a Taxi
Dialogue (中文)
A：师傅，去机场多少钱？B：打表大概八十块。A：大概要多久？B：不堵车的话四十分钟。A：好的，请打表。
Dialogue (English)
A: Driver, how much to the airport? B: By meter, about 80 yuan. A: How long roughly? B: Without traffic, about 40 minutes. A: OK, please use the meter.
Key Vocabulary
- 师傅 (shī fu) — driver (respectful)
- 机场 (jī chǎng) — airport
- 多少钱 (duō shao qián) — how much (money)
- 打表 (dǎ biǎo) — use the taxi meter
- 堵车 (dǔ chē) — traffic jam
Grammar Points
- 去 + place + 多少钱 for price questions.
- 大概 + number + unit for estimates.
- 的话 conditional tone: 不堵车的话…
Practice
- Tell the driver your destination and ask the price.
- Hint: 去… 多少钱？
- Ask how long the ride takes.
- Hint: 要多久？ / 多长时间？
- Ask to use the meter.
- Hint: 请打表。