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Finding One's seat

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ID: 0786 Elementary
Even though your waiguoren butt is not going to fit in these seats, you'll at least be able to find the right one. Avoid becoming the event sideshow whilst dislodging said bum from said seat in front of an audience of 50,000. Study this lesson and you'll know how to find your correct seat in Mandarin. Listen to the podcast while running on the treadmill and kill two birds with one stone.
Sat Feb 09 2008 | Jenny , Ken
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
台 tái platform
排 pái row
怎么 zěnme how
走 zǒu to walk
请问二号台五排怎么走？
qǐng wèn èr hào tái wǔ pái zěnme zǒu ？
Excuse me, how do I get to section 2, row 5?
往前走，左转就是二号台。
wǎng qián zǒu ，zuǒ zhuǎn jiùshì èr hào tái 。
Go straight ahead and turn left, that is section 2.
谢谢！......不好意思，这个座位是我的。
xièxie ！......bùhǎoyìsi ，zhège zuòwèi shì wǒ de 。
Thank you! ... Excuse me, this seat is mine.
是吗？噢，真对不起，我坐错了。
shì ma ？ō ，zhēn duìbuqǐ ，wǒ zuò cuò le 。
Really? Oh, I'm so sorry. I sat in the wrong seat.
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