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Taxi to the Airport

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ID: 1287 Newbie
Never leave it till the last minute to catch a taxi to the airport. If you are left with no choice, make sure you've listened to today's lesson - you'll be able to tell the driver the time of your flight in Mandarin. This should inspire them to use their 'driving gongfu' get you to the departure terminal in time.
Mon Nov 09 2009 | Jenny, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
去 qù to go
好的 hǎo de okay
几点 jǐ diǎn what time
飞机 fēijī airplane
师傅，去机场。
shīfu ，qù jīchǎng 。
Driver, to the airport.
好的。几点的飞机？
hǎo de 。jǐ diǎn de fēijī ？
Okay. What time is your flight?
十点。
shí diǎn 。
10 o'clock.
哦。还早。
ò 。hái zǎo 。
Oh. It's still early.
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