Newbie - How Long?

(A1120)

A:

师傅，从这儿到那儿要多久？

sh¯ıfu, c ´ong zh `er d `ao n `ar y`ao du ¯o ji ˇu ?

Driver, how long does it take to get from here to there?

B:

很快！

h ˇen ku `ai!

It’s really quick!

A:

要多久？

y`ao du ¯o ji ˇu ?

How long does it take?

B:

半个小时。

b `an ge xi ˇaosh´ı.

Half an hour.

A:

哦，很快！

o, h ˇen ku `ai!

Oh, it’s really quick.

Key Vocabulary

师傅

sh¯ıfu

sir

从

c ´ong

from

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这儿

zh `er

here

到

d `ao

to

那儿

n `ar

there

要

y`ao

to require

多久

du ¯o ji ˇu

how much time

很

h ˇen

very

快

ku `ai

fast

半

b `an

half

小时

xi ˇaosh´ı

hour

Supplementary Vocabulary

慢

m `an

slow

出

租车

ch ¯uz ¯uch ¯e

taxi

多远

du ¯oyu ˇan

how far

多长

du ¯och ´ang

how long

多重

du ¯ozh `ong

how heavy

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一半

y´ıb `an

one half

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