Location 3
How do you get to…?
To ask how to get to a place, add 到 (dào, arrive) before a place (for example, 到你的家, dào nǐ de jiā, to your home) and then 怎么走 (zěnme zǒu, how get to).
到医院怎么走？
(Dào yīyuàn zěnme zǒu?) How do you get to the hospital?
到你的家怎么走？
(Dào nǐ de jiā zěnme zǒu?) How do you get to your home?
Where? with 哪里 (náli)
You already know how to use 哪 (nǎ) to ask which questions, such as 你是哪国人？ 哪 can also be combined with 里 to mean where, similar to 哪儿 (nǎr, where). In fact, 哪里 (náli, where) and 哪儿 (nǎr, where) are interchangeable.
你在哪里？
(Nǐ zài náli?) Where are you?
她们六月会去哪儿？
(Tāmen liùyuè huì qù nǎr?) Where will they go in June?
Where is the cat?
To say The cat is in front of you in Chinese, you’d say 猫 (māo, cat) + 在 (zài, be located) + 你的 (nǐ de, your) + 前面 (qiánmiàn, front).
猫在你的
(Māo zài nǐ de) The cat is located (in reference to 你)
前面 (qiánmiàn), front
后面 (hòumiàn), back
左边 (zuǒbiān), left
右边 (yòubiān), right
旁边 (pángbiān), side
后面 (hòumiàn), back
左边 (zuǒbiān), left
右边 (yòubiān), right
旁边 (pángbiān), side
猫在你的前面。
(Māo zài nǐ de qiánmiàn.) The cat is in front of you.
猫在你的后面。
(Māo zài nǐ de hòumiàn.) The cat is behind you.
猫在你的旁边。
(Māo zài nǐ de pángbiān.) The cat is next to you.
Walk towards the left
To say walk toward a certain direction in Chinese, you’ll say 往 (wǎng, towards) before the direction and then add 走 (zǒu, walk).
请往左边走。
(Qǐng wǎng zuǒbiān zǒu.) Please walk towards the left (side).
请往右边走。
(Qǐng wǎng yòubiān zǒu.) Please walk towards the right (side).
往前面走。
(Wǎng qiánmiàn zǒu.) Walk towards the front (side).