Transportation

1. 去臺北車站愛仰般行？

   hi3 toi5 bed4 ca1 zam3 oi3 ngiong2 ban1 hang5?

   How do I get to Taipei Main Station?

   Usage

   Asks how to get to a station

   Grammar Note

   仰般 means "how". The reading of 臺北 (toi5 bed4) follows the place-name appendix. Composed from dictionary-verified words

2. 捷運站在哪位？

   qiab8 iun3 zam3 cai3 nai3 vi3?

   Where is the MRT station?

   Usage

   Used to find an MRT station

   Grammar Note

   捷運 is a dictionary headword and 站 is zam3. 在哪位 asks "where is". The compound 捷運站 itself is not listed, so this is composed

3. 坐計程車幾多錢？

   co1 gie3 cang5 ca1 gi2 do1 qien5?

   How much does a taxi cost?

   Usage

   Asks the cost of a taxi ride

   Grammar Note

   坐 is the verb "to ride" (the dictionary has 坐車); 計程車 is a headword. Composed from dictionary-verified words

4. 請載𠊎去這隻住址。

   qiang2 zai3 ngai5 hi3 ia2 zag4 cu3 zii2.

   Please take me to this address

   Usage

   Said to a driver while showing an address

   Grammar Note

   載 is zai3 "to carry by vehicle"; 隻 is a general classifier; 住址 is the dictionary word for "address". Composed from dictionary-verified words.

5. 這隻火車有去高雄無？

   ia2 zag4 fo2 ca1 iu1 hi3 go1 hiung5 mo5?

   Does this train go to Kaohsiung?

   Usage

   Checks before boarding that the train goes to your destination

   Grammar Note

   "有 … 無" forms a yes/no question. The reading of 高雄 follows the place-name appendix. Composed from dictionary-verified words

6. 請在這位等𠊎。

   qiang2 cai3 ia2 vi3 den2 ngai5.

   Wait for me here

   Usage

   Asks a driver or companion to wait here

   Grammar Note

   這位 means "here". 等 is den2 "wait", a separate entry from the aspect particle den2. Composed from dictionary-verified words

7. 機場在哪位？

   gi1 cong5 cai3 nai3 vi3?

   Where is the airport?

   Usage

   Asks where the airport is

   Grammar Note

   機場 appears in the dictionary's place appendix in airport names. 在哪位 asks about location. Composed from dictionary-verified words

8. 車票在哪位買？

   ca1 peu1 cai3 nai3 vi3 mai1?

   Where can I buy a ticket?

   Usage

   Asks where to buy a ticket

   Grammar Note

   車票 is a headword. 買 is mai1 and 賣 is mai3, so mind the tone. Composed from dictionary-verified words

9. 火車幾點鐘開？

   fo2 ca1 gi2 diam2 zung1 koi1?

   What time does the train leave?

   Usage

   Asks the departure time

   Grammar Note

   幾點鐘 joins 幾 and 點鐘 (幾點 is not a headword). Composed from dictionary-verified words

10. 請在這位停。

    qiang2 cai3 ia2 vi3 tin5.

    Please stop here

    Usage

    Asks a taxi or bus driver to stop here

    Grammar Note

    停 is tin5 "to stop"; tin1 "to sway" is a different word. Composed from dictionary-verified words

11. 火車站在哪位？

    fo2 ca1 zam3 cai3 nai3 vi3?

    Where is the train station?

    Usage

    Asks where the railway station is

    Grammar Note

    火車站 is a dictionary headword; 在哪位 asks about location

12. 車錢幾多？

    ca1 qien5 gi2 do1?

    How much is the fare?

    Usage

    Asks the fare

    Grammar Note

    車錢 is a dictionary headword for "fare". Composed from dictionary-verified words

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