Travel Chinese
Ask for directions and understand the answer.
Maps are helpful, but asking a person can get you to the right entrance, platform, or side street faster.
Practice this travel chinese conversation in the app
Words to use when this really happens
Ask where a place is
请问,洗手间在哪儿?(qǐng wèn, xǐ shǒu jiān zài nǎr?) means “Where is the restroom?”
Ask if it is far
远吗?(yuǎn ma?) means “Is it far?”
Ask how to go
怎么走?(zěn me zǒu?) means “How do I get there?”
Turn phrases into replies
Practice the travel chinese moment before you are in it.
In TalkChinese AI, you respond out loud, hear a natural follow-up, and try again. That is how a phrase becomes something you can actually say.
- Practice this turnAsk where a place is
- Practice this turnAsk if it is far
- Practice this turnAsk how to go
请再说一遍
qǐng zài shuō yí biàn — “Please say that again.” One reliable sentence gives you room to listen, think, and keep going.
Questions people ask
What does 左转 mean?
左转 means “turn left.” 右转 means “turn right.”
Should I show the address on my phone?
Yes. Showing the Chinese address makes a direction question much easier to answer.
Ready to say it, not just read it?
Download TalkChinese AI and rehearse this exact type of conversation out loud before you need it.
Practice travel chinese in the app