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Not from around Here

Beginner 2    16 Words
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What do you do when the person you asked for directions, doesn't know the directions themselves? In part five of the seven part FluentU series A Trip to the Supermarket, learn the word for 'local' when Yang Kai asks a girl who's 'not from around here' for help.
WordDefinitionFluency
 
小姐
xiáo jiě
(noun) miss; young lady
(noun) miss; young lady
 
请问
qǐng wèn
(verb) excuse me; may I ask
(verb) excuse me; may I ask
 
银行
yín háng
(noun) bank
(noun) bank
 
哪里
nǎ lǐ
(question word) where (location, place)
(question word) where (location, place)
 
那里
nà lǐ
(place word) there; over there
(place word) there; over there
 
wèn
(verb) to ask
(verb) to ask
 
邮局
yóu jú
(noun) post office
(noun) post office
 
不好意思
bù hǎo yì si
(expression) excuse me; sorry
(expression) excuse me; sorry
 
知道
zhī dào
(verb) to know; to be aware of; to realize
(verb) to know; to be aware of; to realize
 
超市
chāo shì
(noun) supermarket
(noun) supermarket
 
对不起
duì bu qǐ
(expression) (Formal) sorry; excuse me; apologies
(expression) (Formal) sorry; excuse me; apologies
 
地方
dì fāng
(noun) place; location
(noun) place; location
 
本地
běn dì
(adj.) local
(adj.) local
 
了解
liǎo jiě
(verb) to understand
(verb) to understand
 
没关系
méi guān xì
(expression) that's OK; it doesn't matter
(expression) that's OK; it doesn't matter
 
加油
jiā yóu
(verb) to work hard; good luck; expression used to cheer someone on
(verb) to work hard; good luck; expression used to cheer someone on
 
èn
nǐ hǎo
Yes, hello.
 
It’s OK, it’s OK!
 
zài
kàn kan
Then, I’ll keep on looking.
 
hǎo
OK, good luck!

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