Intermediate - Lost in the Mall (C2302)

A: 那个泰国餐厅在几楼?
nà gè Tàiguó cāntīng zài jǐ lóu?
What floor is the Thai restaurant on?
B: 好像在八楼。我们上去吧。
hǎoxiàng zài bā lóu. wǒmen shàngqu ba.
I think it's on the eighth floor. Let's go on up.
A: 好。没有直达电梯吗?
hǎo. méiyǒu zhídá diàntī ma?
Okay. Is there an elevator that goes directly there?
B: 在那边。
zài nàbiān.
Over there.
A: 啊,那么多人在等。我们坐扶梯吧!
ǎ, nàme duō rén zài děng. wǒmen zuò fútī ba!
Oh, there are so many people waiting. Let's take the escalator.
B: 也行。
yě xíng.
That works.
A: 八楼到了。在哪边?
bā lóu dào le. zài nǎbiān?
We're at the eighth floor. Which way?
B: 我也没去过。我们从这边走吧。
wǒ yě méi qù guo. wǒmen cóng zhèbiān zǒu ba.
I haven't been here either. Let's go this way.
A: 走了一圈儿了,没找到啊!
zǒu le yīquānr le, méi zhǎodào a!
We have already gone in a circle and we haven't found it!
B: 这个商场分好几个区,我们去另一个区看看。
zhè gè shāngchǎng fēn hǎo jǐ gè qū, wǒmen qù lìng yī gè qū kàn kan.
The mall is divided up into several sections. Let's go to a different section and look.
A: 哎,那边有咨询台,我们去问问。
āi, nàbiān yǒu zīxúntái, wǒmen qù wèn wèn.
Hey, there's an info desk over there. Let's go ask.
B: 好像没人。
hǎoxiàng méi rén.
It looks like there's nobody here.
A: 好吧。这次从右边过去吧。韩国料理,川菜,日本料理……我们是不是走错楼层了?
hǎoba. zhècì cóng yòubiān guòqù ba. Hánguó liàolǐ, Chuāncài, Rìběn liàolǐ…… wǒmen shì bu shì zǒu cuò lóucéng le?
Okay. This time let's go on the right side. Korean cuisine, Sichuan food, Japanese cuisine... did we go to the wrong floor?
B: 不会的。就在八楼。跟我来。
bùhuì de. jiù zài bā lóu. gēn wǒ lái.
No way. It's on the eighth floor. Follow me.
A: 啊,这里走过的!好像又转了一圈儿。我们迷路了!
ǎ, zhèlǐ zǒu guo de! hǎoxiàng yòu zhuàn le yīquānr. wǒmen mílù le!
Hey, we've been by here before. I think we've gone in a circle again. We're lost!

Key Vocabulary

泰国 Tàiguó Thailand
餐厅 cāntīng restaurant
直达 zhídá non-stop, direct
电梯 diàntī elevator
扶梯 fútī escalator
cóng from
一圈儿 yīquānr a circle
商场 shāngchǎng shopping mall
fēn to divide into
area, section
咨询台 zīxúntái information desk
另一个 lìng yī gè another
韩国料理 Hánguó liàolǐ Korean cuisine
川菜 Chuāncài Sichuan food
日本料理 Rìběn liàolǐ Japanese cuisine
楼层 lóucéng floor
zhuàn to turn
迷路 mílù to get lost

Supplementary Vocabulary

直接 zhíjiē direct
到达 dàodá to arrive
扶手 fúshǒu railing
部门 bùmén department
级别 jíbié level
肯定 kěndìng definitely

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