Chinese Travel

元旦假期的高铁票简直太难抢了。

Yuándàn jiàqī de gāotiěpiào jiǎnzhí tài nán qiǎng le.

It was simply too hard to snatch high-speed train tickets for the New Year holiday.

听说哈尔滨的冰雪大世界已经开园了，真想去看看！

Tīngshuō Hā'ěrbīn de Bīngxuě Dàshìjiè yǐjīng kāiyuán le, zhēn xiǎng qù kànkan!

I heard Harbin's Ice and Snow World has already opened, I really want to go see it!

春运的车票实在太难抢了。

Chūnyùn de chēpiào shízài tài nán qiǎng le.

Spring Festival travel tickets are really too hard to snatch.

哈尔滨的冰雕实在太壮观了，我很想去看看。

Hā'ěrbīn de bīngdiāo shízài tài zhuàngguān le, wǒ hěn xiǎng qù kànkan.

The ice sculptures in Harbin are truly spectacular, I really want to go see them.

哈尔滨的冰雕今年看起来特别壮观。

Hā'ěrbīn de bīngdiāo jīnnián kànqǐlái tèbié zhuàngguān.

The ice sculptures in Harbin look particularly spectacular this year.

春运就要开始了，大家都归心似箭。

Chūnyùn jiù yào kāishǐ le, dàjiā dōu guī xīn sì jiàn.

The Spring Festival travel rush is about to start; everyone's heart is speeding home like an arrow.

天气这么冷，赶在春运回家过年真是不容易。

Tiān qì zhè me lěng, gǎn zài Chūn yùn huí jiā guò nián zhēn shì bù róng yì.

It is not easy to travel home for the New Year during the Spring Festival rush when the weather is so cold.

我上班路上堵车了。

Wǒ shàngbān lùshàng dǔchē le.

I was stuck in traffic on the way to work.

你经常旅行吗？

Nǐ jīngcháng lǚxíng ma?

Do you travel much?

卫生间在哪里？

Wèishēngjiān zài nǎlǐ?

Where is the bathroom?

我们现在走吧。

Wǒmen xiànzài zǒu ba.

Let's go now.

你 最近 打算 休假 吗？

Nǐ zuìjìn dǎsuàn xiū jià ma?

Are you planning on taking some vacation time soon?

你好，服务员。

nǐ hǎo, fú wù yuán.

Hello, server.

当然可以。

dāng rán kě yǐ.

Of course you can.

给你。

gěi nǐ.

Here you go.

你好，请问，故宫在哪里？

nǐ hǎo, qǐng wèn, gù gōng zài nǎ lǐ?

Hello, may I ask, where is the Forbidden City?

很远吗？

hěn yuǎn ma?

Is it far?

不远，很近。

bù yuǎn, hěn jìn.

Not far, very close.

我怎么走？

Wǒ zěnme zǒu?

How do I walk there?

麻烦您帮我们叫个车，可以吗？

Máfan nín bāng wǒmen jiào ge chē, kěyǐ ma?

Could you possibly call a taxi for us, please?