Elementary - The Traffic Jam (B0057)

上海的交通怎么样?
Shànghǎi de jiāotōng zěnmeyàng ?
What’s Shanghai’s traffic like?

还可以。我每天坐地铁去上班。
háikěyǐ 。wǒ měitiān zuò dìtiě qù shàngbān 。
It’s OK. Every day I take the subway to work.

你经常坐出租车吗?
nǐ jīngcháng zuò chūzūchē ma ?
Do you often take taxis?

很少。虽然坐出租车很方便,但是很贵。
hěn shǎo 。suīrán zuò chūzūchē hěn fāngbiàn ,dànshì hěn guì 。
Very seldom. Although taking taxis is convenient, it’s expensive.

哦。我明白你的意思。
ō 。wǒ míngbai nǐ de yìsi 。
Oh, I see what you mean.

Vocabulary

交通 jiāotōng traffic
怎么样 zěnmeyàng how about
还可以 háikěyǐ all right
每天 měitiān every day
zuò to ride
地铁 dìtiě subway
上班 shàngbān to go to work
经常 jīngcháng often
出租车 chūzūchē taxi
shǎo seldom
虽然 suīrán although
方便 fāngbiàn convenient
但是 dànshì but
guì expensive
明白 míngbai understand
意思 yìsi meaning
公共汽车 gōnggòng qìchē publlic bus
走路 zǒulù on foot
拥挤 yōngjǐ crowded
节省 jiéshěng save
时间 shíjiān time
速度 sùdù speed
堵车 dǔchē traffic jam