Asking for Directions

Catching a Bus

Which bus, where to get on, how often it comes.

坐公交 · 8 turns · you say 4 lines

  1. Them

    Are you waiting for the number twelve?

  2. You

    I'm not sure. Which bus goes downtown?

  3. Them

    The twelve and the thirty both go that way.

  4. You

    Do I get on at this stop or across the street?

  5. Them

    This stop is right. The other side comes back.

  6. You

    How often does the bus come?

  7. Them

    About every fifteen minutes on weekdays.

  8. You

    Perfect. I'll wait here then.

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Words in this dialogue

  • waitingstaying until something happens
  • numbera figure used for counting
  • twelvethe number 12
  • goespresent form of go
  • downtownthe central part of a city
  • thirtythe number 30
  • boththe two together
  • stopto end or halt; a bus stop
  • acrosson or to the other side
  • streeta road in a town
  • rightcorrect; the opposite of left; just (right here); straight away (right away)
  • otherdifferent from this one
  • sideone of the surfaces or edges
  • comesthe ending of most web addresses
  • backreturning; the rear
  • oftenmany times
  • cometo move towards here
  • everyeach one
  • fifteenthe number 15
  • minutessixty seconds
  • weekdaysany day from Monday to Friday
  • perfectwith nothing wrong at all
  • i'llshort for I will
  • waitto stay until something happens