Happy Chinese（快乐汉语） is an entertaining, fun and easy Chinese series. In Season I, we will focus on daily life Chinese. It will helps the foreigners not only just know what to say, but also how to use it. 快乐汉语系列一《日常生活汉语》主要教授在中国家庭生活及学校生活中的日常用语。我们将以情景剧的方式帮助大家理解和掌握这些句子。

Sentences:

1.去地铁站怎么走？
Could you direct me to the subway station?
去国家图书馆怎么走？
Can you tell me the way to the National Library?
当你需要用汉语问路时，你可以这样说，比如“去地铁站怎么走”，你还可以用这样的句式来问，比如“地铁站在哪儿”。请记住，当你在向陌生人问路时，在提出问题以前，一定要说“请问”，这样才有礼貌。
When you are asking for directions, you may say, for example: Could you direct me to the subway station? You may also use the following pattern, for example: Could you please tell me where the subway station is? Remember when you are asking a stranger about directions, make sure to add "Qingwen" before your question to show your politeness.

2.从小区大门口往左拐。
At the compound gate, turn left.
东单离王府井很近。
Dongdan is quite close to Wangfujing.
介词“往”用在动词的前边表示动作的方向，比如“她往东拐了”。动词“离”可以用来表示两个处所之间的距离，比如“我的家离超市很近”，“我的家离学校很远”。
The Chinese preposition "wang" is used before verbs to indicate the direction of an action. For example: She turned east. The verb "li" can be used to express the distance between two places. For example: "My home is quite close to a supermarket", "My home is far from my school".