乘地铁（chéngdìtiě）-- Taking Subway

Taking subway in China is both cheap and convenient, and most importantly time-saving. In this episode, you will hear a dialogue about a passenger buying tickets at the subway station.

对话（Dialogue）

nǐhǎo, wǒyào mǎiyìzhāng cóng zhèlǐ dào dōngzhímén de dānchéngpiào .

A：你好，我要 买一张 从 这里 到 东直门 的 单程票。

Hello, I want to buy a one-way ticket to Dongzhimen.

hǎode. yígòng wǔyuán.

B：好的。一共 五元。

OK. Five yuan.

xièxiè! néng gàosùwǒ chéngchē lùxiàn ma?

A：谢谢！能 告诉我 乘车 路线 吗？

Thank you! Can you tell me the route?

xiān zuòdào chāoyángmén, zài huànchéng dìtiě èrhàoxiàn jiùdàole.

B：先 坐到 朝阳门，再 换乘 地铁 二号线 就到了。

Get to Chaoyangmen first, then change to Line 2.

生词（New words）

New Words	Meaning	Sound
dì tiě 地铁	subway
mǎi 买	to buy
dān chéng piào 单程票	single ticket
gào sù 告诉	to tell
lù xiàn 路线	route/line
huàn chéng 换乘	to change (subway, bust, etc)