zěn me
怎么
zuò
gōng jiāo chē
公交车
How to Take a Bus
liú lǎo shī刘老师jiàoyōu zi优子zàizhōng guó中国rú hé如何chéng zuò乘坐gōng gòng公共gōng jiāo chē公交车bāo kuò包括shàng chē上车xià chē下车fù fèi付费fāng shì方式

Teacher 刘 teaches Yuko how to take a public bus in China, including how to board, get off, and pay the fare.

优子
liúlǎo shī老师xiǎngzuògōng jiāo chē公交车chāo shì超市kě shì可是tàihuìzuò

Teacher 刘, I want to take a bus to the supermarket, but I'm not sure how to do it.

刘娜
méi guān xì没关系jiàoshànggōng jiāo chē公交车shíyàoshuā kǎ刷卡huò zhě或者yòngshǒu jī手机sǎo mǎ扫码

No problem, I'll teach you. When you board the bus, you need to swipe a card or scan a QR code with your phone.

优子
míng bái明白lexià chē下车deshí hòu时候zěn me bàn怎么办

Got it. What about when I get off?

刘娜
kě yǐ可以ànchē shàng车上dexià chē下车àn niǔ按钮huò zhě或者shuōshī fù师傅xià yī zhàn下一站xià chē下车

You can press the stop button on the bus or say: 'Driver, I'll get off at the next stop.'

优子
shī fù师傅shìjiàosī jī司机ma

'Driver' refers to the bus driver?

刘娜
duìshī fù师傅shìduìsī jī司机dezūn chēng尊称

Yes, '师傅' is a respectful way to address the driver.

优子
hǎodexiè xiè谢谢xià cì下次shì shì kàn试试看

Okay, thanks! I'll try it next time.

刘娜
bú kè qì不客气zuòjǐ cì几次jiùshú xī熟悉le

You're welcome. After a few rides, you'll get the hang of it.

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