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What do you say in Chinese when something goes wrong on a trip?

Expect to hear 一天三次。 (yì tiān sān cì, "Three times a day"), 没关系。 (méi guānxi, "It's fine, don't worry"). Useful things to say: 不好意思，药店在哪里？ (bù hǎo yìsi, yàodiàn zài nǎlǐ, "Excuse me, where is a pharmacy?") and 我肚子疼。 (wǒ dùzi téng, "I have a stomach ache").

The whole conversation: When something goes wrong

Finding a pharmacy when you feel ill, and the words you hope you will never need.

  1. You say
    不好意思，药店在哪里？ bù hǎo yìsi, yàodiàn zài nǎlǐ Excuse me, where is a pharmacy?

    The everyday "excuse me". It also works as a light "sorry".

  2. You say
    我肚子疼。 wǒ dùzi téng I have a stomach ache.
  3. You say
    我发烧了。 wǒ fāshāo le I have a fever.
  4. You hear
    一天三次。 yì tiān sān cì Three times a day.
  5. You say
    我迷路了。 wǒ mílù le I'm lost.
  6. You say
    我听不懂。 wǒ tīng bu dǒng I don't understand.
  7. You say
    请说慢一点。 qǐng shuō màn yìdiǎn Please speak more slowly.
  8. You say
    你会说英语吗？ nǐ huì shuō Yīngyǔ ma Do you speak English?
  9. You say
    救命！ jiùmìng Help!
  10. You say
    叫警察！ jiào jǐngchá Call the police!

    Emergency numbers in mainland China: police 110, ambulance 120.

  11. You hear
    没关系。 méi guānxi It's fine, don't worry.
  12. You say
    拜拜！ bàibài Bye!
Is this what people really say here?

Questions about this scene

What do you say in Chinese when something goes wrong on a trip?

Expect to hear 一天三次。 (yì tiān sān cì, "Three times a day"), 没关系。 (méi guānxi, "It's fine, don't worry"). Useful things to say: 不好意思，药店在哪里？ (bù hǎo yìsi, yàodiàn zài nǎlǐ, "Excuse me, where is a pharmacy?") and 我肚子疼。 (wǒ dùzi téng, "I have a stomach ache").