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What Chinese do you need at Jiufen, Taipei 101 and other sights in Taiwan?

Expect to hear 一、二、三，笑一個！ (yī, èr, sān, xiào yí ge, "One, two, three, smile!"), 坐1062就到了。 (zuò yī líng liù èr jiù dào le, "Take the 1062 and you're there"), 大概一個小時。 (dàgài yí ge xiǎoshí, "About an hour"). Useful things to say: 一張全票。 (yì zhāng quánpiào, "One adult ticket") and 幾點關門？ (jǐ diǎn guānmén, "What time do you close?").

The whole conversation: Jiufen, Taipei 101 and the sights

Day trips by bus or train: tickets, opening times and asking a stranger to take your photo.

  1. You say
    一張全票。 yì zhāng quánpiào One adult ticket.

    全票 is the full adult price. 半票 is half price for children and older people.

  2. You say
    幾點關門？ jǐ diǎn guānmén What time do you close?
  3. You say
    可以幫我拍照嗎？ kěyǐ bāng wǒ pāizhào ma Could you take a photo of me?
  4. You hear
    一、二、三，笑一個！ yī, èr, sān, xiào yí ge One, two, three, smile!
  5. You say
    公車站在哪裡？ gōngchē zhàn zài nǎlǐ Where's the bus stop?
  6. You hear
    坐1062就到了。 zuò yī líng liù èr jiù dào le Take the 1062 and you're there.

    The 1062 bus runs from Zhongxiao Fuxing station to Jiufen.

  7. You say
    還要多久？ hái yào duōjiǔ How much longer?
  8. You hear
    大概一個小時。 dàgài yí ge xiǎoshí About an hour.
Is this what people really say here?

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What Chinese do you need at Jiufen, Taipei 101 and other sights in Taiwan?

Expect to hear 一、二、三，笑一個！ (yī, èr, sān, xiào yí ge, "One, two, three, smile!"), 坐1062就到了。 (zuò yī líng liù èr jiù dào le, "Take the 1062 and you're there"), 大概一個小時。 (dàgài yí ge xiǎoshí, "About an hour"). Useful things to say: 一張全票。 (yì zhāng quánpiào, "One adult ticket") and 幾點關門？ (jǐ diǎn guānmén, "What time do you close?").