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What do you say to a taxi driver in Taiwan?

Expect to hear 去哪裡？ (qù nǎlǐ, "Where to?"). Useful things to say: 我要去這個地方。 (wǒ yào qù zhège dìfāng, "I want to go to this place. (show your screen)") and 麻煩到台北車站。 (máfan dào Táiběi Chēzhàn, "Taipei Main Station, please").

The whole conversation: Taxi to the hotel

Yellow taxis are everywhere in Taipei. Show the address on your phone and give a few directions near the end.

  1. You hear
    去哪裡？ qù nǎlǐ Where to?
  2. You say
    我要去這個地方。 wǒ yào qù zhège dìfāng I want to go to this place. (show your screen)
  3. You say
    麻煩到台北車站。 máfan dào Táiběi Chēzhàn Taipei Main Station, please.

    Literally "trouble you". In Taiwan this is the everyday way to say please when you ask for something.

  4. You say
    前面右轉。 qiánmiàn yòu zhuǎn Turn right up ahead.
  5. You say
    下個路口左轉。 xià ge lùkǒu zuǒ zhuǎn Left at the next junction.
  6. You say
    這裡停就好。 zhèlǐ tíng jiù hǎo You can stop here.
  7. You hear
    一百八十五。 yìbǎi bāshíwǔ 185 dollars.
  8. You say
    可以刷卡嗎？ kěyǐ shuā kǎ ma Can I pay by card?

    Many Taipei taxis take an EasyCard or a bank card. Keep some cash for taxis outside the big cities.

Is this what people really say here?

Questions about this scene

What do you say to a taxi driver in Taiwan?

Expect to hear 去哪裡？ (qù nǎlǐ, "Where to?"). Useful things to say: 我要去這個地方。 (wǒ yào qù zhège dìfāng, "I want to go to this place. (show your screen)") and 麻煩到台北車站。 (máfan dào Táiběi Chēzhàn, "Taipei Main Station, please").

What does "去哪裡？" mean in Mandarin (Taiwan)?

It means "Where to?". It is pronounced qù nǎlǐ. A natural reply is 我要去這個地方。 (wǒ yào qù zhège dìfāng), "I want to go to this place. (show your screen)".