你
Driver, please go to People's Park.
Beginner · 6-8 min
Take a Taxi打车去某地
After this scene, you can tell a taxi driver where you want to go, ask to stop a little farther ahead, pay the fare, and end the ride politely.
Learning
Core dialogue
司机
Okay, please fasten your seat belt.
司机
We are almost there up ahead.
你
Can we go to that cafe up ahead?
司机
Sure.
司机
That will be twenty-three yuan in total.
你
Okay, I paid.
司机
Got it. Take care.
你
Thank you, driver.
Key phrases
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Phrase Card
Phrase 1 of 5
shī师fu傅
polite address for a driver or worker
From the dialogue
你:师傅，去人民公园。
Driver, please go to People's Park.
你:谢谢师傅。
Thank you, driver.
Use it here
Use “师傅” to politely address a taxi driver. More generally, it can be a respectful way to address drivers, repair workers, craftspeople, and other workers in service situations.
Say it another way
- shī师fu傅，qù去jī机chǎng场。
Driver, please go to the airport.
- xiè谢xie谢shī师fu傅。
Thank you, driver.
- shī师fu傅，qián前miàn面tíng停yí一xià下。
Driver, please stop up ahead.
Patterns
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Pattern Card
Pattern 1 of 3
师傅，去 + Place
Use this pattern to tell a taxi driver where you want to go.
师傅，去地点
地点 = your destination
From dialogue
- shī师fu傅，qù去rén人mín民gōng公yuán园。
Driver, please go to People's Park.
Try also
- shī师fu傅，qù去huǒ火chē车zhàn站。
Driver, please go to the train station.
- shī师fu傅，qù去zhè这ge个dì地zhǐ址。
Driver, please go to this address.
Common mistakes
Small fixes that make your Chinese sound natural.
1. Use 系 with seat belts
Not natural
穿安全带。
Natural
系安全带。
Why
For seat belts, use 系, not 穿.
2. Use 师傅 for the driver
Not natural
司机，去人民公园。
Natural
师傅，去人民公园。
Why
司机 describes the job, but 师傅 sounds more natural when addressing the driver directly.
3. Keep the goodbye natural
Not natural
非常感谢您的服务。
Natural
谢谢师傅。
Why
This formal sentence is too heavy for a quick taxi goodbye. 谢谢师傅 is short and natural.