问路 Asking for directions

在不熟悉的地方经常会迷路，因此，对于刚来中国的外国朋友来说，学会用汉语问路是非常有用的。
It is easy to be lost in an unfamiliar place. Therefore, it is helpful for the foreign friends who are new to China to know how to ask for directions in Chinese.

让我们跟着TOM学习如何问路。
Let's follow Tom to learn how to ask the way.

Tom要去XXX公司谈业务，找不到地方。
Tom wants to visit XXX company to talk about business, but he cannot find his way.

Tom：请问，青春路17号怎么走？
Tom: Excuse me, could you tell me how to get to No.17, Qingchun Road?

路人：不知道。
Passerby: I don't know.

Tom:那您知道华安大厦在哪儿吗？
Tom: Do you know wher Hua'an Plaza is?

路人：华安大厦我知道，往北一直走，有一个天桥，再往东。
Passerby: I know Hua'an Plaza. It's to the north. Keep going, cross a flyover, and then go east.

Tom：（不太明白，用手比划）往北.......往东？请问哪边是北，哪边是东？远吗？
Tom: (Puzzled and pointing) Go north, and turn east? Which direction is north? Which is east? Is it far.

路人：挺远的，你最好打个车。
Passerby： Yes, it is far. You'd better take a taxi.

Tom：好的，谢谢。
Tom: All right! Thank you.