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請問呢架巴士經唔經維園㗎？
cing2 man6 ni1 gaa3 baa1 si2 ging1 m4 ging1 wai4 jyun2 gaa3?
cing2 man6 ni1 gaa3 baa1 si2 ging1 m4 ging1 wai4 jyun2 gaa3?
Grammar and Vocabulary
In the Grammar and Vocabulary section, you will learn:
- Vocabulary List
49.1 Vocabulary List
Communication
In the Communication section, you will learn:
- Taking the Bus
- Taking the Minibus
- Taking a Taxi
Taking the Bus
If we are not sure whether a bus goes to a specific place, we can ask the bus driver.
If we are not sure which stop to get off at, we can ask:
Taking the Minibus
In Hong Kong, a minibus has 16 or 19 seats only, and standing is not allowed on a minibus. Therefore, we need to make sure that there is a seat available for us before paying the fare. If we are not sure, we can ask the minibus driver.
If we are taking the minibus with our companions but there are not enough seats for all of us, we can let the next passenger get on first.
When we need to get off a minibus, we need to shout to let the driver know where we want to get off at. People use different ways to indicate the location. For example, they may shout a street name, a building name, a landmark or a thing on the street (e.g., traffic light, post box, fire hydrant). If it is our first time taking the route and are not sure how to shout, we can observe when and what other passengers will shout so that we will know next time.
We can also ask the driver to remind us to get off.
When the minibus arrives at the location, the driver will remind us to get off.
Sometimes, the driver will ask if passengers need to get off at a specific location. If no one responds, they will skip the location. They may sometimes change the route and won’t pass through that location. Therefore, if we want to get off at that location, we need to shout yes immediately.
- 有冇落 jau5 mou5 lok6 is the question form of the expression 有落 jau5 lok6 (‘to have get off’).
When we get off, we can thank the driver.
Taking a Taxi
Before getting on a taxi, we can ask the driver to open the trunk for us to store luggage or large items.
After we get into the taxi, the driver will ask for our destination.
If our destination requires the taxi to cross the harbor between Hong Kong Island and Kowloon, the driver may ask which cross harbor tunnel we want to use. There are three of them: 紅隧 hung4 seoi6 (Hung Hom Tunnel), 東隧 dung1 seoi6 (‘Eastern Tunnel’) and 西隧 sai1 seoi6 (‘Western Tunnel’).
When the taxi arrives at the destination, the driver will ask where we want to get off.
If the driver hasn’t asked us but we want to get off, we can say:
If the driver can’t stop the taxi at that location, they will say:
If our destination is a housing estate, the driver may ask if we need them to drive inside the estate.
When the taxi stops, the driver will work out the fare.
- We may need to pay a return toll to cover the driver’s cost for using the cross-harbor tunnel to return to where they drove from.
Sometimes the driver may round up the fare as they don’t want to get coins.