Exercise 1
of 10
To type a special pinyin letter, simply type the vowel followed by the number of the tone.
For example, typing 'a1' will convert to 'ā' when typed.
In these exercises, you'll practice Chinese words and phrases useful when meeting someone at the airport arrivals hall in China. Can you ask whether a flight is late, or where your baggage is in Mandarin Chinese? Whether you're arriving at the airport on a flight, or meeting an arriving friend, this will be vocabulary worth knowing. You'll even learn Mandarin Chinese important questions such as - where are the toilets?!
If you're catching a domestic flight in China, there's a strong chance you'll be flying with one of three government run airlines: Air China, China Southern Airlines or China Eastern Airlines. All three have modern fleets of Airbus and Boeing aircraft. Other smaller low cost carriers also offer good value for money.
About our Type Phrase Exercises
Practice listening to and constructing full sentences by typing the Chinese sentence or question that you hear.
The large amount of different sentences and questions that you can understand and create becomes evident in
this experience.
Usability Tips
The following shortcuts allow you to use your keyboard to complete this exercise:
Press # (Key Down): Shows Answer
Press # (Key Up): Hides Answer
NOTE: Pressing the hint button or the '#' key will mean an incorrect answer for that exercise.