How to Say ‘The restaurant is on the left’ in Simplified Chinese
饭馆在左边
fàn guǎn zài zuǒ biān
[fànguǎn dzeye zoo-oh bee-an]
💬 Usage Tip: To say where something is, use 在 (zài), not 是: thing + 在 + place. For example, 银行在右边 "the bank is on the right".
Phrase Breakdown
饭馆
fàn guǎn
[fànguǎn]
restaurant
A place where you can eat meals; a common everyday word for a restaurant.
我们去饭馆吃饭吧。
Let's go eat at a restaurant.
在
zài
[dzeye]
at; in; located at
A common word used to show location or presence somewhere.
我的护照在包里。
My passport is in the bag.
左边
zuǒ biān
[zoo-oh bee-an]
left side
The direction or location to one's left.
你的书在左边桌子上。
Your book is on the left side of the table.
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