How to Say ‘The restaurant is on the left, next to the bank.’ in Simplified Chinese
饭馆在左边，银行旁边。
fàn guǎn zài zuǒ biān yín háng páng biān
[fànguǎn dzeye zoo-oh bee-an yínháng pahng byen]
Phrase Breakdown
饭馆在左边，
fàn guǎn zài zuǒ biān
the restaurant is on the left,
饭馆 (fànguǎn) 'restaurant', 在左边 (zài zuǒbiān) 'is on the left'.
饭馆在左边吗？
Is the restaurant on the left?
Words in this phrase
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.
银行旁边。
yín háng páng biān
next to the bank.
银行 (yínháng) 'bank', 旁边 (pángbiān) 'beside'. Both 银 and 行 end in a nasal: -in and -ang.
我家在银行旁边。
My home is next to the bank.
Words in this phrase
银行
yín háng
[yínháng]
bank
A financial institution where you keep or exchange money.
银行几点开门？
What time does the bank open?
旁边
páng biān
[pahng byen]
beside; next to
旁边 refers to the nearby side or the person next to someone.
你比旁边那位冷静多了。
You’re much calmer than the person next to you.
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