Public Services
Learn how to talk about important public places and services when travelling.
1. Important public places
邮局
yóu jú
post office银行
yín háng
bank警察局
jǐng chá jú
police station医院
yī yuàn
hospital邮局在哪儿？
Where is the post office?
我需要去银行。
I need to go to the bank.
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2. Asking for help
帮助
bāng zhù
help请问
qǐng wèn
excuse me / may I ask服务员
fú wù yuán
staff member工作人员
gōng zuò rén yuán
worker / employee请问，你可以帮助我吗？
Excuse me, can you help me?
工作人员很友好。
The staff members are very friendly.
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3. Health and emergencies
生病
shēng bìng
to become ill药
yào
medicine紧急情况
jǐn jí qíng kuàng
emergency危险
wēi xiǎn
dangerous / danger如果生病了，我会去医院。
If I become ill, I will go to the hospital.
这是紧急情况。
This is an emergency.
4. Using services politely
麻烦你了
má fan nǐ le
sorry to trouble you谢谢
xiè xie
thank you可以
kě yǐ
can / may当然
dāng rán
of course麻烦你了，谢谢你的帮助。
Sorry to trouble you, thank you for your help.
当然可以。
Of course you can.
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Complete
请问，警察局在哪儿？我需要帮助，因为这是紧急情况。工作人员很友好，还帮助了我。
Excuse me, where is the police station? I need help because this is an emergency. The staff members were very friendly and also helped me.