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      Imago
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      I am currently going through a chinese textbook chapter about transportation. There are however some constructs I am not sure I understood very well. I would be very grateful, if someone could help me.

       

      1.  I have the sentence: “火车快到了吧?”

      Is this actually rather statement asking for confirmation than a real question?

      So, one would translate: “The train arrives soon?” or “The train does arrive soon?”

      A real question would be: “火车快到了吗”? “Does the train arrive soon?”

      Also: The “了” here indicates: The train is currently underway, has not yet arrived.

       

      2. For trains one uses 次,for example T23 次

      Are there similar words for other means for transports? Ships, busses, planes, subway

       

      3.  How would one translate:

      “The bus 287 from A to B arrives at T?”

      A, B are are locations, T refers to a time.

      My suggestion: “从A 到B 的287 路公共汽车到T.”

       

      4.  What – 这儿有 mean?

      Can one translate it with “there is” ?

      For example:

      Does “There is bus line 287” translate  “这儿有287路公共汽车” ?

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