<p>When you come to my house,
你来我房子的时候，
you first have to take the train, 
首先要坐火车，
get out of it at the 3° station, 
在第三个站下，
and then take the bus n°60.
然后坐 N60 路。
My house is in front of the supermarket.
我的房子在超市的前面。</p>

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2014-04-30T10:39:38.987Z
Ok, just a thing: in your last sentence you have put 的 and 面 instead of 边. Is " 的" necessary? Do 面 and 边 have a different meaning and when should I prefer one instead of the other?
Chiara
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2014-04-30T10:49:08.400Z
In this case, you can replace 面 with 边. 前面, 前边, 左面, 左边. The different is 面 means face to, 边 means aside.
mikespook
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mikespook
<p>If you need a more like English translation, here it is: (The ultimate translation is not necessarily doing it literally, that was what I learned from translation graduate school :)</p>

<p>"你来我家的时候, 你要坐火车, 在第三站下车, 然后你换60路公共汽车. 我家就在超市前边."</p>

<p>Before you come to my house, you'll need to take the train, then transfer to #60 bus at 3rd stop. My house is in front of the supermarket.</p>

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So, in your opinion, all my sentences are correct exept the third one? Do i have to put "de" as Mikespook suggested before the last word?
Chiara
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2014-04-30T17:03:37.557Z
With or without the "de" would both work.
ChineseHulu.com
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2014-04-30T17:06:24.443Z
Great thank you very much! Last question, are you native speaker?
Chiara
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2014-05-06T15:30:28.477Z
Yes I'm a native speaker for more than 30 years! :)
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<p>Is my sentence correct?
"When you come to my house, you first have to take the train, get out of it at the 3° station, and then take the bus n°60. My house is in front of the supermarket."</p>

<p>"你来我家的时候, 你要坐火车, zài3 火车站下车, 然后你换60路公共汽车. 我家zài超市前边."</p>

<p>I'm sorry for "zài", I can't write it with my phone... I don't know why...</p>

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2014-04-30T09:08:31.200Z
By "3° station" do you mean "3rd stop"?
Rephinx
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2014-04-30T09:15:34.533Z
Yes exactly, is it ok??
Chiara
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2014-04-30T10:26:13.323Z
@Chiara Nobody uses that in China... Say 第三个站.
user58955
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2014-04-30T11:57:43.133Z
@Chiara you can say 在第三站下车.
Rephinx
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Please come up with a better heading than "How can I say this?", it doesn't ehm say anything about you question.
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How can I say this?
# How can I say this?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-04-30)

Is my sentence correct?
"When you come to my house, you first have to take the train, get out of it at the 3° station, and then take the bus n°60. My house is in front of the supermarket."

"你来我家的时候, 你要坐火车, zài3 火车站下车, 然后你换60路公共汽车. 我家zài超市前边."

I'm sorry for "zài", I can't write it with my phone... I don't know why...

**Tags:** sentence-structure

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: By "3° station" do you mean "3rd stop"?  
> **username_0**: Yes exactly, is it ok??  
> **username_2**: @username_0 Nobody uses that in China... Say 第三个站.  
> **username_1**: @username_0 you can say 在第三站下车.  
> **username_3**: Please come up with a better heading than "How can I say this?", it doesn't ehm say anything about you question.  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_4 on 2014-04-30. Score: 1

When you come to my house,
你来我房子的时候，
you first have to take the train,
首先要坐火车，
get out of it at the 3° station,
在第三个站下，
and then take the bus n°60.
然后坐 N60 路。
My house is in front of the supermarket.
我的房子在超市的前面。

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Ok, just a thing: in your last sentence you have put 的 and 面 instead of 边. Is " 的" necessary? Do 面 and 边 have a different meaning and when should I prefer one instead of the other?  
> **username_4**: In this case, you can replace 面 with 边. 前面, 前边, 左面, 左边. The different is 面 means face to, 边 means aside.  

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### Answer by username_5 on 2014-04-30. Score: 1

If you need a more like English translation, here it is: (The ultimate translation is not necessarily doing it literally, that was what I learned from translation graduate school :)

"你来我家的时候, 你要坐火车, 在第三站下车, 然后你换60路公共汽车. 我家就在超市前边."

Before you come to my house, you'll need to take the train, then transfer to #60 bus at 3rd stop. My house is in front of the supermarket.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: So, in your opinion, all my sentences are correct exept the third one? Do i have to put "de" as username_4 suggested before the last word?  
> **username_5**: With or without the "de" would both work.  
> **username_0**: Great thank you very much! Last question, are you native speaker?  
> **username_5**: Yes I'm a native speaker for more than 30 years! :)  

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