Everyday Chinese: Lesson 36 Looking for an Apartment
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来源:中国国际广播电台
2013-11-15 08:00:00.000
Dialogues
1. 我想租房。 Wǒ xiǎng zū fáng.
I would like to rent an apartment.
我 wǒ, means I.想 xiǎng, would like to do something.
租 zū, to rent.
房 fáng, an apartment.
2. 您想找什么样的房子? Nín xiǎng zhǎo shénmeyàng de fángzi?
What kind of apartment do you have in mind?
您 nínis the polite form of 你 nǐ, which means you.想 xiǎng, want to.
找 zhǎo, to find.
什么样的 shénmeyàng de, what kind of.
房子 fángzi, apartment.
3. 您想花多少钱租? Nín xiǎng huā duōshao qián zū?
What’s your budget?
您 nín, you.
想 xiǎng, want to.
花 huā, here means to spend.
多少钱 duōshao qián, how much.
租 zū, to rent.
4. 什么时候能搬进来? Shénme shíhou néng bān jìnlai?
When can I move in?
什么时候 shénme shíhou, what time.能 néng, can or could.
搬进来 bān jìn lai, to move in.
5. 房租怎么付? Fángzū zěnme fù?
How often do I pay rent?房租 fángzū, rent.
怎么付 zěnme fù, how to pay for it.