Dialogues

1. 能上网吗？ Néng shàng wǎng ma?
Does it have internet access?
You can ask 能上网吗?
能 néng means be able to do something.
上网 shàngwǎng , to get online.
吗 ma, a particle. Usually it’s put at the end of the sentence, indicating that this is a question. For instance, 你好吗? nǐ hǎoma？How are you? 他了解中国吗? tā liǎojiě zhōngguó ma？Does he know anything about China?

2. 水电费和煤气费怎么交？ Shuǐdiànfèi hé méiqìfèi zěnme jiāo?

How do I pay the water, electricity and gas bills?
水电费 shuǐdiànfèi, water and electricity bills.
和 hé, and.
煤气费 méiqìfèi, gas bill.
怎么 zěnme, how.
交 jiāo, to pay.

3. 房租多少钱？ Fángzū duōshao qián?
how much is it for one month?
房租 fángzū, rent.
多少钱 duōshao qián, how much.
房租多少钱? How much is rent?

4. 们什么时候签合同？ Wǒmen shénme shíhou qiān hétong?
when shall we begin the contract?
我们 wǒmen, we.
什么时候 shénme shíhou, when.
签合同 qiān hétong, to sign a contract.

5. 我给你开个收据。 Wǒ gěi nǐ kāi gè shōujù.
I
will give you a receipt.
After you pay the money, the landlord will give you a receipt. 我给你开个收据.
我 wǒ, is I.
给你 gěi nǐ, give it to you.
收据 shōujù, receipt.
开个收据 kāi gè shōujù, to give you a receipt.