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A: 你好!

nˇıhaˇo!

Hello!

B: 你好,我要租房子。

nˇıhaˇo, woˇ

ya`o zu¯

fa´ngzi.

Hello, I’d like to rent an apartment.

A: 我們這裡房子很多。你想租什麼樣的?

woˇmen zhe`lˇı fa´ngzi heˇn duo¯ . nˇı xiaˇng zu¯ she´nme ya`ng de?

We have a lot of apartments. What kind would you like to rent?

B: 兩房兩廳的,最好在這附近。

liaˇng fa´ng liaˇng t¯ıng de, zu`ı haˇo za`i zhe`

fu`j`ın.

Two bedrooms and two main rooms; ideally located around here.

A: 你對房子有什麼要求嗎?

nˇı du`ı fa´ngzi yoˇu she´nme ya¯ oqiu´

ma?

Do you have any demands about the apartment?

B: 傢俱和電器要全配, 最好新一點。樓層要高一

點。

jia¯ ju`

he´

dia`nq`ı ya`o qua´npe`i, zu`ı haˇo x¯ın y¯ıdiaˇn. lo´uce´ng ya`o

ga¯ o y¯ıdiaˇn.

Fully-furnished and appliances included; ideally pretty new. And, on a higher floor.

B: 還有,不要太吵,小區一定要千淨。

ha´iyoˇu, bu`

ya`o ta`i chaˇo, xiaˇoqu¯

y¯ıd`ıng ya`o ga¯ nj`ıng.

Also, not too noisy, and the complex definitely has to be clean.

A: 這裡的租金都很高。你的預算是多少?

zhe`lˇı de zu¯ j¯ın do¯ u heˇn ga¯ o. nˇı de yu`sua`n sh`ı duo¯ shao?

The rents here are all really high. How big is your budget?

B: 五千塊左右吧。

wuˇ qia¯ n kua`i zuoˇyo`u ba.

Around 5,000 kuai.

A: 你看這套房子,豪華裝修,就在對面的小區。很

多外國人都住在那裡。

nˇı ka`n zhe`

ta`o fa´ngzi, ha´ohua´

zhua¯ ngxiu¯ , jiu`

za`i du`ımia`n de

xiaˇoqu¯ . heˇn duo¯

wa`iguo´re´n do¯ u zhu`

za`i na`lˇı.

Take a look at this apartment; the renovation is exquisite. It’s in the complex right across from here. A lot of foreigners live there.

B: 現在可以看房嗎?

xia`nza`i keˇyˇı ka`n fa´ng ma?

Can I see the apartment right now?

A: 你稍等一下,我聯繫一下房東。

nˇı sha¯ odeˇng y¯ıxia`, woˇ

lia´nx`ı y¯ıxia`

fa´ngdo¯ ng.

Please wait a moment. I’ll contact the landlord.

B: 好的。

haˇo de.

OK.

---Key Vocabulary---

zu¯ to rent

t¯ıng main room

兩房兩廳 liaˇng fa´ng t¯ıng liaˇng two bedroom, two main room apartment

最好 zu`ı haˇo best

du`ı towards

要求 ya¯ oqiu´ demand, request

傢俱 jia¯ ju` furniture

電器 dia`nq`ı electrical appliance

全配 qua´npe`i entirely

樓層 lo´uce´ng floor of building

小區 xiaˇoqu¯ housing complex

千淨 ga¯ nj`ıng clean

租金 zu¯ j¯ın rent

預算 yu`sua`n budget

左右 zuoˇyo`u about, approximately

ta`o [measure word for apartments, houses]

豪華 ha´ohua´ luxurious

裝修 zhua¯ ngxiu¯ renovation

對面 du`ımia`n right across, opposite from

稍等 sha¯ odeˇng to wait

聯繫 lia´nx`ı to contact

房東 fa´ngdo¯ ng landlord

---Supplementary Vocabulary---

中介 zho¯ ngjie`

real estate agent

客廳 ke`t¯ıng living room

餐廳 ca¯ nt¯ıng dining room

包括 ba¯ okuo`

include

電視 dia`nsh`ı television

空調 ko¯ ngtia´o air conditioner

冰箱 b¯ıngxia¯ ng refrigerator

洗衣機 xˇıy¯ıj¯ı washing machine

公寓 go¯ ngyu`

tuˇ

apartment

unsophisticated

傳統 chua´ntoˇng traditional

主人 zhuˇre´n owner

東道主 do¯ ngda`ozhuˇ

host

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