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@ 31454 Renting an Apartment through an Agent
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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---
租 zu¯ to rent
廳 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
對 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
套 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`
土 tuˇ
apartment
unsophisticated
傳統 chua´ntoˇng traditional
主人 zhuˇre´n owner
東道主 do¯ ngda`ozhuˇ
host
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