Mandarin Chinese Lesson 22 Renting a House

√ 你想住什么类型的公寓?
Nǐ xiǎng zhù shénme lèixíng de gōngyù?
What type of apartment do you live in?

√ 你喜欢一个人住还是跟别人合租?
Nǐ xǐhuan yīgè rén zhù háishì gēn biérén hé zū?
Do you want to share with any roommates or live alone?

√ 那房子租出去了吗?
Nà fángzi zū chūqù le ma?
Is it available now?

√ 看起来你真是个非常理想的房客。
Kàn qǐlái nǐ zhēnshi gè fēicháng lǐxiǎng de fángkè.
You seem like the ideal tenant.

√ 押金是两个月的房租,房租每月100元。
Yājīn shì liǎng gè yuè de fángzū, fángzū měi yuè 100 yuán.
The deposit is two months’ rent, and the rent is 100 yuan.

√ 什么时候交房租?
Shénme shíhou jiāo fángzū?
When is the rent due?

√ 我准备好签合同了。
Wǒ zhǔnbèi hǎo qiān hétóng le.
I’m ready to sign the contract.

√ 我们希望你能保持公寓原来的样子。
Wǒmen xīwàng nǐ néng bǎochí gōngyù yuánlái de yàngzi.
We’d like for you to leave the apartment just the way it is.

√ 本公寓交通便利。
Běn gōngyù jiāotōng biànlì.
The apartment is conveniently located.

√ 房租到期了。
Fángzū dào qí le.
The lease is up.

√ 续约之后你打算再住多久?
Xù yuē zhīhòu nǐ dǎsuàn zài zhù duōjiǔ?
For the renewal, how long do you want to stay?

√ 如果房客是不吸烟的你会优先考虑吗?
Rúguǒ fángkè shì bù xī yān de nǐ huì yōuxiān kǎolǜ ma?
Do you have a preference for a non-smoker?

√ 我们住在四层楼的第一层。
Wǒmen zhù zài sì céng lóu de dì yī céng.
We live in a ground-floor flat in a four-storey building.