Mandarin class HK-Apartment Hunting

 

♦A:请进,让我带你们先看 看。这是起居室。有两间卧室和两个洗手 间。
Qǐng jìn, ràng wǒ dài nǐmen xiān kàn kàn. Zhè shì qǐ jūshì. Yǒu liǎng jiān wòshì hé liǎng gè xǐshǒujiān.
Come on in, let me show you around. Here’s the living room. There are two bedrooms and two bathrooms.
♦B:太棒了!窗外的风景很 美。
Tài bàngle! Chuāngwài de fēngjǐng hěn měi.
Great! The view from this window is wonderful.
♦A:这是厨房。
Zhè shì chúfáng.
This is the kitchen.
♦B:看起来很新。
Kàn qǐlái hěn xīn.
It looks new.
♦A:是的,我们去年刚翻修过,而且更换了所有的器具。
Shì de, wǒmen qùnián gāng fānxiūguò, érqiě gēnghuànle suǒyǒu de qìjù.
Yes, we renovated just last year and replaced all the appliances.
♦B:看主卧室的壁厨空间多大呀!
Kàn zhǔ wòshì de bì chú kōngjiān duōdà ya!
Just look at all the closet space in the master bedroom!
♦A:我相信你很快就会把这 些壁柜填满。
Wǒ xiāngxìn nǐ hěn kuài jiù huì bǎ zhèxiē bì guì tián mǎn.
Well, I’m sure you can fill these closets in no time!
♦B:快别这么说。我哪有那 么多东西呀。
Kuài bié zhème shuō. Wǒ nǎ yǒu nàme duō dōngxi ya.
Oh come on, give me a break. I don’t have that much stuff.
♦A:这是洗手间。
Zhè shì xǐshǒujiān.
And here’s a bathroom.
♦B:你刚才说的房租是多少 ?
Nǐ gāngcái shuō de fángzū shì duōshǎo?
What did you say the rent was?
♦A: 一个月1500美元。
Yīgè yuè 1500 měiyuán.
Fifteen hundred dollars a month.
♦B:包水电费吗?
Bāo shuǐdiàn fèi ma?
Does that include utilities?
♦A:包暖气、煤气和热水。电和电话费另付。
Bāo nuǎnqì, méiqì hé rè shuǐ. Diàn hé diànhuà fèi lìng fù.
It includes heat, gas, and hot water. Electricity and telephone are extra.
♦B:什么时候可以搬进来?
Shénme shíhou kěyǐ bān jìnlái?
When will the apartment be available?
♦A:月初。
Yuèchū.
On the first of the month.
♦B:我们很喜欢这套房子, 但还得考虑一下。明天给你打电话好吗?
Wǒmen hěn xǐhuan zhè tào fángzi, dàn hái de kǎolǜ yīxià. Míngtiān gěi nǐ dǎ diànhuà hǎo ma?
We like it a lot, but we’ll have to think about it. Can we call you tomorrow?
♦A:当然行了。但是别拖得 太久。还有其他人看上了这房子。
Dāngrán xíngle. Dànshì bié tuō de tài jiǔ. Hái yǒu qítā rén kàn shàngle zhè fángzi.
Sure. But don’t wait too long. I have other people who are interested in renting this place.