A: Zhānmǔsī, nǐ zhù zài xiānggǎng nǎlǐ?
B: Wǒ zhù zài xīnjiè qū.
A: Nà lí nǐ gōngzuò dì dìfāng hái tǐng yuǎn de.
B: Shì de, wǒ xūyào chàbùduō 1 gè xiǎoshí cáinéng qù wǒ de gōngsī.
A: Nǐ de gōngyù yǒu duōdà?
B: Hěn xiǎo, wǒ juédé zhǐyǒu 40 píngfāng mǐ.
A: Nà qíshí shì xiānggǎng gōngyù de píngjūn dàxiǎo.
B: Nǐ yīgè rén zhù ma?
A: Shì de.
B: Rúguǒ nǐ dúzì shēnghuó,40 píngfāng mǐ bùshì nàme xiǎo, wǒ zhīdào wǒ yǒu hěnduō péngyǒu hé tāmen de jiārén zhù zài yīgè 40 duō píngfāng mǐ de fángzi lǐ.
A: Nǐ zhīdào zài àodàlìyǎ, wǒ de fángzi hěn dà!
B: Dāngrán! Dàn nà shì àodàlìyǎ!
English:
A: James, where do you live in Hong Kong?
B: I live in the new territories.
A: That is quite far from where you work.
B: Yes, I need almost 1 hour to travel to my work.
A: How big is your apartment.
B: Very small, I think only 40 square metres.
A: That is actually the average size of Hong Kong apartments.
B: Do you live alone?
A: Yes.
B: If you live alone, 40 square metres is not that small, I know many of my friends live with their families in 40 square metres apartment.
A: You know that in Australia, my house is huge!
B: Of course, but that is Australia!
Chinese:
A:詹姆斯,你住在香港哪裡?
B:我住在新界區。
A:那離你工作的地方還挺遠的。
B:是的,我需要差不多1个小时才能去我的公司。
A:你的公寓有多大?
B:很小,我觉得只有40平方米。
A:那其实是香港公寓的平均大小。
B: 你一个人住吗?
A:是的。
B:如果你独自生活,40平方米不是那么小,我知道我有很多朋友和他們的家人住在一個40多平方米的房子裡。
A:你知道在澳大利亚,我的房子很大! B:当然!但那是澳大利亚!
Related: Cantonese Lesson – Housing Price in Hong Kong