Intermediate - Renting an Apartment through an Agent (C1454)

A:  你好!
nǐhǎo!
Hello!
B:  你好,我要租房子。
nǐhǎo, wǒ yào zū fángzi.
Hello, I'd like to rent an apartment.
A:  我们这里房子很多。你想租什么样的?
wǒmen zhèlǐ fángzi hěn duō. nǐ xiǎng zū shénme yàng de?
We have a lot of apartments. What kind would you like to rent?
B:  两房两厅的,最好在这附近。
liǎng fáng liǎng tīng de, zuì hǎo zài zhè fùjìn.
Two bedrooms and two main rooms; ideally located around here.
A:  你对房子有什么要求吗?
nǐ duì fángzi yǒu shénme yāoqiú ma?
Do you have any demands about the apartment?
B:  家具和电器要全配,最好新一点。楼层要高一点。
jiājù hé diànqì yào quánpèi, zuì hǎo xīn yīdiǎn. lóucéng yào gāo yīdiǎn.
Fully-furnished and appliances included; ideally pretty new. And, on a higher floor.
B:  还有,不要太吵,小区一定要干净。
háiyǒu, bù yào tài chǎo, xiǎoqū yīdìng yào gānjìng.
Also, not too noisy, and the complex definitely has to be clean.
A:  这里的租金都很高。你的预算是多少?
zhèlǐ de zūjīn dōu hěn gāo. nǐ de yùsuàn shì duōshao?
The rents here are all really high. How big is your budget?
B:  五千块左右吧。
wǔ qiān kuài zuǒyòu ba.
Around 5,000 kuai.
A:  你看这套房子,豪华装修,就在对面的小区。很多外国人都住在那里。
nǐ kàn zhè tào fángzi, háohuá zhuāngxiū, jiù zài duìmiàn de xiǎoqū. hěn duō wàiguórén dōu zhù zài nàlǐ.
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:  现在可以看房吗?
xiànzài kěyǐ kàn fáng ma?
Can I see the apartment right now?
A:  你稍等一下,我联系一下房东。
nǐ shāoděng yīxià, wǒ liánxì yīxià fángdōng.
Please wait a moment. I'll contact the landlord.
B:  好的。
hǎo de.
OK.

Key Vocabulary

to rent
tīngmain room
两房两厅liǎng fáng liǎng tīngtwo bedroom, two main room apartment
最好zuì hǎobest
duìtowards
要求yāoqiúdemand, request
家具jiājùfurniture
电器diànqìelectrical appliance
全配quánpèientirely
楼层lóucéngfloor of building
小区xiǎoqūhousing complex
干净gānjìngclean
租金zūjīnrent
预算yùsuànbudget
左右zuǒyòuabout, approximately
tào[measure word for apartments, houses]
豪华háohuáluxurious
装修zhuāngxiūrenovation
对面duìmiànright across, opposite from
稍等shāoděngto wait
联系liánxìto contact
房东fángdōnglandlord

Supplementary Vocabulary

中介zhōngjièreal estate agent
客厅kètīngliving room
餐厅cāntīngdining room
包括bāokuòinclude
电视diànshìtelevision
空调kōngtiáoair conditioner
冰箱bīngxiāngrefrigerator
洗衣机xǐyījīwashing machine
公寓gōngyùapartment
unsophisticated
传统chuántǒngtraditional
主人zhǔrénowner
东道主dōngdàozhǔhost

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