Lesson 299 Apartment Hunting III

R: Another exhausting day and I still don’t have a roof. Dajia hao, You’re listening to Chinese Studio. wo shi Raymond. 
Y: Not only are we helping Raymond apartment hunt, you can learn it as well as Chinese studio helps you improve your daily Chinese incrementally.
R: Get your spears ready and we’re gonna go apartment hunt.
Y: Here are the keywords of the day.

Keywords of the day
Deposit 定金 How much is the deposit? 定金是多少？ When can I move in? 什么时候能搬进来？ Does it have air conditioner? 有空调吗？ Does it have internet access? 能上网吗？ All in today’s Chinese Studio.

Y: Well an important thing you need to know is the deposit.
R: Yea, I need to make sure that the owner won’t rent the house to other people at the same time. So how do I ask how much is the deposit?
Y: you can ask: ding4 jin1 shi4 duo1 shao3?
R: ding4 jin1 shi4 duo1 shao3?
Y: ding4 jin1 is deposit,
R: ding4 jin1,
Y: shi4 duo1 shao3, is how much,
R: shi4 duo1 shao3,
Y: ding4 jin1 shi4 duo1 shao3?
R: ding4 jin1 shi4 duo1 shao3? How much is the deposit?

Conversation 1
A: 定金是多少？
B: 500块。

R: Well later on I’ll probably want to ask when can I move in. I mean if I ever find a place.
Y: Ya well homeless Raymond this is how you say: shen2 me shi2 hou4 neng2 ban1 jin4 lai2?
R: shen2 me shi2 hou4 neng2 ban1 jin4 lai2?
Y: shen2 me shi2 hou4, is when,
R: shen2 me shi2 hou4,
Y: neng2 is be able to do sth,
R: neng2,
Y: ban1 jin4 lai2, to move in.
R: ban1 jin4 lai2,
Y: shen2 me shi2 hou4 neng2 ban1 jin4 lai2?
R: shen2 me shi2 hou4 neng2 ban1 jin4 lai2? When can I move in?

Conversation 2
A: 什么时候能搬进来？
B: 下个月底。

Y: My gosh it’s so hot in here. I look like I just took a shower. My clothes are soaked.
R: Oh my gosh, I should have asked if my apartment had air conditioner before I got it. Oh wait how do you say that in Chinese?
Y: This is how you say it.You3 kong1 tiao2 ma? 
R: you3 kong1 tiao2 ma?
Y: you3 means have
R: you3,
Y: kong1 tiao2, air conditioner,
R: kong1 tiao2, 
Y: ma, is put at the end of the question,
R: ma,
Y: you3 kong1 tiao2 ma?
R: you3 kong1 tiao2 ma? Does it have air conditioner?

Conversation 3
A: 有空调吗？
B: 没有。你可以自己装一个。

R: Last question I would like to ask is: Does it have internet access?
Y: yeah, it’s important… you can ask: neng2 shang4 wang3 ma?
R: neng2 shang4 wang3 ma?
Y: neng2 is be able to do sth,
R: neng2, 
Y: shang4 wang3 to get online,
R: shang4 wang3,
Y: neng2 shang4 wang3 ma?
R: neng2 shang4 wang3 ma? Does it have internet access?
 
Conversation 4
A: 能上网吗？
B: 可以，而且是宽带上网。