Lesson 300 Apartment Hunting—Review

Y: Hey guess what? its time to test this weeks excellent material that we’ve learned. Its time to go hunting.
R: Hunting? Oh wait you mean apartment hunting. Well here’s my apartment spear and lets go catch a good one.

Sentences of the week
I would like to rent an apartment. 我要租房。What’s the price per month? 月租是多少？Does it have air conditioning? 有空调吗？ Does it have internet access? 能上网吗? All in today’s Chinese Studio.

R: Firstly let’s review I would like to rent an apartment, okay?
Y: Sure: wo3 yao4 zu1 fang2.
R: wo3 yao4 zu1 fang2.
Y: wo3 means I,
R: wo3,
Y: yao4, would like to do something,
R: yao4,
Y: zu1 is to rent,
R: zu1,
Y: fang2 is an apartment,
R: fang2,
Y: wo3 yao4 zu1 fang2
R: wo3 yao4 zu1 fang2 I would like to rent an apartment.

Conversation 1
A: 我要租房。
B: 你可以找找中介。

R: Good. Now I would like to know how much is it for one month?
Y: you can say: yue4 zu1 shi4 duo1 shao3 ?
R: yue4 zu1 shi4 duo1 shao3 ?  
Y: yue4 is monthly,
R: yue4,
Y: zu1 is short for zu1 jin1, and it’s rent,
R: zu1,
Y: shi4 duo1 shao3, literally it means is how much, as shi4 means is, and duo1 shao3 means how much,
R: shi4 duo1 shao3
Y: yue4 zu1 shi4 duo1 shao3 ?
R: yue4 zu1 shi4 duo1 shao3 ?  How much is it per month?

Conversation 2
A:月租是多少？
B: 2千一个月。

R: In case I need to check my e-mail box, I would like to know: does it have internet access?
Y: 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 3
A: 能上网吗？
B: 可以，而且是宽带上网。

R: I know the weather may not be hot anymore, however I would like to know if they have air conditioner that I can still use it for the next summer.
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 4
A: 有空调吗？
B: 没有。你可以自己装一个。