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🇨🇳 Mandarin Chinese · Advanced Level 3

PART 1 · LESSON 4 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

A House Three Doors Down

Look at an empty house with Missus Lin and Auntie Zhou: hear it stands empty, hear she will rent it to her old classmate, ask how many rooms, ask the rent, hear a thousand a month, ask about a deposit, hear there is none and the lease is signed a year at a time, and hear her take it.

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THE STORY

An empty brick house in Longjing village three doors from the Chens', its shutters just opened, Auntie Zhou with the keys, Missus Lin in the doorway and Owen behind her.

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空 着。kōng zhestanding empty, with the small word for a state that goes on
这 套 房子zhè tào fángzithis house, with the count word for a whole house
老林， 这 套 房子 空 着。lǎo lín, zhè tào fángzi kōng zheOld Lin, this house is standing empty.
你 要 租 给 我？nǐ yào zū gěi wǒYou want to rent it to me? To a friend.
有 几 个 房间？yǒu jǐ ge fángjiānHow many rooms are there?
对， 租 给 你 住。duì, zū gěi nǐ zhùYes, I'll rent it to you to live in.
老 同学，lǎo tóngxuéold classmate
老 同学， 谢谢 你。lǎo tóngxué, xièxie nǐThank you, old classmate. To a friend.
钥匙 给 你。yàoshi gěi nǐHere are the keys.
房租。fángzūthe rent, word for word house rent

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