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🇨🇳 Mandarin Chinese · Fluency Level 2

PART 1 · LESSON 2 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES Free

The Empty Stall

Rent a stall in the tea market from the neighbour who minds it: ask whether it is empty, hear the polite you said to you, ask the rent, hear eight thousand a month, ask about the deposit, hear the four syllables of a lease, ask when you can open, and hear that the contract comes first.

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Lesson 2 · The Empty Stall

Mandarin Chinese · 30 minutes

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An empty stall in a long hall of the tea market, shutters up, a neighbour in a grey jacket with a tin of jasmine tea under his arm showing Owen round.

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空 着 吗？kōng zhe mastanding empty, with the little word for a state that lasts
老板， 这个 摊位 空 着 吗？lǎobǎn, zhège tānwèi kōng zhe maBoss, is this stall empty?
空 着。 您 想 租？kōng zhe, nín xiǎng zūIt is. You'd like to rent it? Politely.
对。 一 个 月 多少 钱？duì, yí ge yuè duōshao qiánYes. How much a month?
一 个 月 八千 块。yí ge yuè bāqiān kuàiEight thousand a month.
能 便宜 一点 吗？néng piányi yìdiǎn maCan it be a bit cheaper?
我 姓 黄， 隔壁 的。wǒ xìng huáng, gébì deMy name's Huang, from next door.
押金 呢？yājīn neAnd the deposit?
付 三。fù sānpay three, three months' rent up front
押 一 付 三。yā yī fù sānOne month's deposit, three months up front.
能 开业？néng kāiyècan open for business
行。 什么 时候 能 开业？xíng, shénme shíhou néng kāiyèFine. When can I open for business?
下 个 月 开业。xià ge yuè kāiyèopen next month
先 签 合同， 下 个 月 开业。xiān qiān hétong, xià ge yuè kāiyèSign the contract first; open next month.