Renting an Apartment through an Agent 4
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ID: 1526
Intermediate
After being shown multiple apartments by an agent and dealing with all kinds of grumpy potential landlords, the time has finally come to sign that lease. In this lesson, learn about the payment methods and contracts you'll be dealing with when renting a mainland Chinese apartment.
Jenny,John
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 租金 | zūjīn | rent | |
| 付 | fù | to pay | |
| 押 | yā | to put down a deposit | |
| 押金 | yājīn | deposit |
租金是每个月五千付三押一押金以后会还给你的
zūjīn 租金shì 是měi ge yuè 每个月wǔ qiān 五千fù 付sān 三yā 押yī 一yājīn 押金yǐhòu 以后huì 会huángěi 还给nǐ 你de 的
The rent is 5,000 a month and you'll need to pay 3 months up front with a 1 month deposit. The deposit will be given back to you later.
我签一年便宜点儿吧
wǒ 我qiān 签yī nián 一年piányi 便宜diǎnr 点儿ba 吧
I'll sign one year. Could you go a little cheaper?
我这房子很好租的这样吧我看你人蛮老实的四千八行就行不行就算了
wǒ 我zhè 这fángzi 房子hěn 很hǎo 好zū 租de 的zhèyàng ba 这样吧wǒ 我kàn 看nǐ 你rén 人mán 蛮lǎoshi 老实de 的sìqiān bā 四千八xíng 行jiù 就xíng 行bù 不xíng 行jiù 就suàn le 算了
This apartments is really easy to rent out. How about this: I can see you're a pretty honest guy - 4,800. If that's acceptable, then fine. If not, then just forget it.
好吧对了那些费用怎么交啊
hǎo ba 好吧duì le 对了nàxiē 那些fèiyòng 费用zěnme 怎么jiāo 交a 啊
OK! Oh yeah, how will the bills be paid?
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