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ID: 3007 Intermediate
  In this video lesson, we teach some useful words when you are looking to rent an apartment. Finding an apartment can be hard, but if you know some of the specialist language, your life will get easier. Tune in next week for the follow-up lesson where we sign the lease. If you want more lessons on apartments and housing, we have a whole playlist on the topic here.
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
中介 zhōngjiè agent
tào measure word
有眼光 yǒuyǎnguāng to have a good eye
平方 píngfāng square (meter)
您好,是陈小姐吗?我是中介的小王,租房的事,您考虑得怎么样?
nínhǎo ,shì Chén xiǎojie ma ?wǒ shì zhōngjiè de Xiǎo Wáng ,zūfáng de shì ,nín kǎolǜ de zěnmeyàng ?
Hello, is this Ms Chen? I'm Xiaowang from the agency. I was just wondering if you'd considered the room rental?
有一套两室一厅的房子我觉得还不错。
yǒu yī tào liǎng shì yī tīng de fángzi wǒ juéde hái bùcuò 。
There was a two bedroom apartment that I thought was nice.
您可真有眼光,这套房八十平方,两卧一厨一卫一阳台,家具家电都配齐了,您如果租的话拎包入住就可以了。
nín kě zhēn yǒu yǎnguāng ,zhè tào fáng bāshí píngfāng ,liǎng wò yī chú yī wèi yī yángtái ,jiājù jiā diàn dōu pèiqí le ,nín rúguǒ zū dehuà līnbāorùzhù jiù kěyǐ le 。
You really have quite the eye. That apartment is eighty square meters, with two bedrooms, a kitchen, a bathroom and a balcony. The furniture and the appliances are all included. If you rent it you can move right in.
听起来很不错,不过租金怎么算?
tīng qǐlai hěn bùcuò ,bùguò zūjīn zěnme suàn ?
It sounds great, how much is the rent?
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