I want to rent a house

Open Class Chinese - Daily Mandarin-

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当我们离开家，第一件事情就是要找住的地方，租房子就成为了必须要做的一件事情，因为我们要睡觉休息，我们要有一个遮风挡雨的地方。

First thing we do after moving out is to find a place to live. Renting naturally becomes an essential thing to do, because we need a place to rest and to stay safe.

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大家好，欢迎大家来到 Happy School Online 学习汉语，离开家以后，有的人可能选择买房子，有的人暂时居住在亲戚家，而大多数人会去租房子。

Hi Everyone! Welcome to Happy School Online for Chinese learning. Some people choose to buy a home after moving out, some lives with a relative, though majority of people would rent a place.

你有没有租过房子，你租的是什么样的房子？别墅还是小区？房租便宜吗？你是独自一人租住还是合租呢？

Have you ever rented a place? What type of place did you rent? Was it a villa or a community apartment? Was the rent very affordable? Did you rent a single or shared?

今天这节课我们就一起来学习一下如何用汉语表达租房，一起来看一下这节课的对话吧！

In today’s lesson, we will learn to use Chinese to express renting, lets all have a look at the conversation for this lesson!

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Wang wanted to rent a house, so he called a realtor to consult.

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您好，这里是房屋中介，

nín hǎo ，zhè lǐ shì fáng wū zhōng jiè ，

Hello, this is the housing agency.

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请问您是要租房还是看房？

qǐng wèn nín shì yào zū fáng hái shì kàn fáng ？

Would you like to rent or have a look?

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我想要租房子。

wǒ xiǎng yào zū fáng zi 。

I want to rent a house.

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您需要什么样的房子？

nín xū yào shén me yàng de fáng zi ？

What kind of house do you need?

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