Buying A House (Upper Intermediate)

Chinese Language Convo Club

Vocabulary: 1. 恭喜 (Gōngxǐ ) Congrats 2. 院子(Yuànzi ) Yard 3. 卧室 (Wòshì) Bedroom 4. 客厅( Kètīng) Living Room 5. 卫生间 (Wèishēngjiān) Bathroom 6. 三室一厅两卫( Sānshì yī tīng liǎng wèi) 3 Beds/1 LR/2 Bath 7. 二手房( Èrshǒu fáng) 2nd hand house 8. 厨房 (Chúfáng)Kitchen 9. 装修 (Zhuāngxiū)To Renovate 10. 建议 (Jiànyì)Suggestion 11. 取取经 (Qǔ qǔjīng) To pick s.o.'s brain 12. 心思 (Xīnsī) Thought 13. 洗耳恭听 (Xǐ'ěrgōngtīng) I'm all ears 14. 大理石 (Dàlǐshí)Marble 15. 操作台 (Cāozuò tái)Countertop 16. 中央岛 (Zhōngyāng dǎo)Center Island 17. 窗帘 (Chuānglián)Curtains 18. 色系 (Sè xì) Color Scheme 19. 值得 (Zhídé)Worth it 20. 烹饪 (Pēngrèn) Cooking 21. 考虑 (Kǎolǜ)To Consider 22. 尽管 (Jǐnguǎn) Feel Free Dialogue: 女：听说你最近买了房子，恭喜你啊！ Tīng shuō nǐ zuìjìn mǎile fángzi, gōngxǐ nǐ a! I heard that you just bought a house, congratulations! 男：多谢多谢！终于有自己的家了。 Duōxiè duōxiè! Zhōngyú yǒu zìjǐ de jiāle. Thanks! I finally have my own home. 女：你的房子多大？有院子吗？ Nǐ de fángzi duōdà? Yǒu yuànzi ma? How big is it? Do you have a yard? 男：我的房子不大也不小，有三间卧室，一个客厅，两个卫生间。房子的前面有一个小小的院子。 Wǒ de fángzi bù dà yě bù xiǎo, yǒusān jiān wòshì, yīgè kètīng, liǎng gè wèishēngjiān. Fángzi de qiánmiàn yǒu yīgè xiǎo xiǎo de yuànzi. Not big or small. There are 3 bedrooms, 1 living room and 2 bathrooms. There's a small yard in front. 女：三室一厅两卫，挺好的。你打算怎么装修你的房子？ Sānshì yī tīng liǎng wèi, tǐng hǎo de. Nǐ dǎsuàn zěnme zhuāngxiū nǐ de fángzi? 3 bedrooms, 1 living room and 2 bathrooms, very good. How are you going to furnish your house? 男：因为是二手房，所以不需要做太多的装修。我想装修一下厨房，然后再给客厅里面买一套新的沙发。 Yīn wéi shì èrshǒu fáng, suǒyǐ bù xūyào zuò tài duō de zhuāngxiū. Wǒ xiǎng zhuāngxiū yīxià chúfáng, ránhòu zài gěi kètīng lǐmiàn mǎi yī tào xīn de shāfā. B/c it's 2nd-hand, there's no need for much decoration. I want to do the kitchen and then buy a sofa for the living room. 女：我最近刚刚装修了我的厨房。我给你一些建议，怎么样？ Wǒ zuìjìn gānggāng zhuāngxiūle wǒ de chúfáng. Wǒ gěi nǐ yīxiē jiànyì, zěnme yàng? I just recently renovated my kitchen. Want some advice? 男：太好了！我正好向你取取经。 Tài hǎole! Wǒ zhènghǎo xiàng nǐ qǔ qǔjīng. Great! I get the chance to pick your brain. 女：哪里哪里，我觉得对我来说，厨房是家里最重要的地方，所以我在厨房的装修上花了很多心思。 Nǎlǐ nǎlǐ, wǒ juédé duì wǒ lái shuō, chúfáng shì jiālǐ zuì zhòngyào dì dìfāng, suǒyǐ wǒ zài chúfáng de zhuāngxiū shàng huāle hěnduō xīnsī. Oh it's nothing. I think the kitchen is the most important place in the house, so I put a lot of thought into renovating it. 男：我洗耳恭听. Wǒ xǐ'ěrgōngtīng. I'm all ears. 女：我给我的厨房换了大理石的操作台，然后又做了一个新的中央岛，这个中央岛既可以用来烧菜，又可以用来喝酒、吃点心。对了，因为换了新的操作台，我也把厨房里的窗帘换了，操作台是白色的，我换了米色的窗帘。这样整个厨房就是同一个色系。 Wǒ gěi wǒ de chúfáng huànle dàlǐshí de cāozuò tái, ránhòu yòu zuòle yīgè xīn de zhōngyāng dǎo, zhège zhōngyāng dǎo jì kěyǐ yòng lái shāo cài, yòu kěyǐ yòng lái hējiǔ, chī diǎnxīn. Duìle, yīnwèi huànle xīn de cāozuò tái, wǒ yě bǎ chúfáng lǐ de chuānglián huànle, cāozuò tái shì báisè de, wǒ huànle mǐsè de chuānglián. Zhèyàng zhěnggè chúfáng jiùshì tóng yīgè sè xì. I put in a marble countertop, and then a center island. It can be used for cooking, drinking and eating snacks. Btw, because of the new counter, I also changed the kitchen curtains. The counter is white, so I put up beige curtains. This way, the whole kitchen has the same color scheme. 男：这样的装修会不会很贵？ Zhèyàng de zhuāngxiū huì bù huì hěn guì? Will it be expensive? 女：操作台和中央岛的确不便宜，但是我觉得非常值得。如果你也是一个喜欢烹饪，并喜欢招待客人的人，那我建议你，该花的钱不要省。 Cāozuò tái hé zhōngyāng dǎo díquè bù piányí, dànshì wǒ juédé fēicháng zhídé. Rúguǒ nǐ yěshì yīgè xǐhuān pēngrèn, bìng xǐhuān zhāodài kèrén de rén, nà wǒ jiànyì nǐ, gāi huā de qián bùyào shěng. The console & island are indeed not cheap, but I think they are worth it. If you are also a person who likes to cook and entertain guests, then I suggest you not to save the money you should spend. 男：你说的有道理，我会认真考虑的。 Nǐ shuō de yǒu dàolǐ, wǒ huì rènzhēn kǎolǜ de. That makes sense, I will seriously consider it. 女：有需要帮忙的地方尽管说啊！ Yǒu xūyào bāngmáng dì dìfāng jǐnguǎn shuō a! If you need help, feel free to ask! 男：谢谢！