A: 哇!你的新家好棒哦!A: Wa! Nǐ de xīnjiā hǎo bàng ó! | Wow! Your new home is great!
B: 謝謝!我也覺得 B: Xièxiè! Wǒ yě juédé | Thanks! I think so too.
A: 從二十一樓看下去的風景真的超美!A: Cóng èrshíyī lóu kàn xiàqù de fēngjǐng zhēn de chāo měi! | From the twenty-first floor looking down, the scenery is super beautiful!
B: 對!而且剛好今天太陽出來了 B: Duì! Érqiě gānghǎo jīntiān tàiyáng chūláile | Yeah! Also, today it just so happens that the sun came out.
A: 陽光很溫暖 A: Yángguāng hěn wēnnuǎn | The sunlight is really warm.
B: 沒錯,而且這是朝北的窗戶,所以夏天不會太熱 B: Méicuò, érqiě zhè shì cháo běi de chuānghù, suǒyǐ xiàtiān bù huì tài rè | Right, also this window faces north, so in the summer it’s not too hot.
A: 我真的替你很開心,恭喜你搬家成功!A: Wǒ zhēn de tì nǐ hěn kāixīn, gōngxǐ nǐ bānjiā chénggōng! | I’m really happy for you, congratulations on moving successfully!
B: 謝謝。來,你坐一下吧!我新買的椅子很好坐!B: Xièxiè. Lái, nǐ zuò yīxià ba! Wǒ xīn mǎi de yǐzi hěn hǎo zuò! | Thanks. Here, have a seat! The chairs I just bought are really comfortable.
A: 好,哇!真的很舒服!A: Hǎo, wa! Zhēn de hěn shūfú! | Ok, wow! They’re really comfortable!
B: 不錯吧!B: Bùcuò ba! | Not bad, right?
A: 對啊,而且地點也很方便呢,離捷運站很近!A: Duì a, érqiě dìdiǎn yě hěn fāngbiàn ne, lí jié yùn zhàn hěn jìn! | Yeah, also this location is really convenient, it’s close to the MRT station.
B: 對,但我想要買一台腳踏車,這樣我可以騎去上課 B: Duì, dàn wǒ xiǎng yāomǎi yī tái jiǎotàchē, zhèyàng wǒ kěyǐ qí qù shàngkè | Right, but I want to buy a bicycle, that way I can ride to class.
A: 欸,我問你哦,這裡的房租貴不貴?A: Āi, wǒ wèn nǐ ó, zhèlǐ de fángzū guì bù guì? | Hey, let me ask, is the rent here expensive?
B: 還好吧,四萬五而已 B: Hái hǎo ba, sì wàn wǔ éryǐ | I think it’s alright, only 45,000.
A: 四萬五?!四萬五超貴的耶!A: Sì wàn wǔ?! Sì wàn wǔ chāo guì de yé! | 45,000?! 45,000 is super expensive!
B: 真的嗎?我不知道,我的公司幫我付的 B: Zhēn de ma? Wǒ bù zhīdào, wǒ de gōngsī bāng wǒ fù de | Really? I don’t know, my company helps me pay it.
A: 天哪,我好羨慕你哦!A: Tiān nǎ, wǒ hǎo xiànmù nǐ ó! | Jeez, I really envy you!
B: 呵呵,來,喝一杯茶B: Hēhē, lái, hè yībēi chá | Heh, come on, have a cup of tea.
Words and phrases:
太陽 - tàiyáng - the sun
太陽出來了 - Tàiyáng chūláile - The sun came out
窗戶 - chuānghù - window
這個窗戶是朝北的 - zhège chuānghù shì cháo běi de - this window faces north
朝東 - cháo dōng - facing east
東邊 - dōngbian - the east / east side
光 - guāng - light
陽光 - yángguāng - sunlight
你以前住過最高的是幾樓?- nǐ yǐqián zhùguò zuìgāo de shì jǐ lóu? - What’s the highest floor you’ve ever lived on?
你會怕高嗎?- Nǐ huì pà gāo ma? - Are you scared of heights?
我替你感到害怕 - Wǒ tì nǐ gǎndào hàipà - I feel afraid for you (on your behalf)
我禮拜二已經搬好了 - wǒ lǐbài èr yǐjīng bān hǎole - I already moved on Tuesday.
我需要去IKEA買一些東西 - wǒ xūyào qù IKEA mǎi yīxiē dōngxī - I need to go to IKEA to buy some things.
各種各樣 - gèzhǒng gè yàng - all kinds (of things)
我要一個盒子 - wǒ yào yīgè hézi - I want a box
可以放我的東西 - kěyǐ fàng wǒ de dōngxī - I can put my things (in it)
塑膠 - sùjiāo - plastic
我要買腳踏車 - wǒ yāomǎi jiǎotàchē - I want to buy a bike.
台北很平,在台北騎腳踏車很方便 - táiběi hěn píng, zài táiběi qí jiǎotàchē hěn fāngbiàn - Taipei is really flat, in Taipei riding a bike is convenient.
你要騎去哪裡? - nǐ yào qí qù nǎlǐ? - Where are you going to ride to?
很多觀光客 - hěnduō guānguāng kè - A lot of tourists.