Chinese · A2 · Unit 8
Problems at home
家里出问题了
By the end you can
- Report something broken at home
- Ask a neighbour politely to change something
- Understand a notice from the landlord
Words and phrases
| Chinese | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 坏了 | (huài le) is broken | 空调坏了。 |
| 不能用了 | (bù néng yòng le) doesn't work any more | 洗衣机不能用了。 |
| 漏水 | (lòu shuǐ) leak | 厨房的水龙头漏水。 |
| 房东 | (fángdōng) landlord | 我给房东打电话。 |
| 物业 | (wùyè) the building management (they fix shared things in a 小区) | 电梯坏了，给物业打电话吧。 |
| 修一下 | (xiū yíxià) fix (it) (师傅 shīfu: what you call a repairman) | 师傅，能来修一下吗？ |
| 麻烦你 | (máfan nǐ) could you please (lit. sorry to trouble you) | 麻烦你把音乐关小一点儿。 |
| 太吵了 | (tài chǎo le) it's too noisy | 楼上太吵了。 |
| 电梯 | (diàntī) lift | 电梯又坏了。 |
| 暖气 | (nuǎnqì) the heating (central heating, in the north) | 卧室的暖气不热。 |
Write about yourself
Fill in the gaps with something true about you.
- 你好，坏了。
- 麻烦你，好吗？
- 我得给打电话。
Then talk it through
Calling your landlord because something in the flat is broken. In the app you have this conversation out loud or typed, with the unit's goals to tick off and corrections at the end.