Sometimes it seems that the cost of living keeps going up: rents, food and general living costs. How to discuss this with your colleagues and friends and decide how best to manage?
In this Podcast, you will learn:
(1) To talk about costs which always seem to be going up
(2) How to describe, with emphasis, some of the costs which are increasing
Dialogue:
A:天呐,最近的房价真是疯涨!Tiān nà, zuìjìn de fángjià zhēnshi fēng zhǎng!
Oh my god, recently house price have increased crazily!
B:可不是么!而且从下月起咱们的房租也要涨了。Kě bùshì me! Érqiě cóng xià yuè qǐ zánmen de fángzū yě yào zhǎngle.
Yes, and also our rent is going to increase from next month as well.
A: 唉,真糟糕。不过……我倒是有个好消息。Āi, zhēn zāogāo. Bùguò……wǒ dǎoshì yǒu gè hǎo xiāoxī.
That’s terrible. But…. I do have some good news!
B: 什么什么?快说呀!Shénme shénme? Kuài shuō ya!
What is it? Tell me quickly!
A: 我今天升职了!我下月要涨工资了!Wǒ jīntiān shēngrìle! Wǒ xià yuè yào zhǎng gōngzīle!
I got promoted today. My salary is going to increase next month!
Chinese words and phrases mentioned in this Podcast:
最近:recent
真糟糕: terrible
也:too, as well
不过:but
好消息:good news
什么什么:What? (repeating the word twice shows he/she really wants to know quickly).
快说:Please do tell me quickly
升职:got promotion
下个月:next month
涨工资:salary increase
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