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day 7moving house

unit 2 · home & neighbours

    moving house

    Talk about a new home, and say where to put things with 把.

    today’s words

    • 搬 bān · to move (something heavy)
    • 搬家 bānjiā · to move house
    • 房子 fángzi · house, flat
    • 屋子 wūzi · room
    • 室 shì · room (in compounds)
    • 小区 xiǎoqū · housing estate
    • 邻居 línjū · neighbour
    • 层 céng · floor, storey; layer
    • 电梯 diàntī · lift, elevator
    • 楼梯 lóutī · stairs
    • 沙发 shāfā · sofa
    • 冰箱 bīngxiāng · fridge
    • 洗衣机 xǐyījī · washing machine
    • 空调 kōngtiáo · air conditioner
    • 灯 dēng · lamp, light
    • 欢迎 huānyíng · to welcome; welcome!
    • 把 bǎ · (brings the object before the verb)
    • 放 fàng · to put, place

    sentences

    • 我们星期六搬家。 · We’re moving house on Saturday.
    • 请把这些东西放在门口。 · Please put these things by the door.
    • 请把桌子搬到屋子里。 · Please carry the table into the room.
    • 我的新家在十二层。 · My new flat is on the twelfth floor.
    • 电梯坏了,我们走楼梯吧。 · The lift is broken; let’s take the stairs.