HSK 3.0 · Level 2 · 1 min

A room away from the road

A hotel guest asks what “quieter” will mean at six in the morning.

AI-generated Mandarin audio.

A hotel guest and receptionist look at a room with a desk beside a window facing a leafy courtyard.

“我想换一个房间,晚上外面太吵了。”

“Wǒ xiǎng huàn yí ge fángjiān, wǎnshang wàimian tài chǎo le.”

“I’d like to change rooms. It’s too noisy outside at night.”

“您现在的房间靠马路。院子那边还有一间。”

“Nín xiànzài de fángjiān kào mǎlù. Yuànzi nàbiān hái yǒu yì jiān.”

“Your current room faces the road. There’s another one on the courtyard side.”

“那边能安静一点吗?”

“Nàbiān néng ānjìng yìdiǎn ma?”

“Would it be a little quieter there?”

“车少。不过早上六点,院子里的鸟就开始叫了。”

“Chē shǎo. Búguò zǎoshang liù diǎn, yuànzi li de niǎo jiù kāishǐ jiào le.”

“There’s less traffic. But the birds in the courtyard start singing at six.”

“没关系,我六点就起床。那间有桌子吗?”

“Méi guānxi, wǒ liù diǎn jiù qǐchuáng. Nà jiān yǒu zhuōzi ma?”

“That’s fine. I get up at six anyway. Does that room have a desk?”

“有,桌子就在窗边。”“好,就换那间吧。”

“Yǒu, zhuōzi jiù zài chuāng biān.” “Hǎo, jiù huàn nà jiān ba.”

“Yes, right by the window.” “Good. I’ll take that one.”

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现在的房间为什么吵?

客人为什么不担心鸟叫?

Words from this reading

换 huàn
to change; to exchange
吵 chǎo
noisy
院子 yuànzi
courtyard
安静 ānjìng
quiet

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