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Rent and bills in Traditional Chinese
Rent and bills are easier to manage when you know the payment date, the amount, and where to pay. Maya has a few questions for Mr. Wang and the building staff.
Learn to ask when rent is due, check whether a transfer is possible, and discuss electricity and management fees.
Mr. Wang gives the rent date in one sentence and hangs up. Fortunately, the staff can help with the remaining questions.
By the end of this lesson
Ask when rent is due, how bills are calculated, and how to pay.
- 房租每個月幾號付？Which day of the month is rent due?
- 我用轉帳可以嗎？Can I pay by transfer?
- 電費怎麼算？How are electricity bills calculated?
- 我可以去便利商店繳費I can pay at the convenience store.
- 要給你收據嗎？Should I give you a receipt?
- 管理費是多少？What are the management fees?
Scene — A quick call about rent
Maya stands near the building's management desk with her payment notices. She calls Mr. Wang to check the rent date before asking the staff about other bills.
Mr. Wang is brief on the phone. The staff member has time to explain management payments and help Maya understand her electricity notice.
Learn — Dates, fees, and payment
These six lines help you separate the rent date, payment method, and different bills. Listen first, then practice each question aloud.
Notice which questions ask for a date, an amount, or permission.
房租每個月幾號付？
Which day of the month is rent due?
When to use it: Ask your landlord which date you should pay rent each month.
The date question stays before the payment verb, without an extra yes-or-no question particle.
我用轉帳可以嗎？
Can I pay by transfer?
When to use it: Check whether a bank transfer is an accepted payment method.
Put the proposed payment method first, then ask whether it is acceptable.
電費怎麼算？
How are electricity bills calculated?
When to use it: Ask how your electricity charge is worked out.
This asks about the calculation method rather than only the final amount.
我可以去便利商店繳費
I can pay at the convenience store.
When to use it: State that you can take your bill to a convenience store for payment.
This is a statement about an available option, not a request for permission.
要給你收據嗎？
Should I give you a receipt?
When to use it: Check whether the other person needs your payment receipt.
The speaker can leave out “I” when it is already clear who would give the receipt.
管理費是多少？
What are the management fees?
When to use it: Ask the amount charged for building management.
The amount question remains after “is” instead of moving to the beginning.
Story — One answer before hanging up
Listen as Maya checks the rent date by phone, then asks the building staff about her other payments and receipts.
The call is short, but the questions at the desk get clear answers.
Maya您好，房租每個月幾號付？Hello, which day of the month is rent due?
Mr. Wang每個月五號付。Pay on the fifth of each month.- Mr. Wang hangs up. Maya turns to the building staff to ask about the other bills.
- Maya管理費是多少？What are the management fees?
- Building staff每個月五百元。Five hundred dollars per month.
- Maya我用轉帳可以嗎？Can I pay by transfer?
- Building staff可以，帳號在繳費單上喔。Yes, the account number is on the payment notice.
- Maya電費怎麼算？How are electricity bills calculated?
- Building staff照電力公司的費率算，直接繳帳單就好。It's calculated at the power company's rates; just pay the bill directly.
- Maya我可以去便利商店繳費。I can pay at the convenience store.
- Building staff對啊，帶電費帳單去就可以。That's right, just take your electricity bill there.
- Maya要給你收據嗎？Should I give you a receipt?
- Building staff不用，自己留著就好。No need, just keep it yourself.
- Maya好喔，謝謝。Okay, thank you.
Practice — Sort out your payments
Practice choosing the right question for each payment detail. You will also arrange words, complete a gap, and change one word.
Use the English meaning to keep dates, amounts, and receipts distinct.
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What do you say?
What do you say?
Ask your landlord which date rent is due every month.
What did you hear?
What did you hear?
Fill the gap
Fill the gap
How are electricity bills calculated?
電費怎麼____？
Build the line
Build the line
I can pay at the convenience store.
Tap the words in order.
Swap the word
Swap the word
Change the question about giving keys into a question about giving a receipt.
要給你____嗎？
What does it mean?
What does it mean?
管理費是多少？
What do you say?
What do you say?
Begin a daytime call to your landlord with a formal hello.
What do you say?
What do you say?
The staff helped you understand your bills; simply say thank you.
Say it — Ask about your bills
Play Maya and ask about the rent date, management fee, payment method, and electricity bill. Finish by checking who needs the receipt.
Say each line aloud after reading the English cue, then listen to the reply.
- You call Mr. Wang from beside the building's management desk.
- Maya (you)Ask which day of each month rent is due.
Ask which day of each month rent is due.
房租每個月幾號付？
Which day of the month is rent due?
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Recap — what you can say now
| Traditional Chinese | English | Play |
|---|---|---|
| 房租每個月幾號付？ | Which day of the month is rent due? | |
| 我用轉帳可以嗎？ | Can I pay by transfer? | |
| 電費怎麼算？ | How are electricity bills calculated? | |
| 我可以去便利商店繳費 | I can pay at the convenience store. | |
| 要給你收據嗎？ | Should I give you a receipt? | |
| 管理費是多少？ | What are the management fees? |
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Review these payment questions with Yak Cards before your next conversation about rent or bills.
Practice the date question and the amount question together so you can choose the right one quickly.
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