你
Hello, I need to move.
Beginner · 7-9 min
Arrange the Move联系搬家公司并确认时间和费用
After this scene, you can book a small moving vehicle, give the pickup and destination, describe the load, propose a time, send a photo for confirmation, and understand when floor-carrying labor costs extra.
Learning
Scene setup
You are arranging a small move from Yangguang Residential Compound to Xingfu Garden. You have only five boxes of clothes and daily necessities, with no furniture or large appliances, so the moving company recommends a small vehicle and quotes 100 yuan if you carry the boxes yourself. Carrying items between floors costs extra, so you send a photo for the company to confirm the vehicle size and price before booking 9 a.m. the next day.
Core dialogue
搬家公司
Hello. Where are you moving from and where are you moving to?
你
From Yangguang Residential Compound to Xingfu Garden.
搬家公司
How much stuff do you have? Is there any large furniture?
你
There is not much: mainly clothes and some daily necessities, packed into five boxes in total, with no furniture or large appliances.
搬家公司
Okay, a small vehicle will be enough. When would you like to move?
你
Would 9 a.m. tomorrow work?
搬家公司
Yes. The vehicle costs 100 yuan. If you need the mover to carry items between floors, there is an additional charge.
你
Okay. I'll take a photo and send it to you. Please help me check it.
搬家公司
I see it. A small vehicle is enough, and there are no large items. If you carry the boxes yourself, the price is 100 yuan.
你
Okay, see you at 9 a.m. tomorrow.
搬家公司
Okay. The mover will call you before setting out.
Key phrases
Pick a phrase and see what it means here, and how to reuse it.
Phrase Card
Phrase 1 of 6
bān搬jiā家
move house
From the dialogue
你:您好，我要搬家。
Hello, I need to move.
Use it here
Use 搬家 when moving your belongings from one home to another.
Say it another way
- wǒ我yào要bān搬jiā家。
I need to move.
- shén什me么shí时hou候bān搬jiā家？
When are you moving?
- bāng帮wǒ我bān搬jiā家。
Help me move.
Patterns
Pick a pattern and see how it helps you say new things in the same scene.
Pattern Card
Pattern 1 of 3
从 + Pickup + 搬到 + Destination
State the pickup location and destination for a move.
从出发地搬到目的地
出发地 = where the move starts
目的地 = where the belongings are going
From dialogue
- cóng从yáng阳guāng光xiǎo小qū区bān搬dào到xìng幸fú福huā花yuán园。
Move from Yangguang Residential Compound to Xingfu Garden.
Try also
- cóng从jiǔ酒diàn店bān搬dào到xīn新jiā家。
Move from the hotel to the new home.
- cóng从chéng城nán南bān搬dào到shì市zhōng中xīn心。
Move from the south of the city to the city center.
Common mistakes
Small fixes that make your Chinese sound natural.
1. Use the fixed expression 搬家
Not natural
我要搬一个家。
Natural
我要搬家。
Why
搬家 is a fixed verb-object expression and does not take 一个.
2. Include 到 before the destination
Not natural
从阳光小区搬幸福花园。
Natural
从阳光小区搬到幸福花园。
Why
Use 从 for the starting point and 到 for the destination.
3. Place 另外 before 收费
Not natural
上下楼搬运要收费另外。
Natural
上下楼搬运要另外收费。
Why
另外 modifies 收费 and therefore comes before the verb.
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