Hello,
1. An estate agent is describing an apartment:
新築だし、１階はコンビニで便利だし、2階で南向きだし、いいと思いますよ。
Is this saying that the apartment itself is on the floor above ground level, and is south facing, and that there is a convenience store at ground level of the same building?
2. Is どうすか a valid shortening of どうですか? I thought at first it was a typo, but in the audio it also sounds like どうすか.
3. An estate agent has just been showing a client around an apartment:
不動産屋： どうなさいますか。
足立： そうですね。じゃあ、お願いします。
不動産屋： はい。
足立： で、あの～、手付け金は。
不動産屋： いや、あの、いくらでもいいすけど、まあ、２万ぐらいで。
足立： はい、わかりました。
My translation:
Estate agent: How about it? [i.e. Would you like to take the apartment?]
Adachi: Hmm, well, yes, thanks, I'll take it.
Estate agent: Right.
Adachi: Um ... what about the deposit?
Estate agent: Well ... any amount will be OK ... um ... it's about 20,000 (yen).
Adachi: OK, I understand.
a) Is this OK? Amongst other things that may be wrong, it seems odd to me that an estate agent would say "any amount will do". Also I am not clear if いや in the penultimate line means "well..." or "no". At first I thought the last two lines meant "Is any deposit required?" / "No ... (um) ... [then estate agent changes his mind]."
b) I assume いくらでもいいすけど is short for いくらでもいいですけど, so is this a general rule that です can be shortened to す wherever it occurs?
4. Talking about an apartment:
小さくても、テラスかバルコニーがあればもっといいですが、あまり贅沢は言えませんね。
My translation: "A terrace or balcony would be better, even if it's small, but (we) can't talk of (i.e. can't consider/ can't countenance) anything too luxurious."
a) Is this OK, especially the last part?
b) Is 小さくても likely to refer to the terrace/balcony or to the apartment? (There are no obvious other indicators from context.)
1. An estate agent is describing an apartment:
新築だし、１階はコンビニで便利だし、2階で南向きだし、いいと思いますよ。
Is this saying that the apartment itself is on the floor above ground level, and is south facing, and that there is a convenience store at ground level of the same building?
2. Is どうすか a valid shortening of どうですか? I thought at first it was a typo, but in the audio it also sounds like どうすか.
3. An estate agent has just been showing a client around an apartment:
不動産屋： どうなさいますか。
足立： そうですね。じゃあ、お願いします。
不動産屋： はい。
足立： で、あの～、手付け金は。
不動産屋： いや、あの、いくらでもいいすけど、まあ、２万ぐらいで。
足立： はい、わかりました。
My translation:
Estate agent: How about it? [i.e. Would you like to take the apartment?]
Adachi: Hmm, well, yes, thanks, I'll take it.
Estate agent: Right.
Adachi: Um ... what about the deposit?
Estate agent: Well ... any amount will be OK ... um ... it's about 20,000 (yen).
Adachi: OK, I understand.
a) Is this OK? Amongst other things that may be wrong, it seems odd to me that an estate agent would say "any amount will do". Also I am not clear if いや in the penultimate line means "well..." or "no". At first I thought the last two lines meant "Is any deposit required?" / "No ... (um) ... [then estate agent changes his mind]."
b) I assume いくらでもいいすけど is short for いくらでもいいですけど, so is this a general rule that です can be shortened to す wherever it occurs?
4. Talking about an apartment:
小さくても、テラスかバルコニーがあればもっといいですが、あまり贅沢は言えませんね。
My translation: "A terrace or balcony would be better, even if it's small, but (we) can't talk of (i.e. can't consider/ can't countenance) anything too luxurious."
a) Is this OK, especially the last part?
b) Is 小さくても likely to refer to the terrace/balcony or to the apartment? (There are no obvious other indicators from context.)
