English: He wants to buy a house.
Simplified Chinese (main translation): 他想买一套房子。
Pinyin: Tā xiǎng mǎi yī tào fángzi.
Word-by-word explanation (easy):
- 他 (tā) — he
- 想 (xiǎng) — wants / would like to
- 买 (mǎi) — buy
- 一套 (yī tào) — one set / one (measure word for a whole house or apartment)
- 房子 (fángzi) — house
Pronunciation tips:
- Tā (他) is first tone — high and flat.
- Xiǎng (想) and mǎi (买) are third tones — they fall then rise (young learners often say them a bit lower).
- Yī (一) here is pronounced with the first tone because it comes before tào.
- Fáng (房) is second tone — rising. The syllable zi in fángzi is usually a neutral (light) tone.
Short alternative sentences:
- 他想买房子。 (Tā xiǎng mǎi fángzi.) — a shorter way to say the same thing.
- 我想买一套房子。 (Wǒ xiǎng mǎi yī tào fángzi.) — If you want to say “I want to buy a house.”
If you want, I can record the pronunciation or show the sentence in traditional Chinese too. Do you want to practice saying it aloud?