Living abroad
Renting a home
33 Spanish words for this topic, with their IPA and translation. Tap one to hear it and record yourself.
- departamento/depaɾtaˈmento/apartment
- renta/ˈrenta/rent
- arrendador/arendaˈðoɾ/landlord
- inquilino/inkiˈlino/tenant
- arrendamiento/arendaˈmjento/lease
- depósito/deˈposito/deposit
- amueblado/amweˈβlaðo/furnished
- recámara/reˈkamaɾa/bedroom
- cocina/koˈsina/kitchen
- baño/ˈbaɲo/bathroom
- balcón/balˈkon/balcony
- cochera/koˈtʃeɾa/garage
- servicios/seɾˈβisjos/utilities
- luz/lus/electricity
- plomero/ploˈmeɾo/plumber
- fuga/ˈfuɣa/leak
- reparar/repaˈɾaɾ/to repair
- descompuesto/deskomˈpwesto/broken
- cerradura/seraˈðuɾa/lock
- mudarse/muˈðaɾse/to move
- bodega/boˈðeɣa/storage room
- hipoteca/ipoˈteka/mortgage
- dueño/ˈdweɲo/owner
- muebles/ˈmweβles/furniture
- lavadora/laβaˈðoɾa/washing machine
- calentador/kalentaˈðoɾ/water heater
- humedad/umeˈðað/dampness
- ruido/ˈrwiðo/noise
- silencioso/silenˈsjoso/quiet
- espacioso/espaˈsjoso/spacious
- acogedor/akoxeˈðoɾ/cozy
- arriba/aˈriβa/upstairs
- abajo/aˈβaxo/downstairs
Phrases to practice
In the app you say them out loud and Selora shows you which syllable to adjust.
- La recámara y el baño de este departamento son amplios.The bedroom and the bathroom in this apartment are spacious.
- Es hora de mudarse a un lugar con balcón y renta baja.It's time to move to a place with a balcony and low rent.
- El dueño va a reparar la lavadora del inquilino.The owner is going to repair the tenant's washing machine.
Practice this topic in the app
Short lessons with these words and phrases: you say them out loud and Selora tells you which syllable to fix.
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