Renting a Home

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Learn English vocabulary for renting an apartment, from reading listings and viewing properties to signing a lease, reporting repairs, and moving out.

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Renting a Home

Learn English vocabulary for renting an apartment, from reading listings and viewing properties to signing a lease, reporting repairs, and moving out.

apartment
شقة
A set of rooms for living in, usually on one floor of a larger building.
property
عقار
A home, building, or piece of land that someone owns, rents, or rents out.
listing
إعلان عقاري
An advertisement that gives details about a property that is available to rent or buy.
available
متاح
Ready to be rented or used because no one else has taken it.
furnished
مفروش
Containing furniture such as beds, tables, and chairs.
unfurnished
غير مفروش
Without furniture such as beds, tables, and chairs.
neighborhood
حي
The area around a particular home or place.
real estate agent
وكيل عقاري
A person who helps people rent, buy, or sell homes and other property.
viewing
معاينة
A visit to a property so that you can see it before deciding whether to rent or buy it.
application
طلب استئجار
A formal request to rent a property, usually with personal and financial information.

Rent & Agreement

landlord: المؤجّر; arrendador; bailleur; Vermieter; locatore; locador; ev sahibi; 房东; 大家; 집주인; hyresvärd; A person or company that rents out a home or property to someone else.; I called the landlord about the broken heater.
tenant: مستأجر; inquilino; locataire; Mieter; inquilino; inquilino; kiracı; 租客; 借主; 세입자; hyresgäst; A person who pays to live in or use a property owned by someone else.; The tenant is responsible for paying the rent on time.
rent: إيجار; alquiler; loyer; Miete; affitto; aluguel; kira; 租金; 家賃; 월세; hyra; The money paid regularly to use a home, room, or other property.; The monthly rent is due on the first.
utilities: خدمات المرافق; suministros; services de base; Versorgungsleistungen; utenze; serviços básicos; elektrik, su, doğalgaz gibi temel hizmetler; 公用事业服务; 水道光熱費; 공공요금; el, vatten och andra bastjänster; Basic services for a home, such as electricity, water, gas, and sometimes internet.; Are utilities included in the rent?
included: مشمول; incluido; compris; enthalten; incluso; incluído; dahil; 包含的; 含まれている; 포함된; inkluderad; Already part of the price or agreement, so no separate payment is needed.; Water is included in the rent.
lease: عقد إيجار; contrato de alquiler; bail; Mietvertrag; contratto di locazione; contrato de locação; kira sözleşmesi; 租约; 賃貸契約; 임대차 계약; hyresavtal; A legal agreement that allows someone to use a property for a fixed period in return for rent.; We signed a one-year lease.
lease term: مدة الإيجار; plazo del alquiler; durée du bail; Mietdauer; durata della locazione; prazo de locação; kira süresi; 租期; 賃貸契約期間; 임대 기간; hyrestid; The period of time that a lease is valid.; The lease term is twelve months.
contract: عقد; contrato; contrat; Vertrag; contratto; contrato; sözleşme; 合同; 契約; 계약; kontrakt; A legal agreement that says what each person or company must do.; Both sides signed the rental contract.
security deposit: مبلغ التأمين; fianza; dépôt de garantie; Kaution; deposito cauzionale; depósito caução; depozito; 押金; 敷金; 보증금; deposition; Money paid at the start of a rental, held to cover damage or unpaid rent and returned minus any deductions.; We paid the security deposit before moving in.

Move In

move in: ينتقل للسكن; mudarse a una vivienda; emménager; einziehen; trasferirsi in una casa; mudar-se para uma casa; taşınmak; 搬入; 入居する; 입주하다; flytta in; To begin living in a new home.; We are moving in next Saturday.
key: مفتاح; llave; clé; Schlüssel; chiave; chave; anahtar; 钥匙; 鍵; 열쇠; nyckel; A small object used to open or lock a door.; The landlord gave us two keys.
inspection: فحص; inspección; inspection; Inspektion; ispezione; vistoria; inceleme; 检查; 点検; 점검; besiktning; A careful check of a property to see its condition or identify problems.; We did an inspection before moving in.
condition: حالة; estado; état; Zustand; condizioni; estado; durum; 状况; 状態; 상태; skick; The state something is in, such as how clean it is or how well it works.; The apartment was in good condition when we moved in.
damage: أضرار; daños; dégâts; Schaden; danni; dano; hasar; 损坏; 損傷; 손상; skada; Physical harm that makes part of a property broken or worse than before.; There was some damage to the wall.
roommate: شريك سكن; compañero de piso; colocataire; Mitbewohner; coinquilino; colega de apartamento; ev arkadaşı; 室友; 同居人; 룸메이트; rumskamrat; A person who shares a home or apartment with you.; I share the apartment with one roommate.

Problems & Repairs

broken: مكسور؛ معطل; roto; averiado; cassé; en panne; kaputt; rotto; quebrado; kırık; bozuk; 坏了的; 壊れた; 깨진; 고장 난; trasig; Damaged or not working properly.; The washing machine is broken.
leak: تسرب; fuga; fuite; Leck; perdita; vazamento; sızıntı; 泄漏; 漏れ; 누출; läcka; A hole or problem that allows water, gas, or another substance to escape.; There is a leak under the kitchen sink.
report: يبلغ; informar; signaler; melden; segnalare; informar; bildirmek; 报告; 報告する; 알리다; anmäla; To tell the landlord, agent, or responsible person about a problem that needs attention.; Please report any damage as soon as possible.
maintenance: صيانة; mantenimiento; entretien; Instandhaltung; manutenzione; manutenção; bakım; 维护; 保守管理; 유지 보수; underhåll; Work done to keep a home, building, or its equipment in good working condition.; The building needs regular maintenance.
repair: يصلح; reparar; réparer; reparieren; riparare; consertar; onarmak; 修理; 修理する; 수리하다; reparera; To fix something that is broken or damaged.; The landlord agreed to repair the air conditioner.
responsible: مسؤول; responsable; responsable; verantwortlich; responsabile; responsável; sorumlu; 负责的; 責任がある; 책임이 있는; ansvarig; Having the duty to take care of something or pay for it.; The landlord is responsible for major repairs.

Renew or Leave

rent increase: زيادة الإيجار; aumento del alquiler; augmentation de loyer; Mieterhöhung; aumento dell'affitto; aumento do aluguel; kira artışı; 租金上涨; 家賃の値上げ; 임대료 인상; hyreshöjning; A change that makes the amount of rent higher than before.; The landlord announced a rent increase for next year.
renew: يجدد; renovar; renouveler; verlängern; rinnovare; renovar; yenilemek; 续租; 更新する; 갱신하다; förnya; To extend an agreement so that it continues for another period of time.; We decided to renew the lease for another year.
notice: إشعار مسبق; aviso previo; préavis; Kündigung; preavviso; aviso prévio; bildirim; 提前通知; 事前通知; 사전 통지; uppsägning; A formal message telling someone about an important change or decision related to a rental agreement.; We gave the landlord written notice.
notice period: مهلة الإشعار; plazo de preaviso; délai de préavis; Kündigungsfrist; periodo di preavviso; prazo de aviso prévio; bildirim süresi; 通知期; 通知期間; 통지 기간; uppsägningstid; The required amount of time between giving notice and the date a rental agreement ends.; The notice period is thirty days.
terminate the lease: ينهي عقد الإيجار; rescindir el contrato de alquiler; résilier le bail; den Mietvertrag beenden; terminare il contratto di locazione; rescindir o contrato de locação; kira sözleşmesini feshetmek; 终止租约; 賃貸契約を終了する; 임대차 계약을 해지하다; säga upp hyresavtalet; To officially end a rental agreement.; We decided to terminate the lease early.
move out: يغادر السكن; mudarse de una vivienda; quitter le logement; ausziehen; lasciare l'abitazione; sair do imóvel; evden taşınmak; 搬出; 退去する; 이사 나가다; flytta ut; To stop living in a home and take your belongings away.; We are moving out at the end of the month.
get the deposit back: يسترد مبلغ التأمين; recuperar la fianza; récupérer le dépôt de garantie; die Kaution zurückbekommen; riavere il deposito; receber a caução de volta; depozitoyu geri almak; 拿回押金; 敷金を返してもらう; 보증금을 돌려받다; få tillbaka depositionen; To receive your security deposit again after the rental ends.; We got the deposit back after the final inspection.

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Renew or Leave

Renting a Home