Vocabulary (13)

 El anuncio: The announcement (Spanish)

Viste el anuncio del piso nuevo ayer?

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Did you see the advert for the new flat yesterday? Show

El anuncio

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The announcement Show

 La publicidad: The advertising (Spanish)

La publicidad podría convencerme a comprar esa casa.

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The advertising could convince me to buy that house. Show

La publicidad

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The advertising Show

 El barrio: The neighbourhood (Spanish)

Me gustaría vivir en un barrio tranquilo.

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I would like to live in a quiet neighbourhood. Show

El barrio

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The neighbourhood Show

 Vivir de alquiler: Renting a home (Spanish)

Nosotros alquilaríamos un piso si no compramos uno.

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We would rent a flat if we don't buy one. Show

Vivir de alquiler

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Renting a home Show

 Buscar piso: To look for a flat (Spanish)

Buscaría piso en un barrio con menos gastos de comunidad.

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I would look for a flat in a neighborhood with lower community fees. Show

Buscar piso

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To look for a flat Show

 Cambiarse de casa: Moving house (Spanish)

Yo buscaría cambiarme de casa por una oferta en el barrio.

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I would consider moving house for an offer in the neighborhood. Show

Cambiarse de casa

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Moving house Show

 La inmobiliaria: The real estate agency (Spanish)

Buscaría algo a través de la inmobiliaria.

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I would look for something through the estate agency. Show

La inmobiliaria

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The real estate agency Show

 Reformar (to renovate) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Ellos reforman la oficina con la inmobiliaria.

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They renovate the office with the estate agent. Show

Reformar

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To renovate Show

 Firmar una hipoteca: To sign a mortgage (Spanish)

Nosotros firmaríamos una hipoteca para esa casa en el anuncio.

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We would sign a mortgage for that house in the advert. Show

Firmar una hipoteca

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To sign a mortgage Show

 El contrato de alquiler: The tenancy agreement (Spanish)

Firmaríamos el contrato de alquiler antes de mudarnos al piso.

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We would sign the tenancy agreement before moving into the flat. Show

El contrato de alquiler

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The tenancy agreement Show

 Ambueblado: Furnished (Spanish)

Esta habitación está ambuebladísima, vivirían aquí cómodamente.

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This room is very well furnished; someone would live here comfortably. Show

Ambueblado

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Furnished Show

 Los gastos de comunidad: Community fees (Spanish)

Buscaría un apartamento si los gastos de comunidad fuesen bajos.

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I would look for a flat if the community fees were low. Show

Los gastos de comunidad

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Community fees Show

 La residencia temporal: The temporary residence (Spanish)

Ellas elegirían la residencia temporal por su buena ubicación.

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They would choose the temporary accommodation for its good location. Show

La residencia temporal

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The temporary residence Show

Exercises

These exercises can be done together during conversation lessons or as homework.

Exercise 1: Conversation exercise

Instruction:

  1. ¿Alquilas el apartamento o la casa donde vives o la compraste? (Do you rent the appartment or house where you live or did you buy it?)
  2. ¿Tuviste que renovar tu casa? ¿Cuánto tiempo tardó eso? (Did you have to renovate your home? How long did that take?)
  3. ¿Estaba tu casa amueblada o vacía cuando te mudaste? (Was your home furnished or empty when you moved in?)

Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes

Example phrases:

Alquilo mi piso. Pero pronto compraré una casa.

I rent my appartment. But I will soon buy a house.

Compré nuestra casa hace 2 años junto con mi pareja.

I bought our house 2 years ago together with my partner.

Tuvimos que renovar casi toda la casa. Nos llevó más de un año.

We had to renovate almost the whole house. It took us over a year.

Mi piso estaba recién renovado cuando lo compré y me mudé.

My appartment was freshly renovated when I bought it and moved in.

El piso estaba completamente amueblado cuando me mudé.

The appartment was fully furnished when I moved in.

Algunas habitaciones de la casa estaban amuebladas, otras no.

Some rooms in the house were furnished, others weren't.

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Exercise 2: Reorder sentences

Instruction: Make correct sentences and translate.

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1.
inmobiliaria. | los anuncios | de una | Buscaría en
Buscaría en los anuncios de una inmobiliaria.
(I would look in the estate agent's advertisements.)
2.
cambiarme de | casa por | barrio. | Yo buscaría | una oferta | en el
Yo buscaría cambiarme de casa por una oferta en el barrio.
(I would consider moving house for an offer in the neighborhood.)
3.
verdes. | con zonas | en barrios | Buscaría pisos
Buscaría pisos en barrios con zonas verdes.
(I would look for flats in neighbourhoods with green areas.)
4.
vivir en | un barrio | tranquilo. | Me gustaría
Me gustaría vivir en un barrio tranquilo.
(I would like to live in a quiet neighbourhood.)
5.
el centro. | ambueblado en | Nosotros buscaríamos | un piso
Nosotros buscaríamos un piso ambueblado en el centro.
(We would look for a furnished flat in the center.)
6.
inmobiliarias. | Ellos preferirían | de las | vivir cerca
Ellos preferirían vivir cerca de las inmobiliarias.
(They would prefer to live near the estate agents.)
7.
sin muebles? | casa ambueblada | ¿Buscarías una | o prefieres
¿Buscarías una casa ambueblada o prefieres sin muebles?
(Would you look for a furnished house or do you prefer one without furniture?)

Exercise 3: Translate and use in a sentence

Instruction: Pick a word, translated and use the word in a sentence or dialogue.

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El anuncio


The announcement

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Los gastos de comunidad


Community fees

3

Firmar una hipoteca


To sign a mortgage

4

La publicidad


The advertising

5

Ambueblado


Furnished

Exercise 4: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct verb and tense.

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alquilaríais, alquilaríamos, buscaríamos, alquilaría, buscaría, alquilarían, buscaríais

1.
... un piso cerca de la inmobiliaria.
(We would rent a flat near the estate agent's.)
2.
... una casa si pudierais firmar una hipoteca.
(You would rent a house if you could sign a mortgage.)
3.
... un apartamento amueblado después de ver el anuncio.
(They would rent a furnished flat after seeing the advertisement.)
4.
... la residencia temporal para sus vacaciones.
(I would rent the temporary residence for your holidays.)
5.
... en la publicidad del periódico.
(You would look in the newspaper advertisements.)
6.
... si el barrio es bueno.
(I would rent if the neighbourhood is good.)
7.
Él ... anuncios en la inmobiliaria.
(He would look for adverts at the estate agency.)
8.
... una residencia temporal.
(We would rent a temporary residence.)

Exercise 5: El condicional simple

Instruction: Fill in the correct word.

Grammar: El condicional simple

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compraría, elegirían, reformarían, vivirían, buscaría, buscaríamos, firmaríamos, buscarías

1. Buscar:
: Yo ... un piso cerca del centro.
(I would look for a flat near the centre.)
2. Comprar:
: Yo ... un anuncio en el periódico.
(I would buy an advert in the newspaper.)
3. Elegir:
: Ellas ... una residencia temporal.
(They would choose a temporary residence.)
4.
Firmar : Nosotros ... el contrato esta semana.
(We would sign the contract this week.)
5. Vivir:
: Ellos ... en un barrio más tranquilo.
(They would live in a quieter neighbourhood.)
6. Reformar:
: Mis padres ... la cocina primero.
(My parents would renovate the kitchen first.)
7. Buscar:
¿Tú ... algo con menos gastos de comunidad?
(Would you look for something with lower community fees?)
8. Buscar:
: Nosotros ... con la ayuda de la inmobiliaria.
(We would search with the help of the estate agent.)

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Verb conjugation tables for this lesson

Alquilar to rent

Condicional simple

Spanish English
yo alquilaría I would rent
tú alquilarías you would rent
él/ella alquilaría He would rent
nosotros/nosotras alquilaríamos we would rent
vosotros/vosotras alquilaríais You all would rent
ellos/ellas alquilarían They would rent

Exercises and examples phrases

Buscar to search

Condicional simple

Spanish English
yo buscaría I would search
tú buscarías You would search
él/ella buscaría he would search
nosotros/nosotras buscaríamos we would search
vosotros/vosotras buscaríais You would search
ellos/ellas buscarían They would search

Exercises and examples phrases

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