Immersive Spanish - Immersive Spanish: Season 4 - Episode 5 - La Búsqueda de Piso (The Apartment Search)

Episode Date: July 21, 2025

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Practice every day. Zero judgment, personalized guidance. We partnered with Studio.com to make it happen. Head to Studio.com forward slash immersive Spanish to get started. Season 4, episode 5. La Busqueda de Piso. The apartment search. Hello, Villereros. Today, I'm at the Inmobliaria Madrid Centro,

a real estate agency in the city. after setting up my bank account and healthcare, I'm finally ready to find a more permanent place to live. Anna will join me in Madrid next month, so I'm looking for something suitable for the two of us. Buenos days. Tengu a sit with Marta. The agent in mobile area?

I'm looking an apartment to be alquilar a long-plaza. When you're apartment hunting in Spanish-speaking countries, You'll need these key terms. Number one. The apartment. El Piso. El Piso. Think about how El Piso is a piece of a building.

An apartment. El Piso. Alternatively, you can say, El Apartamento. El apartment. Again, we just add a no to the word apartment. Apartment. Note that El Piso is a more common term in Spain, perhaps less so in other Spanish-speaking countries.

But panic not, you will be understood. Number three, we have the rent, something we have to pay, every month. El Alquiler. Number four, the real estate agency. La immoriaria. The Inmobliaria Number five

The Real Estate Agent The Agente Immoviliary The Agente Immmobliario Well I'm a piece with two

abitations Preferably Amwebled I'mueblo I'd would be that Stubierer

close of the center with a good connection of metro My presupposto maximum is 1,200 euros al-mess. Learn these apartment features in Spanish so you can describe your ideal place.

If you want something furnished, you want it. Amwebado. Amwebado. So, for example, an apartment or a piece amueblado.

If you want it unfurnished, you would say Sin amoeblar. Sin amoeblar. The bedroom is La Bidacian. La abitacion. Remember to think of La Bitacion as a habitat

somewhere humans inhabit. La abitacion. La abitacion. Habitat. An alternative way to say the bedroom is El dormitorio. El dormitorio. Think of a dormitory.

A dormitory. The living room is El Salon. El Salon. If you want a kitchen that's equipped, the equipped kitchen, you would say La Cossina equipada

The barfamina. La. Cozina. Equipada. The barfram is El banio. El banio. The balcony is

El Balcon. El Balcon. Finally, we have the elevator. El ascensor. El ascensor. Just think about how we ascend.

In an elevator. Ancensor. One question. This piece has califaction central? And also it would be important to know if

has air acconditioned. The veranos in Madrid can be very calorosos. Here are some comfort features

you might want to know about. The heating. La califaction. La califaction. The air conditioning. Something I would very much like, knowing how hot it gets in Madrid.

And that is... El Aire Aconditionado. El. The... Aire. Air... A conditioned. Conditioning.

Next, we have the hot water. El Agua Caliente. El. Agua. Caliente. Of course, in 2025, we need an internet connection. The connection to internet. The connection to internet.

And natural light. The loose natural. The. Lus natural. the alquiler mensual what

other gastos do consider are included those costs

of community and the summinist like water and

gas understanding rental costs is crucial here's what you

might encounter the deposit the deposit the deposit or the

monthly payment the mensualidad La mensualidad. You also heard me ask about the community expenses. Los gastos de community.

Los Gastos de community. Los the gastos expenses

of community. The expenditures of community. The expenditures of community. the community costs. Also, you would have heard me talk about the utility costs. Los submistros. Los

Summistros. Finally, and one thing to look out for, something that's not always clear, is the agency fee. La Commission de la Agency. La Commission De, de la Agencia.

What do you see if we're on these two pieces today? I'm getting excited thinking about having our own space when Anna arrives. From the Colombian jungle to an apartment in Madrid. What an adventure we're on together. Um, in what plant this, the apartment. The agent tells me it's on the fourth floor with an elevator.

That's good. I don't want to climb so many stairs every day. When describing where your apartment is located, you'll use these terms. Ground floor. La planta Baja. La planta,

Baja. Think about how plants grow on the ground floor. La Planta Baja. The first second and third floor would be El First, Second

and Tercer Piso. The first floor, the first the second floor the second floor the second floor the second floor the third floor

the third floor the third piece the building entrance is the portal the portal just think of a portal that takes you to your home hmm

the is that is more small than what I in the photos but But me I can

the distribution and look what it's so modern the salon has much light

natural. That's me enchanta. I can already imagine Anna and me having

breakfast here together each morning when she arrives. When viewing apartments, learn to

express your opinion with these phrases. Me Gusta. I like it.

No me Gusta. I don't like it. Sometimes it's better to be direct. To say it's perfect for us, you could say, is perfecto for us. Is perfecto for nosotros. To say it's in good condition, you could say, is

in good conditions is in good conditions conversely

if you're not convinced but you think that it has potential you could say

hmm has potential has potential this barrio is

more more more more more there There are much tiendas

and cafes and I like the location matters. Here's how to talk

about neighborhoods and areas. The neighborhood is El Barrio El

Barrio You're going to have to try and roll your a R's for this

one. El Barrio The area is La Sona. La Sona

Just think of a zone in which your house is located La Sona If something is central You would say it is Centrico Centrico

And if your home is well connected In terms of transportation You could say It is Bien Communicado Bien Which literally translates to well communicated.

The location is La Obicacian. La Ubicacion. Me gusts The second piece. What are the next steps?

What documents need for the contract? I've my passport and documents bankarios. Found the perfect place. Now comes the paperwork. Learn these essential terms.

The rental application. La solicitude de alquiler. La solicitude de alquiler. The requirements. Los requisitos. Los requisitos. To sign the contract is to

firmar the contract. If you would want to ask about the duration of the contract, a pretty good idea, you would say, la duration of the contract. La duration del contract. So, how time during the contract? And,

special that I should know before you sign on the dotted line, understand these important legal terms. The clause. La clausula. La clausula. The renewal. La renovation. La renovation.

And finally, the landlord. El propitario. The proprietario. So, if all right with the solicitude, I'll firm the contract the next month. Perfect.

I'll finally have our space ready for when Anna arrives. This will be our first home together in Spain. So here are some renting tips you'll want to know if you're in Spain. Number one. Standard contracts typically last five to seven years.

But you can usually leave earlier with notice. Number two, expect to pay a deposit of one to two months' rent. Number three, agency fees typically equal around one month's rent. And finally, utilities are usually paid separately from rent. So, with that being said, it's time to put your apartment hunting skills to the test. How would you say I'm looking for a two-bedroom apartment?

The answer is I'm looking a piece of two-abitations. Alternatively, you could say I'm looking an apartment of two abitations. Next.

What does the following mean? are included those suministas are included those submistros are

included are utilities included what's the word for neighborhood the barrio barrio next

how would you say the ground floor remember to think of what grows on the ground La Planta Baja La Planta Baja

Imagine you're viewing an apartment and want to say it has potential but needs work What would you say? Tiené potential Tiené potential Well done,

Vieheros. Whether you aced every question or discovered a few areas to revisit you've taken another important step in your Spanish journey. Felicidad is Well, I've had a productive day viewing apartments soon and all join me here in Madrid. And in our next episode, we'll be getting the keys to our new place.

Until la proxima.