Conversations · Lesson 24

Renting a flat: what you want, what to ask at viewings

一人ひとりで住すむ部屋へやを探さがしているんですが。

Tell an estate agent your budget, layout and area; read listings and fees; ask about sun, storage, rubbish and noise at a viewing; say you’ll think about it.

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In this lesson

  1. 01Main dialogue: at the estate agent’s in front of the station
  2. 02What the agent says (you only need to understand these)
  3. 03Words in property listings
  4. 04What you say: telling the agent what you want
  5. 05What to ask at a viewing (「内見ないけん」)
  6. 06Customs when renting

Practice

  • Match what the agent says to its meaning
  • How would you reply, and what does it mean?
  • Match the listing terms to their meanings
  • Which sentence says what you want?
  • Choose the phrase for each blank
  • Change to a polite way of speaking to the agent
  • Put the dialogue in order

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