Vocabulary for Renting
A/C – Air conditioning.
Acre – Acre.
Agricultura – Agriculture.
Agua – Water.
Ahora – Now.
Alarma – Alarm.
Amplio (ampl.) - big
Amueblado (Amueb) – Furnished (semi amueblado – semi furnished.)
Apartamentos (Aptos) – Apartments (mini apto – mini apartment)
Apartotel – Apartment Hotel.
Aquileres – For Rent (se aquila – for rent.)
Árboles – Trees (árboles frutales – fruit trees.)
Área – Area
Baño(s) (bñs) – Bathroom(s)
Bello – Beautiful
Bienes Raíces – Real Estate
Bodega – Warehouse (for storage.)
Bosque – Forest.
Busco (from verb Buscar) – Look for….
Cable – Cable (TV)
Casa – House
Casa Club – Inhouse Club or Club House.
Centro – Central (10 min SJ centro – 10 minutes from central San José.)
Centro Comercial – Commercial or Shopping Center.
Cerca – Near (cerca Embajada de Chile – near the Chilean Embassy)
Cochera (coch) – garage, sin (without) o con (with), c/s
Cocina – Kitchen, or Cooker.
Colindancia – adjacent to.
Comedor (comed) – Dining Room.
Comercial – Commercial (property.)
Comprar – To Buy
Con – With (sin o con, c/s – with or without.)
Condominio (condo) – Condominium (en condo – in a condominium.)
Construcciòn (constr) – Construction (200m2 constr – 200m2 of construction)
Contactar – Contact.
Contiguo – contiguous, adjoining.
Cortina – Curtain.
Cuadrado – Square.
Cubículo – Cubicle.
Depósito (de por depo) – Desposit ($350 + dep - $350 per month with deposit.)
Desarrollo – Development.
Detrás – behind (detrás Auto Mercado – Auto Mercado supermarket)
Diseño – Design.
Dormitorio (dorm, dor) – Bedroom (2dorm – 2 bedrooms)
Edificio (edific) – Building (en edific – in building)
Eléctrico (eléct) – Electric
Equipado – Equipped (full equipado – fully equipped.)
Esquinero – On a Corner.
Espacio – Space.
Estrenar (estren) – To Use For The First Time
Este - East
Estudio – Studio
Extranjero (extranj) – Foreigner.
Finca – Farm or Estate.
Finos Acabados - Nice Furnishings
Frente (fte) – Facing (frente pista – facing the highway.)
Ganadería – Cattle Farming.
Ganga – Bargain.
Garaje (gje) – Garage (Garaje p/2car – garage for 2 cars)
Grande – Large.
Gratis – Free (Internet gratis – free Internet.)
Guarda – Guard.
Gym - Gym
Habitaciones – Rooms.
Hectare (hect.) – Hectare.
Información – Information.
Inmobiliarios – Property, Real Estate.
Internet – Internet.
Inversión – Investment.
Jardín – Garden.
Lámapara – Lamp.
Lavandería – Laundry Room.
Lavadora – Washing Machine.
Lavaplatos – Dishwasher.
Lindo/a – Pretty.
Línea Blanca (lín, lín/blanca) – Kitchen Appliances.
Lotes – Lots.
Lujo – Luxurious
Luz – Electricity.
Madera – Wood.
Mediobaño - half bath
Mes – Month
Metro – Meter
Metro Cuadrado – Square Meters.
Míllones – Millions
Muebles – Furniture (con muebles – with furniture, sin muebles – without furniture, con o sin muebles – with or without furniture)
Mujer – Female, Woman.
Nuevo/a (Nvo/a) – New
Norte – North
Opción – Option
Oficina (Ofic) – Office.
Otros – Others
Oeste – West
Parqueo – Parking spot.
Patio - Patio
Pequeño (peq) - Small
Persona(s) (pers) – Person, People.
Pilas – Wash Basins.
Piscina (pisc) – Swimming Pool.
Plano – Plan.
Planta (pltas) – Floor (2 plantas – 2 floors) (planta baja -first floor, planta alta – second floor)
Playa – Beach.
Precio – Price.
Precioso/a – Lovely.
Privada (priv) – Private.
Profesional – Professional.
Quinta – Small Farm.
Refrigeradora – Refridgerator.
Reforestación – Reforestation.
Renovado – Renovated (renovado total – completely renovated.)
Residencial – Residencial.
Sala – Room.
Seguridad – Security (seguridad 24 – 24-hour security.)
Seguro (seg) – Safe (seg 24 – 24-hour security) (muy seg – very safe.)
Señor – Mr.
Señora – Ms. (P/Sra – suitable for a lady.)
Señorita – Miss. (P/Srta – suitable for a young lady.)
Sin – Without (sin o con, c/s – with or without.)
Solo – Only (solo 300 mts de la playa – only 300m to the beach.)
Sur – South.
Techo – Roof.
Telefono (tel) – Telephone
Terraza (terr) – Terrace or deck.
Tina/bañera– Tub.
Tipo – Type
Totalemente – Completely (totalemente amueb – completely furnished.)
Ubicación – Location.
Urbanizar – To Develop.
Vender – To Sell.
Venta – Sale (se vende – for sale.)
Vista – View (vista a la montaña – view of the mountains.)
Zonas Verdes – Grassy Areas