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