Joseph
Rui- Cliente: Olá, boa tarde. Client: Hello, good afternoon.
- Eu estou interessado em arrendar um imóvel. I am interested in renting a property.
- Agente imobiliária: Boa tarde. Real estate agent: Good afternoon.
- E que tipo de imóvel procura? And what type of property are you looking for?
- Um escritório, um apartamento, An office, an apartment,
- uma moradia, uma quinta…? a [detached] house, a farm…?
- Cliente: Um apartamento. Client: An apartment.
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Vocabulary
agênciaagency apartamentoflat, apartment ArrecadaçãoStorage room arrendarto rent baratocheap, inexpensive cadaeach, every a casahouse, home a casa de banhobathroom o corredoraisle, hallway, corridor a cozinhakitchen curtoshort, low masc. sing. a despensapantry EletrodomésticosAppliances o elevadorlift, elevator Os empréstimosloans a entradaentrance EntãoSo, Then as escadasstairs o escritóriooffice EspaçosaSpacious a garagemgarage ImpossívelImpossible o imóvelproperty LargoWide, broad morarto live, to reside MáBad, mean fem. os móveispieces of furniture PartilhadaShared procurarto search, to look for, to seek o prédiobuilding QuartoRoom, bedroom QuintaFarm, manor, villa a rendarent, income RenovaçãoRenewal, renovation Rés-do-chãoGround floor a sala de estarliving room segundasecond 2nd o senhoriolandlord masc. sozinhoalone sing.,masc. o sótãoattic tristesad sing. a varandabalcony
Expressions
Com certezaCertainly, Of course, Absolutely, Sure A taxa de juroInterest rate Por issoSo, Therefore na verdadeactually, in fact Parece bemSounds good, Looks good Agente imobiliáriaReal estate agent female
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Comments
Tons of great vocab in this one! What is the difference between má and mau?
No difference other than the gender 🙂 Both ‘má’ and ‘mau’ mean ‘bad’, but the former is feminine and the latter is masculine. The choice between one and the other depends on the gender of the noun these adjectives are qualifying.
Ah!! Thank you 🙂
Why does he need a bank loan if he is only renting the property?
Good catch. Could be that he didn’t have enough savings for the 3 months’ rent (or more!) often paid in advance… or just a slip-up in the story 🙂
I just love the subtle humor in these listenings, especially in the choice of the answers.
Olá, tem alguma duvída sobre este áudio.
Não percebo “Também têm uma segunda casa de banho no corredor.” isso significa que o apartamento não tem casa de banho ou o apartamento tem uma e outra casa de banho fica no corredor?
Significa que o apartamento tem duas casas de banho. Uma casa de banho está dentro do quarto (é uma suite) e a outra casa de banho está no corredor.
What does “último andar” refer to in Unit 5? “Last floor” is not a term I have ever heard used in English. Could be top or bottom floor depending on where you start counting?
“Último andar” typically refers to the top floor or highest level of a building. In English, it would be equivalent to saying “top floor” rather than “last floor”, of course. The term assumes that you start counting from the ground floor upwards. 🙂
In the exercises preceding this dialogue, you translate “loja” as “store”. Outside the Americas, that would usually translate to “shop”. Store would usually mean “arrecadeção”. Would it be possible to note “loja = store (or shop in Europe)”, to prevent confusion?
Olá! Yes, that’s possible. We have already updated the translations across the exercises to cover both alternatives 🙂