Renting or Home-Buying

Joaquim finds a room to rent after a conversation with his friend Joana.

Carlos tells Rute about a beautiful home in Sintra that is a bit out of her price range.

Gaspar views a 4-bedroom flat that is for sale in his favourite neighbourhood. He is pleasantly surprised by everything it has to offer.

Louis replies to an email to update his friend on some exciting changes in his life.

Catarina and Filipe are a young couple looking to buy a house together. Will they find the perfect home?

Monica has just moved to an apartment in the Historic Center of Porto. She meets her neighbour Eduardo who tries to impose some unexpected rules. Will she be able to deal with these strict requirements?

A young adult recruits the help of a professional realtor to find a place he can call his own.

Marco throws a housewarming party and offers his guests a tour of the house.

Marco completes the tour by talking about some characteristics of his house.

Today we revisit Diálogo 29 to discuss some of the vocabulary and expressions surrounding the Portuguese housing market. There’s also an extra listening challenge waiting for you in the second half, so stick around!

In this episode, we explore the Portuguese apartment rental market with James, a young adult of Portuguese descent looking for a new place. To find some leads, he recruits the help of his friend, Luís. However, Luís happens to be going through a bit of drama with his ex-girlfriend, so let’s see if he’s able to be of any help…