English grammar
Renting words: deposit, contract, bills, tenant, landlord
Talk about the practical side of renting a flat.
From the scene Deposit, contract, rent
In short
Learn the renting words: deposit, contract, bills (not) included, tenant, landlord.
Your turn
Which one goes with electricity, water… not in the rent?
Options: we'd be the tenants · bills not included · two months' deposit
Show answer
electricity, water… not in the rent → bills not included
How it works
Key words for renting a flat.
Your turn
Pick the word that fits the line.
Exactly. And the (blank) lives in the flat upstairs.
Options: landlord · tenant · contract
Show answer
Exactly. And the landlord lives in the flat upstairs.
Exacto. Y el casero vive en el piso de arriba.
Good to know
The deposit (money kept until you leave), the contract, the bills (electricity, water…), the tenant (the person who rents) and the landlord (the person who owns it).
Good to know
Bills (not) included tells you whether they're in the rent.
money kept until you leave two months' deposit
Javi
Yes. It says here: "two months' deposit."
Sí. Aquí dice: "dos meses de fianza."
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Yes. It says here: "(blank)."
Options: two months' deposit · bills not included · we'd be the tenants
Show answer
Javi
Yes. It says here: "two months' deposit."
Sí. Aquí dice: "dos meses de fianza."
electricity, water… not in the rent bills not included
Javi
And look at this: "bills not included." Electricity and water are extra.
Y mira esto: "gastos no incluidos." Pagamos luz y agua aparte.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
And look at this: "(blank)." Electricity and water are extra.
Options: bills not included · two months' deposit · we'd be the tenants
Show answer
Javi
And look at this: "bills not included." Electricity and water are extra.
Y mira esto: "gastos no incluidos." Pagamos luz y agua aparte.
the person who rents we'd be the tenants
Nuria
OK. And we'd be the tenants, right?
Vale. Y nosotros seríamos los inquilinos, ¿no?
Your turn
What fills the gap?
OK. And (blank), right?
Options: bills not included · we'd be the tenants · two months' deposit
Show answer
Nuria
OK. And we'd be the tenants, right?
Vale. Y nosotros seríamos los inquilinos, ¿no?
the person who owns it the landlord lives upstairs
Your turn
What goes with the landlord lives upstairs?
Options: the person who owns it · money kept until you leave · electricity, water… not in the rent
Show answer
the landlord lives upstairs → the person who owns it
Practise it in the story
Meet this rule inside a short animated scene. Answer as it plays, then say the lines yourself.
Practise free in the appSee all forms
| money kept until you leave | two months' deposit |
|---|---|
| electricity, water… not in the rent | bills not included |
| the person who rents | we'd be the tenants |
| the person who owns it | the landlord lives upstairs |
More lines from the story
- JaviExactly. And the landlord lives in the flat upstairs.Exacto. Y el casero vive en el piso de arriba.
- NuriaThe landlord lives in the same building? How awkward.¿El casero vive en el mismo edificio? Qué incómodo.
- NuriaA landlord upstairs... I hope he isn't like Don Ramón!Un casero arriba... espero que no sea ¡como Don Ramón!