Spanish grammar
Fianza, contrato, gastos, inquilino, casero
Talk about the practical side of renting: deposit, contract, bills, tenant, landlord.
From the scene Fianza, contrato, alquiler (Deposit, contract, rent)
In short
Renting words: fianza (deposit), contrato, gastos (bills), inquilino (tenant), casero (landlord).
- deposit fianza
- contract contrato
- bills (not) included gastos (no) incluidos
- tenant / landlord inquilino / casero
Your turn
Which one goes with contract?
Options: fianza · gastos (no) incluidos · contrato
Show answer
contract → contrato
How it works
Key renting words: fianza (deposit), contrato (contract), gastos (bills), inquilino (tenant) and casero (landlord).
Your turn
Pick the word that fits the line.
Y mira esto: "(blank) no incluidos." Pagamos luz y agua aparte.
Options: gastos · fianza · contrato
Show answer
Y mira esto: "gastos no incluidos." Pagamos luz y agua aparte.
And look at this: "bills not included." We pay electricity and water separately.
Good to know
Gastos incluidos means bills included; gastos no incluidos means you pay them separately.
Your turn
Pick the word that fits the line.
Vale. Y nosotros seríamos los (blank), ¿no?
Options: inquilinos · caseros · dueños
Show answer
Vale. Y nosotros seríamos los inquilinos, ¿no?
OK. And we would be the tenants, right?
deposit fianza
Javi
Sí. Aquí dice: "dos meses de fianza."
Yes. It says here: "two months' deposit."
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Sí. Aquí dice: "dos meses de (blank)."
Options: gastos incluidos · fianza · contrato
Show answer
Javi
Sí. Aquí dice: "dos meses de fianza."
Yes. It says here: "two months' deposit."
contract contrato
Your turn
What goes with contrato?
Options: deposit · bills (not) included · contract
Show answer
contrato → contract
bills (not) included gastos (no) incluidos
tenant / landlord inquilino / casero
Javi
Exacto. Y el casero vive en el piso de arriba.
Exactly. And the landlord lives in the flat upstairs.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Exacto. Y el (blank) vive en el piso de arriba.
Options: contrato · casero · fianza
Show answer
Javi
Exacto. Y el casero vive en el piso de arriba.
Exactly. And the landlord lives in the flat upstairs.
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
| deposit | fianza |
|---|---|
| contract | contrato |
| bills (not) included | gastos (no) incluidos |
| tenant / landlord | inquilino / casero |
More lines from the story
- JaviY mira esto: "gastos no incluidos." Pagamos luz y agua aparte.And look at this: "bills not included." We pay electricity and water separately.
- NuriaVale. Y nosotros seríamos los inquilinos, ¿no?OK. And we would be the tenants, right?
- Nuria¿El casero vive en el mismo edificio? Qué incómodo.The landlord lives in the same building? How awkward.
- NuriaUn casero arriba... espero que no sea ¡como Don Ramón!A landlord upstairs... I hope he is not like Don Ramón!