At the real estate agent
В агенцията за недвижими имоти
- Discuss an advertisement for a house or apartment that you just saw.
- Discuss to buy a new house or apartment.
This lesson covers common dialogues at a real estate agency, focusing on practical vocabulary like апартамент (apartment), спалня (bedroom), and цена (price). You will learn how to ask about property details, contracts, and payment terms in Bulgarian.
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These exercises can be done together during conversation lessons or as homework.
Упражнение 1: Conversation exercise
Инструкция:
- Do you rent the appartment or house where you live or did you buy it? (Do you rent the appartment or house where you live or did you buy it?)
- Did you have to renovate your home? How long did that take? (Did you have to renovate your home? How long did that take?)
- Was your home furnished or empty when you moved in? (Was your home furnished or empty when you moved in?)
Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes
Example phrases:
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Аз наемам апартамент. Но скоро ще купя къща. I rent my appartment. But I will soon buy a house. |
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Купих нашата къща преди 2 години заедно с партньора ми. I bought our house 2 years ago together with my partner. |
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Трябваше да ремонтираме почти цялата къща. Отне ни повече от година. We had to renovate almost the whole house. It took us over a year. |
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Апартаментът ми беше току-що ремонтиран, когато го купих и се нанесох. My appartment was freshly renovated when I bought it and moved in. |
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Апартаментът беше напълно обзаведен, когато се нанесох. The appartment was fully furnished when I moved in. |
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Някои стаи в къщата бяха обзаведени, а други не бяха. Some rooms in the house were furnished, others weren't. |
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Exercise 2: Dialogue Cards
Instruction: Select a situation and practice the conversation with your teacher or fellow students.
Exercise 3: Multiple Choice
Instruction: Choose the correct solution
1. Ако този апартамент ______ по-голям, щяхме да го купим.
(If the apartment ______ bigger, we will be able to buy it.)2. Ако агентът ______ свободен, щяхме да разгледаме къщата.
(If the agent ______ free, we will arrange a meeting.)3. Ако ______ повече пари, щяхме да изберем къща с двор.
(If ______ I have some money, we will buy a house with a yard.)4. Щях да се обадя на агента, ако ______ повече информация.
(We will inform the agent, when ______ have information.)Exercise 4: At our neighborhood
Instruction:
Verb Tables
Обадя се - to go
Минало свършено време
- аз се обадих
- ти се обади
- той/тя се обади
- ние се обадихме
- вие се обадихте
- те се обадиха
Посетя - to live
Сегашно време
- аз посещавам
- ти посещаваш
- той/тя посещава
- ние посещаваме
- вие посещавате
- те посещават
Подпиша - to buy
Бъдеще време
- аз ще подпиша
- ти ще подпишеш
- той/тя ще подпише
- ние ще подпишем
- вие ще подпишете
- те ще подпишат
Мога - to be able to
Сегашно време
- аз мога
- ти можеш
- той/тя може
- ние можем
- вие можете
- те могат
Реша - to want
Бъдеще време
- аз ще реша
- ти ще решиш
- той/тя ще реши
- ние ще решим
- вие ще решите
- те ще решат
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Lesson Overview: At the Real Estate Agent
This lesson is designed for A2 level learners and focuses on practical conversations and terminology used when visiting a real estate agent in Bulgaria. It covers key expressions and vocabulary related to apartment inquiries, buying a property, and discussing the necessary documents for purchase.
Key Topics Covered
- Inquiring about Apartments: Learn how to politely ask for apartment details such as price, size, and availability. For example, phrases like "Здравейте, виждах обява за апартамент в центъра. Можете ли да ми разгкажете повече?" help initiate conversations with agents.
- Discussing Buying a Property: Understand how to talk about property features like the number of rooms, location, and building type. Phrases such as "Гледах обявата за къщата с голяма градина. Харесва ли ти?" are included to help describe houses.
- Talking about Purchase Documents: Important vocabulary for documents needed for buying and questions about payment options are introduced, e.g., "Какви документи са нужни за покупка на апартамент?" and discussions on contracts and bank loans.
Useful Vocabulary and Expressions
- апартамент (apartment)
- цена (price)
- къща (house)
- градина (garden)
- документи (documents)
- спирка (loan) – often used as "спирка" in Bulgarian banking context for loans
- такса (fee) – used when discussing additional fees such as contract or agency fees
Language and Cultural Notes
Unlike English, Bulgarian uses the Cyrillic script, which may require learners to familiarize themselves with a new alphabet. Bulgarian sentence structure can be more flexible, but formal greetings and polite requests are important in everyday communication. For example, the use of "Здравейте" (Hello) is a polite standard greeting.
Some phrases have direct English equivalents but are phrased differently. For instance, the phrase for "I am interested in" is "Интересувам се от" in Bulgarian, which literally translates as "I am interested from/about." This subtle difference reflects the prepositional usage in Bulgarian.
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