아파트 구하기 : 해설

#.  아파트 구하기  : 해설

 

Um, is the apartment still available?

> Yup, it sure is.

 

The first part of the dialogue that I want to look at a little bit closer today is the first question that Christina, the apartment hunter, asks Billy, the property manager. She asks if the apartment is still available.

It's a good idea to ask, "Is this apartment available?" Before you ask many questions and then get to the end, and find out, oh, it's already been rented out.

Make sure right from the top of the conversation you ask about the availability.

 

Oh, that's great. And what about the lease?

> Yeah, it's just a standard 1-year lease, nothing special. After a year, it goes month to month.

 

Now, let's take a look at the next part of the conversation, where the landlord talks about the lease of the apartment.

Okay, so a lease is very similar to a contract, isn't it, Suzanne? Yeah, you sign a paper similar to a contract.

A lease is just a technical term for the contract that you sign when you are renting an apartment. and the new tenant also signs it.

 

Okay. And if I remember correctly, the rent is 800 a month?

> Mmhmm, that's right, 800 a month plus a damage deposit of a half month's rent.

 

Let's take a look at the next part of the conversation that is important. And this is talking about, well, maybe the most important thing, the rent.

So the landlord says that it's 800 a month plus a damage deposit of a half a month's rent. Now, Andrew, what's a damage deposit?

Well, a damage deposit is some money that you have to pay at the start of your lease. And in Canada, legally, it can only equal half of 1 month's rent.

If you don't damage the apartment, if you leave it in the same condition it is when you moved in,  then you get that money back.

 

Well, if possible, I'd like to come and see the apartment. Can I set up a viewing?

> We're having an open house this Saturday from 9:00 to noon. Does that work for you?

Yeah, it sure does. I'll see you then.

 

The next section of the conversation, Christina asks to come and see the apartment.

All right. and she asked an interesting question here. She said, "Hey, property manager, can I set up a viewing?" Set up a viewing, what does this mean, set up a viewing?

Well, it means to have an appointment and time where you can go and check out the apartment to see it for yourself, see all the things in person.

Exactly, Now this is kind of a specialized way to ask this question. You could simply ask, "Can I come take a look?" or "Can I see the apartment?" These are all different ways of asking essentially the same thing.

 

• landlord  |lændlɔːrd  (방·집·사무실 등을 빌려주는) 주인, 임대주, 임대 회사

• tenant  ˈtenənt  세입자, 임차인, 소작인 /  임차해서[세 들어] 살다, (땅을) 소작하다

• term  tɜːrm  용어, 말 /  학기(특히 영국에서 1년을 세 학기로 나눈 것 중의 하나) (→semester, termly, term-time) * term paper 학기말 레포트 , in term of ...면에서 / ... 관하여

• equal  ˈiːkwəl   (수양가치 등이) 동일한[같은]  * be without equal 맛설 적수가 없다 /  (수양가치 등이) 같다, …이다

• essentially ɪˈsenʃəli   근본[기본/본질]적으로 (=basically, fundamentally)  

• essential  ɪˈsenʃl   필수적인, 극히 중요한 (=vital), (↔dispensable) (→inessential, non-essential)  / 본질[근본]적인 (=fundamental)

• essence  ˈesns  본질, 정수, 진수 ,  (식물 등에서 추출한) 에센스, 진액 (→extract)