6. Accommodation Flashcards
(All the) mod cons
Technology at home that makes jobs easier such as a washing machine, dishwasher etc. (Thiết bị gia dụng)
Apartment block
A large building made up of smaller units of apartments (chung cư)
Back garden
A garden at the rear of the house (sân sau)
Detached house
A house that is not physically connected to another property (nhà biệt lập)
To do up a property
To repair an old building (nâng cấp nhà)
Dream house
A home you regard as perfect (căn nhà mơ ước)
First-time buyer
Someone buying a property for the first time, especially when taking out a loan (mortgage) (lần đầu tiên mua nhà)
Fully-furnished
A rented property with all furniture included (đầy đủ nội thất)
To get on the property ladder
To buy a property with the aim of buying another bigger or more expensive one later in life (đổi nhà)
Hall of residence
A college or university bulding where students live (kí túc xá)
Home comforts
Things that make a home feel comfortable to live in (tiện nghi gia đình)
House-hunting
Looking for a property to live in (đi săn nhà)
House-warming party
A party to celebrate moving into a new home (tiệc tân gia)
Ideal home
A perfect home (căn nhà lý tưởng)
To live on campus
To live on the university or college grounds (sống ở ktx)
Mobile home
A home that can be moved by a vehicle or one that has its own engine (nhà di động)
To move into
To begin to live a property (dọn vào)
To own your own home
To have bought the property you live in (sỡ hữu nhà riêng)
To pay rent in advance
Weekly or monthly rent paid at the beginning of the week or month (trả tiền thuê trước)
Permanent address
A fixed address (địa chỉ thường trú)
Property market
The buying and selling of land or buildings (thị trường bất động sản)
To put down a deposit
To pay an amount of money as the first in a series of future payments (đặt cọc)
Rented accommodation
Property owned by someone else and for which a person pays a fixed amount to live in (nhà thuê)
Single room
A room for one person (phòng đơn)
Spacious room
A large room (phòng rộng)
Student digs
Student accommodation (KTX SV)
The suburbs
A resiential area on the edge of towns or cities (ngoại ô)
To take out a mortgage
To borrow a large amount of money, paid back over several years, in order to buy a house (vay mua nhà)
Terraced house
A house connected on both sides by orther properties (nhà liền kề)
