Learn how to ask for information about a rental property
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Eric: Hi everyone, and welcome back to NorwegianClass101.com. This is Upper Beginner Season 1 Lesson 18 - How Can This Norwegian Apartment Be So Expensive? Eric Here. |
| Ida: Hallo. I'm Ida. |
| Eric: In this lesson, you’ll learn how to get basic information about a tenant agreement. The conversation takes place at an apartment for rent. |
| Ida: It's between Linda and her potential landlord. |
| Eric: The speakers are strangers, so they’ll be using polite Norwegian. Okay, let's listen to the conversation. |
| DIALOGUE |
| Huseieren: ...Og det var soverommet. Hva synes du da? |
| Linda: Det ser ut som om det er nok plass. Men jeg lurer på hvor mye husleien er. |
| Huseieren: Den er 12.000 (tolv tusen) kroner per måned, som er litt under gjennomsnittet for dette området. |
| Linda: Og hvor lenge varer leieavtalen? |
| Huseieren: Avtalen varer i tolv måneder, men kan også fornyes tre måneder før sluttdatoen. |
| Linda: Er det noe annet som jeg bør vite? |
| Huseieren: Strøm er ikke inkludert i leieprisen, men du kan få bruke wifien gratis. |
| Linda: Flott! Når kan jeg flytte inn? |
| Eric: Listen to the conversation one time slowly. |
| Huseieren: ...Og det var soverommet. Hva synes du da? |
| Linda: Det ser ut som om det er nok plass. Men jeg lurer på hvor mye husleien er. |
| Huseieren: Den er 12.000 (tolv tusen) kroner per måned, som er litt under gjennomsnittet for dette området. |
| Linda: Og hvor lenge varer leieavtalen? |
| Huseieren: Avtalen varer i tolv måneder, men kan også fornyes tre måneder før sluttdatoen. |
| Linda: Er det noe annet som jeg bør vite? |
| Huseieren: Strøm er ikke inkludert i leieprisen, men du kan få bruke wifien gratis. |
| Linda: Flott! Når kan jeg flytte inn? |
| Eric: Listen to the conversation with the English translation |
| Landlord: ...And that's the bedroom. What do you think, then? |
| Linda: It looks like there's enough space, but I'm wondering how much the rent is. |
| Landlord: It's 12,000 kroner per month, which is a little bit below the average for this area. |
| Linda: And how long does the tenant agreement last? |
| Landlord: The tenant agreement lasts for twelve months, but it can also be renewed three months before the end date. |
| Linda: Is there anything else I should know? |
| Landlord: Electricity is not included in the rental price, but you can use the wireless Internet for free. |
| Linda: Great! When can I move in? |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Eric: Ida, could you tell us some more about renting a house in Norway? |
| Ida: Alright. Well first of all, in Norway a deposit, or depositum in Norwegian, is usually required when you rent a house. |
| Eric: How much is this deposit usually? |
| Ida: It can vary, but the norm is three months’ rent. |
| Eric: That’s quite high! |
| Ida: Yes, and keep in mind that it’s common to pay your rent a month in advance too. |
| Eric: Are there any things that aren’t allowed? |
| Ida:It really depends on the place, but I guess you should keep in mind that most rental accommodations don’t allow pets. |
| Eric: I see. And how would I go about searching for rental houses? |
| Ida: You can try Finn.no or Rubrikk.no. Both of these sites allow you to select options to suit your needs. |
| Eric: Can you also create a post saying you’re looking for an accommodation? |
| Ida: Yes, you can do that on Finn.no, but since it’s a Norwegian site, it’s better to post in Norwegian. |
| Eric: Maybe it's better to ask a Norwegian friend for a hand with finding a place to live. |
| Ida: Sure, if you have some Norwegians friends they’ll definitely help you! A lot of apartments are found this way as well actually. |
| Eric: But remember listeners, winter in Norway brings a lot of snow, so it’s better to move during the summer months. Okay, now onto the vocab. |
| VOCAB LIST |
| Eric: Let’s take a look at the vocabulary from this lesson. The first word is.. |
| Ida: husleie [natural native speed] |
| Eric: rent |
| Ida: husleie[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Ida: husleie [natural native speed] |
| Eric: Next we have.. |
| Ida: gjennomsnitt [natural native speed] |
| Eric: average |
| Ida: gjennomsnitt[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Ida: gjennomsnitt [natural native speed] |
| Eric: Next we have.. |
| Ida: område [natural native speed] |
| Eric: area |
| Ida: område[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Ida: område [natural native speed] |
| Eric: Next we have.. |
| Ida: leieavtale [natural native speed] |
| Eric: tenant agreement |
| Ida: leieavtale[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Ida: leieavtale [natural native speed] |
| Eric: Next we have.. |
| Ida: å fornye [natural native speed] |
| Eric: to renew |
| Ida: å fornye[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Ida: å fornye [natural native speed] |
| Eric: Next we have.. |
| Ida: leiepris [natural native speed] |
| Eric: rental price |
| Ida: leiepris[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Ida: leiepris [natural native speed] |
| Eric: Next we have... |
| Ida: strøm [natural native speed] |
| Eric: electricity |
| Ida: strøm[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Ida: strøm [natural native speed] |
| Eric: And last.. |
| Ida: å inkludere [natural native speed] |
| Eric: to include |
| Ida: å inkludere[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Ida: å inkludere [natural native speed] |
| KEY VOCAB AND PHRASES |
| Eric: Let's take a closer look at the usage of some of the words and phrases from this lesson. The first phrase is.. |
| Ida: å vare i |
| Eric: meaning "to last (for)" |
| Ida: Å vare can be used in two ways. The first is to talk about something that remains unchanged, or in the same state – in other words, “duration” |
| Eric: Could you give us an example for this? |
| Ida: For example, Filmen varer i to timer. |
| Eric:"The movie lasts two hours." |
| Ida:The second use is to talk about sufficiency. For example, Varehuset varer ut året. |
| Eric: "The storage house lasts out the year." |
| Ida: The preposition i meaning "for" is optional and does not necessarily need to come before the verb. |
| Eric: Can you give us an example? |
| Ida: Sure. For example, you can say both Konserten skal vare i tre timer and Konserten skal vare tre timer. |
| Eric: ..which mean "The concert will last for three hours." Okay, what's the next word? |
| Ida: å flytte |
| Eric: meaning "to move" |
| Ida: å flytte is a verb meaning “to move to another place”. Together with the preposition inn meaning "in", å flytte inn means "to move in" to a place. |
| Eric: Like in English, the action of moving changes slightly depending on the preposition or adverb that follows. |
| Ida: For example, Vi flyttet inn i nytt hus |
| Eric: "We moved into a new house." |
| Ida: De flyttet sammen. |
| Eric: "They moved together." |
| Ida: De har flyttet fra hverandre, |
| Eric: "they have moved apart"; literally "they have moved from each other. Okay, now onto the lesson focus. |
Lesson focus |
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| Eric: In this lesson, you will learn how to understand the basic information included in a tenant agreement. First of all, if you find a place you like, you’ll need to know the price in order to see if you can afford living there or not. |
| Ida: Of course! To find this out, the question you’ll have to ask is Hvor mye er husleien? |
| Eric: The structure is straightforward, just like in English. First we have the adverb meaning “how” |
| Ida: hvor |
| Eric: Then we have the adjective that means “much”. |
| Ida: mye |
| Eric: Following this we have the verb “to be” conjugated in present, meaning “is” |
| Ida: er |
| Eric: And finally we have the noun with its determinant at the end of the word. |
| Ida: husleien “the rent.” Please remember that this is not the same as en husleie which means “one rent”. |
| Eric: So what would an answer to this question sound like? |
| Ida: Den er 6000 (seks tusen) kroner per måned |
| Eric: “It’s 6000 (six thousand) kroner per month.” When speaking, Norwegians tend to exclude information that’s obvious and out of context. In this case, the rent is obviously in Norwegian kroner, and the price is obviously per month, but because in Norway apartment rents are typically paid on a monthly basis, you may also hear... |
| Ida: Den er på 6000 (seks tusen). |
| Eric: Meaning “it’s 6000 (six thousand).” |
| Ida: Once more, Den er 6000 (seks tusen) kroner per måned becomes Den er på 6000 (seks tusen). Here we see that kroner per måned, meaning “kroner per month” has been removed. The preposition på meaning “on” has also been placed in front of the number. This is because the currency word kroner “kroner” has been left out. |
| Eric: And keep in mind that when you talk about values of money above one thousand kroner, Norwegians tend to use abbreviations when saying the number. Ida, could you give us an example? |
| Ida:Let’s consider Husleien er på 4500 (fire tusen fem hundre). |
| Eric: which means “The rent is 4500 (four thousand five hundred).” |
| Ida: Simplified, this would be Den er på 4,5 (fire komma fem). |
| Eric: which literally means “It’s 4,5 (four point five). This might make it easier for you to understand numbers in Norwegian. Just remember that these sorts of abbreviations are only used in spoken language. Okay, now that we’ve got that down, you need to know how long the tenant agreement lasts. |
| Ida: In the dialogue we saw Hvor lenge varer leieavtalen? |
| Eric: Meaning “How long does the tenant agreement last?” Here as well, the structure is quite straightforward, just like in English. |
| Ida: hvor meaning “how” is followed by the adjective lenge which means “long” |
| Eric: After this, there is the conjugated form of “to last” in the present tense |
| Ida: varer |
| Eric: And finally we have the noun with its determinant at the end of the word... |
| Ida: leieavtalen, which is made from leie meaning “rent”, avtale meaning “agreement” and the determinant, en meaning “the”. |
| Eric: All right, so what could the answer sound like? |
| Ida: For example, an appropriate answer would be Avtalen varer i tolv måneder. |
| Eric: “The tenant agreement lasts for twelve months.” If you’re happy with the apartment and you want to contact the landlord and ask for a renewal of the tenant agreement, what can you say? |
| Ida: You could simply say Jeg vil fornye leieavtalen. |
| Eric: “I want to renew the tenant agreement.” Ok, to recap, let’s give a couple of sample sentences. |
| Ida: Leien er på 8000 (åtte tusen). |
| Eric: "The rent is 8000 (eight thousand)." |
| Ida: Avtalen varer i to år. |
| Eric: "The tenant agreement lasts for two years." Listeners, in the lesson notes, you’ll also find a brief list of words that could come in handy when you’re looking for a place in Norway. Be sure to check them out! |
Outro |
| Eric: Okay, that’s all for this lesson. Thank you for listening, everyone, and we’ll see you next time! Bye! |
| Ida: Ha det bra. |
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