Find an Apartment in Spanish

Quick Answer

¡Hola!Learn how to find an apartment in Spanish! Specifically, learn how to do the following in Spanish:

• ask about prices

• state where an apartment is located

• describe an apartment

Vocabulary

Let's start off with the vocab words in these lessons!

Nouns

Spanish	English
el anuncio	ad
el banco	bank
el cajero automático	ATM
el centro	downtown
el código	code
la farmacia	pharmacy
la luz	light
el número	number
el periódico	newspaper
el precio	price
la renta	rent
la secadora	dryer
el tamaño	size

examples
Hay un anuncio en el periódico. There's an ad in the newspaper.
Sí, está cerca del banco. Yes, it's close to the bank.
El apartamento está en el centro. The apartment is downtown.

Adjective

Spanish	English
perfecto	perfect

examples
No encontramos el apartamento perfecto. We don't find the perfect apartment.

Adverb

Spanish	English
arriba	upstairs

examples
¿Qué hay arriba? What's upstairs?

Numbers

Spanish	English
cien	one hundred
mil	one thousand
millón	one million

examples
Sí, son cien euros. Yes, it's a hundred euros.
Son mil euros. It's a thousand euros.
Un millón de euros. A million euros.

Verbs

In this skill, you learn the following verbs!

Ahorrar

Ahorraris a regular -ar verb that means to save.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	ahorro	I save
tú	ahorras	you save	informal singular you
vos	ahorrás	you save	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	ahorra	he, she saves
usted	ahorra	you save	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	ahorramos	we save
vosotros, vosotras	ahorráis	you save	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	ahorran	they save
ustedes	ahorran	you save	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Decir

Decir(to say) is a stem-changing verb with an irregular yo form.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	digo	I say
tú	dices	you say	informal singular you
vos	decís	you say	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	dice	he, she says
usted	dice	you say	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	decimos	we say
vosotros, vosotras	decís	you say	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	dicen	they say
ustedes	dicen	you say	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Encontrar

Encontrar(to find) is a stem-changing verb. That means that its "stem," enco, changes to encue in all forms except for the vos, nosotros/nosotras, and vosotros/vosotras forms.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	encuentro	I find
tú	encuentras	you find	informal singular you
vos	encontrás	you find	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	encuentra	he, she finds
usted	encuentra	you find	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	encontramos	we find
vosotros, vosotras	encontráis	you find	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	encuentran	they find
ustedes	encuentran	you find	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Enseñar

Enseñaris a regular -ar verb that means to show.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	enseño	I show
tú	enseñas	you show	informal singular you
vos	enseñás	you show	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	enseña	he, she shows
usted	enseña	you show	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	enseñamos	we show
vosotros, vosotras	enseñáis	you show	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	enseñan	they show
ustedes	enseñan	you show	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Entrar

Entraris a regular -ar verb that means to enter.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	entro	I enter
tú	entras	you enter	informal singular you
vos	entrás	you enter	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	entra	he, she enters
usted	entra	you enter	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	entramos	we enter
vosotros, vosotras	entráis	you enter	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	entran	they enter
ustedes	entran	you enter	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Funcionar

Funcionaris a regular -ar verb that means to work when used with inanimate objects.

Spanish	English	When it is used	Example
funciona	it works	With a singular noun.	La lavadora funciona.(The washing machine works.)
funcionan	they work	With a plural noun.	Las lavadoras funcionan.(The washing machines work.)

Quejarse

Quejarseis a pronominal verb that means to complain.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	me quejo	I complain
tú	te quejas	you complain	informal singular you
vos	te quejás	you complain	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	se queja	he, she complains
usted	se queja	you complain	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	nos quejamos	we complain
vosotros, vosotras	os quejáis	you complain	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	se quejan	they complain
ustedes	se quejan	you complain	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Phrases

Here are some of the phrases used in these lessons!

Spanish	English
¿Se requiere un depósito?	Is a deposit required?
encima de	on top of

Quiz Yourself!

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Spanish Conversation

Fantastic! Let's put the grammar and vocab from above to the test in the following example of a conversation in Spanish.

Julián:

Hay un anuncio en el periódico para un apartamento.

There's an ad in the newspaper for an apartment.

Abril:

¿Se requiere un depósito?

Is a deposit required?

Julián:

Sí, son cien euros.

Yes, it's a hundred euros.

Abril:

¿Y cuánto es la renta?

How much is the rent?

Julián:

Son mil euros. Es caro porque el apartamento está en el centro.

It's a thousand euros. It’s expensive because the apartment is downtown.

Abril:

Interesante. Yo digo que sí. ¿Tú qué dices?

Interesting. I say yes. What do you say?

Want to learn more about how to find an apartment in Spanish? Check out the following articles!

• How to Rent an Apartment in Spanish

• Furnish Your Apartment in Spanish

• Describe Your Home in Spanish