同學到加拿大時，其中一項必要事項便是尋找適合的住屋。今天，我們將會為同學提供一些租屋所需要的英語句子及詞彙，希望可以幫助英文需要幫忙的同學順利租到理想的住屋！
和房東描述對該單位有興趣:
- My name is… I saw your listing for an apartment on Orange Street to rent and I’m very interested.
- 我的名字是……我對你在在橘子街出租單位的廣告很感興趣
- I would like to schedule a viewing for next Friday afternoon.
- 我想安排在下週五下午看看該單位
尋找中介幫忙租屋:
- I’d like to rent either a studio or a one-bed room apartment near the metro.
- 我想在地鐵附近租一間單間公寓或一間單人房公寓
- Is it located in the suburbs? Well, even though that sounds like a steal, I really want something downtown.
- 房子在郊區？嗯……雖然這房子聽起來特別划算，我還是想租個在市區的房子
當你參觀房子時…
- Does the rent include the costs for water and heating?
- 租金包括水費和暖氣費嗎？
- Am I allowed to redecorate the rooms?
- 我可以重新裝修房子嗎?
- How many other rooms are left in the building?
- 大樓裡還有多少房間可以入住？
- Is there any additional charge for extra parking space?
- 額外停車位是否需要額外收費？
- What’s the pet policy here? Are pets allowed?
- 這單位的寵物政策是什麼？ 允許養寵物嗎？
- How long is the rental lease for?
- 租期是多久？
簽署租約合同時:
- Can I have a month-to-month lease? I only want to rent the apartment for five months.
- 我可以按月租嗎？我只想租五個月
- What if I want to move out before the lease terminates? What’s the early termination fee?
- 如果我想在租約終止前搬出怎麼辦？提前終止費是多少?
- Can I sublease?
- 我可以轉租嗎？
- When would I be able to move in?
- 我什麼時候可以搬進來呢?
- We required the first and last month’s rent and a security deposit upfront.
- 我們需要預付第一個月和最後一個月的租金和押金
- Rent is due by the 10th of the month. If your rent comes in late, there will be a late charge will be added.
- 租金需於每月10號繳交。如果你遲交租金，將需要付遲交費用
Other Vocabulary 其他詞彙
- 租戶 Tenants
- 轉租 Subletting
- 續租 Renew your lease
- 半家具 Semi-furnished
- 最近裝修過 Recently Renovated
- 寬敞的單位 Spacious Apartment
- 自助洗衣店 Laundromat
- 保證金/ 押金 Security deposit
- 欠款/ 租金 Arrears
- 擔保人/共同簽署人 Guarantor / Co-Signer
最後祝各位同學順利找到合適及理想的的住屋!
