[EBS 입트영] 내 집 마련하기 영어로 표현하기 Buying a Home

Buying a Home
내 집 마련하기

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housing prices   집값
homeowner   주택 보유자
landlord   집주인, 임대인

real estate   부동산
lease   임대 계약
lump sum deposit rental   전세 계약
down payment   계약금

surrounding neighborhood   주변 동네
public transportation   대중교통
accessibility   접근성

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• to call one's own   본인 소유의

We still don't have a house to call our own.
In the past, few students had a laptop to call their own.
I have a sister, so I never had a bedroom to call my own when I was a kid.

• sign a lease   임대 계약을 체결하다

We met with the landlord and signed a lease.
Before you sign a lease, you should read the contract thoroughly.
Instead of buying a car, I signed a lease.

• raise the rent   임대료를 올리다

We were able to renew the contract without the landlord raising the rent too much.
The landlord agreed not to raise the rent.
The popularity of the neighborhood raised the rent of apartments.

* 출처 - EBS 입이 트이는 영어 July 2021 (이현석, 제니퍼 클라이드)