Thursday, May 29, 2008

French Property

Before buying a property in France, some useful vocabulary:

Real Estate: Agence immobilière
Real Estate Agent: Agent immobilier
To Buy: Acheter
To Rent or To Let: Louer
House: Maison
Flat: Appartement
Floor: Etage
Top Floor: Combles
Landlord: Propriétaire
Tenant: Locataire
Tenancy, Renting: Location
Maintenance Charges: Charges Locatives
Property Tax: Taxe foncière
Local Tax: Taxe d'Habitation
Home Loan: Prêt bancaire
Mortgage: emprunt
Notary: Notaire (you need one for the final deed, fee: 5-10% of the price of the property but not include into it)

Audio:

 

French Property

Before buying a property in France, some useful vocabulary:

Real Estate: Agence immobilière
Real Estate Agent: Agent immobilier
To Buy: Acheter
To Rent or To Let: Louer
House: Maison
Flat: Appartement
Floor: Etage
Top Floor: Combles
Landlord: Propriétaire
Tenant: Locataire
Tenancy, Renting: Location
Maintenance Charges: Charges Locatives
Property Tax: Taxe foncière
Local Tax: Taxe d'Habitation
Home Loan: Prêt bancaire
Mortgage: emprunt
Notary: Notaire (you need one for the final deed, fee: 5-10% of the price of the property but not include into it)

Audio:

 

Saturday, May 17, 2008

French Spanish Online

www.frenchspanishonline.com offer French and Spanish lessons online for free, you can learn and play with all the activities for beginners, all the vocabulary sections can be heard thanks to mp3 files. The lessons are practical and based on day to day life in France. Hours of lessons and activities in French for free.