Rental Vocabulary
What are the words you need to rent an apartment in France?
This lists 30 words, expressions and abbreviations you are likely to find in a classified ad, or when renting a place directly with the owner. Find a most comprehensive list here.
- amenities -- équipement, installation
- apartment, flat -- appartement
- appliance -- appareil électroménager
- bed -- lit
- bedroom -- chambre, ch.
- close to -- près de
- contract -- contrat
- elevator, lift -- ascenseur
- far from -- loin de
- floor, story -- étage
- for rent -- à louer
- for sale -- à vendre
- garage -- garage
- gas heating -- chauffage au gaz
- house -- maison
- inventory and walk through of property -- état des lieux
- kitchen -- cuisine
- lease -- bail
- living room -- séjour, séj., salon
- owner -- propriétaire, proprio [fam]
- realtor -- agence, agence immo(bilière)
- rent -- loyer
- renter -- locataire
- room -- pièce
- sleeps x people -- capacité x personnes
- square foot[1] -- mètre carré
- train station -- gare
- utilities -- charges
- washer (clothes) -- lave-linge
- wireless -- wifi
[1] 1 sq ft = 0,09 m2 and 1 m2 = 10.76 sq ft
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