Topic N3

N3 932๐Ÿ—ฃ Conversation

6. Hunting for a New Apartment

N3 Conversation Lesson 6 - Hunting for a New Apartment

๐Ÿ’ฌDialogue

A

ใ„ใ‚‰ใฃใ—ใ‚ƒใ„ใพใ›ใ€‚ๆœฌๆ—ฅใฏใฉใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใช็‰ฉไปถใ‚’ใŠๆŽขใ—ใงใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ‹ใ€‚

Welcome. What kind of property are you looking for today?

ๅฎข

ใˆใˆใจใ€ๆฅๆœˆใ‹ใ‚‰ใ“ใกใ‚‰ใฎ่ฟ‘ใใซ่ปขๅ‹คใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใซใชใ‚Šใพใ—ใฆใ€้ง…ใซ่ฟ‘ใ„ใ‚ขใƒ‘ใƒผใƒˆใ‚’ๆŽขใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ‚“ใงใ™ใ€‚

Um, I'll be transferring to a job near here starting next month, so I'm looking for an apartment close to the station.

A

ใ•ใ‚ˆใ†ใงใ”ใ–ใ„ใพใ™ใ‹ใ€‚ใ”ๅธŒๆœ›ใฎๆกไปถใฏใ”ใ–ใ„ใพใ™ใ‹ใ€‚

I see. Do you have any specific requirements?

ๅฎข

ใใ†ใงใ™ใญใ€‚้ง…ใ‹ใ‚‰ๅพ’ๆญฉ10ๅˆ†ไปฅๅ†…ใงใ€ๅฎถ่ณƒใฏ็ฎก็†่ฒป่พผใฟใง8ไธ‡ๅ††็จ‹ๅบฆใŒๅธŒๆœ›ใงใ™ใ€‚ใ‚ใจใ€ๅ—ๅ‘ใใฎๆ—ฅๅฝ“ใŸใ‚Šใฎ่‰ฏใ„้ƒจๅฑ‹ใŒใ„ใ„ใงใ™ใญใ€‚

Let's see. Within 10 minutes walk from the station, and I'd like the rent to be around 80,000 yen including management fees. Also, a bright, south-facing room would be nice.

A

ๆ‰ฟ็Ÿฅใ„ใŸใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใใ‚Œใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€็ฏ‰ๅนดๆ•ฐใ‚„้–“ๅ–ใ‚Šใซใคใ„ใฆใฏใ„ใ‹ใŒใงใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ‹ใ€‚

Understood. And how about the age of the building or the layout?

ๅฎข

็ฏ‰15ๅนดไปฅๅ†…ใงใ€้–“ๅ–ใ‚Šใฏ1Kใ‹1LDKใŒ็†ๆƒณใงใ™ใ€‚ๅฎŸใฏใ€ๅฐๅž‹็Šฌใ‚’้ฃผใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใฎใงใ€ใƒšใƒƒใƒˆ็›ธ่ซ‡ๅฏใฎ็‰ฉไปถใงใชใ„ใจใ„ใ‘ใชใ„ใ‚“ใงใ™ใ€‚

Within 15 years, and a 1K or 1LDK layout would be ideal. Actually, I have a small dog, so it has to be a pet-friendly property.

A

ใƒšใƒƒใƒˆๅฏใจใชใ‚Šใพใ™ใจใ€ใใฃใจ้ธๆŠž่‚ขใŒ็‹ญใพใ‚Šใพใ™ใŒ...ใ€‚ใ‚ใ€ใ“ใกใ‚‰ใฎ็‰ฉไปถใฏใ„ใ‹ใŒใงใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ€‚็ฏ‰10ๅนดใ€้ง…ใ‹ใ‚‰ๅพ’ๆญฉ8ๅˆ†ใงใ€ใƒšใƒƒใƒˆ้ฃผ่‚ฒใ‚‚ๅฏ่ƒฝใงใ™ใ€‚

When it comes to pet-friendly properties, the options narrow down significantly... Oh, how about this one? 10 years old, 8 minutes walk from the station, and pets are allowed.

ๅฎข

ใŠใ€ใ„ใ„ใงใ™ใญใ€‚ใŸใ ใ€ใ‚ชใƒผใƒˆใƒญใƒƒใ‚ฏใฏไป˜ใ„ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ‹ใ€‚ใ‚ปใ‚ญใƒฅใƒชใƒ†ใ‚ฃใƒผ้ขใŒๅฐ‘ใ—ๆฐ—ใซใชใ‚Šใพใ—ใฆใ€‚

Oh, that's nice. However, does it have an auto-lock? I'm a bit concerned about security.

A

ใฏใ„ใ€ใ‚ชใƒผใƒˆใƒญใƒƒใ‚ฏๅฎŒๅ‚™ใง้˜ฒ็Šฏใ‚ซใƒกใƒฉใ‚‚่จญ็ฝฎใ•ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใพใ™ใฎใงใ€ๅฅณๆ€งใฎๆ–นใงใ‚‚ๅฎ‰ๅฟƒใ—ใฆใŠไฝใพใ„ใ„ใŸใ ใ‘ใพใ™ใ‚ˆใ€‚

Yes, it's fully equipped with an auto-lock and security cameras are also installed, so even women can live there with peace of mind.

ๅฎข

ใใ‚Œใฏๅฟƒๅผทใ„ใงใ™ใ€‚ใกใชใฟใซใ€ๆ•ท้‡‘ใ‚„็คผ้‡‘ใชใฉใฎๅˆๆœŸ่ฒป็”จใฏใฉใฎใใ‚‰ใ„ใ‹ใ‹ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ‹ใ€‚

That's reassuring. By the way, how much would the initial costs like the security deposit and key money be?

A

ใ“ใกใ‚‰ใฎ็‰ฉไปถใฏๆ•ท้‡‘ใŒ1ใƒถๆœˆๅˆ†ใ€็คผ้‡‘ใฏใ‚ผใƒญใจใชใฃใฆใŠใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ใใฎใŸใ‚ใ€ๅˆๆœŸ่ฒป็”จใฏใ‹ใชใ‚ŠๆŠ‘ใˆใ‚‰ใ‚Œใพใ™ใ‚ˆใ€‚

For this property, the security deposit is one month's rent, and there is zero key money. Therefore, the initial costs can be kept quite low.

ๅฎข

ๅฎŒ็’งใงใ™ใญใ€‚ไปŠใฎใ‚’็ฌฌไธ€ๅ€™่ฃœใซใ—ใŸใ„ใฎใงใ€ๅพŒใงๅ†…่ฆ‹ใ‚’ใŠ้ก˜ใ„ใงใใพใ™ใ‹ใ€‚

That's perfect. I'd like to make this my first choice, so could I see the interior later?

A

ใ‹ใ—ใ“ใพใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใใ‚Œใงใฏใ€ใ”ๆกˆๅ†…ใ™ใ‚‹ๅ‰ใซ็ฐกๅ˜ใชใ‚ขใƒณใ‚ฑใƒผใƒˆใซใ”่จ˜ๅ…ฅใ‚’ใŠ้ก˜ใ„ใ„ใŸใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚

Certainly. Well then, before I guide you, could you please fill out this brief questionnaire?

ๅฎข

ใฏใ„ใ€ใ‚ใ‹ใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€‚

Yes, understood.

โญKey Expressions

ใฉใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใชใ€œใ‚’ใŠๆŽขใ—ใงใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ‹

What kind of ~ are you looking for?

ใ€œใ“ใจใซใชใ‚Šใพใ—ใฆ

It has been decided that I will ~ / I am going to ~

ใ€œไปฅๅ†…ใงใ€ใ€œใŒๅธŒๆœ›ใงใ™

I hope for it to be within ~ and ~

ใ€œใจใชใ‚Šใพใ™ใจใ€ใใฃใจใ€œ

When it comes to ~, it becomes significantly ~

ใ€œ้ขใŒๆฐ—ใซใชใ‚Šใพใ—ใฆ

I am a bit concerned about the ~ aspect

โ“Questions

1

ๅฎขใŒใ‚ขใƒ‘ใƒผใƒˆใ‚’ๆŽขใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ไธปใช็†็”ฑใฏไฝ•ใงใ™ใ‹ใ€‚

A.่ปขๅ‹คใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใซใชใฃใŸใ‹ใ‚‰
B.ๅฎถใŒๅคใใชใฃใŸใ‹ใ‚‰
C.็ตๅฉšใ™ใ‚‹ใ‹ใ‚‰
D.ๅฎถ่ณƒใ‚’ๅฎ‰ใใ—ใŸใ„ใ‹ใ‚‰
2

ๅฎขใŒๅธŒๆœ›ใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ๅฎถ่ณƒใฎไบˆ็ฎ—ใฏใ„ใใ‚‰ใงใ™ใ‹ใ€‚

A.5ไธ‡ๅ††็จ‹ๅบฆ
B.10ไธ‡ๅ††็จ‹ๅบฆ
C.12ไธ‡ๅ††็จ‹ๅบฆ
D.8ไธ‡ๅ††็จ‹ๅบฆ
3

้ธๆŠž่‚ขใŒ็‹ญใพใฃใฆใ—ใพใ†ๅŽŸๅ› ใฏไฝ•ใงใ™ใ‹ใ€‚

A.็ฏ‰ๅนดๆ•ฐใŒๅคใ„ใ‹ใ‚‰
B.ใƒšใƒƒใƒˆใ‚’้ฃผใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ‹ใ‚‰
C.้ง…ใ‹ใ‚‰้ ใ„ใ‹ใ‚‰
D.ๅ—ๅ‘ใใ‚’ๅธŒๆœ›ใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ‹ใ‚‰
4

็ดนไป‹ใ•ใ‚ŒใŸ็‰ฉไปถใฎๅˆๆœŸ่ฒป็”จใฏใฉใ†ใชใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ‹ใ€‚

A.ๆ•ท้‡‘ใ‚‚็คผ้‡‘ใ‚‚1ใƒถๆœˆๅˆ†
B.ๆ•ท้‡‘ใฏใ‚ผใƒญใ€็คผ้‡‘ใฏ1ใƒถๆœˆๅˆ†
C.ๆ•ท้‡‘ใฏ1ใƒถๆœˆๅˆ†ใ€็คผ้‡‘ใฏใ‚ผใƒญ
D.ๅ…จใฆ็„กๆ–™
5

ๅฎขใฏใ“ใฎๅพŒใ€ไฝ•ใ‚’ใ—ใŸใ„ใจ่จ€ใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ‹ใ€‚

A.ๅ†…่ฆ‹๏ผˆ้ƒจๅฑ‹ใฎไธญใ‚’่ฆ‹ใ‚‹ใ“ใจ๏ผ‰ใซ่กŒใใŸใ„
B.ใ™ใใซๅฅ‘็ด„ใ—ใŸใ„
C.ไป–ใฎๅบ—ใธ่กŒใใŸใ„
D.ใƒšใƒƒใƒˆใ‚’้€ฃใ‚ŒใฆใใŸใ„

๐Ÿ“šVocabulary

็‰ฉไปถ

ใถใฃใ‘ใ‚“

property

่ปขๅ‹ค

ใฆใ‚“ใใ‚“

job transfer

ๅพ’ๆญฉ

ใจใป

on foot

็ฏ‰ๅนดๆ•ฐ

ใกใใญใ‚“ใ™ใ†

age of building

้–“ๅ–ใ‚Š

ใพใฉใ‚Š

room layout

ๅ—ๅ‘ใ

ใฟใชใฟใ‚€ใ

south-facing

ใ‚ชใƒผใƒˆใƒญใƒƒใ‚ฏ

auto-lock

ๆ•ท้‡‘ใƒป็คผ้‡‘

ใ—ใใใ‚“ใƒปใ‚Œใ„ใใ‚“

security deposit & key money

ๅˆๆœŸ่ฒป็”จ

ใ—ใ‚‡ใใฒใ‚ˆใ†

initial cost

ๅ†…่ฆ‹

ใชใ„ใ‘ใ‚“

viewing (a property)

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