
Spanish dialogue with translation · B2 · 18 lines
Busco un piso que tenga mucha luz I'm looking for an apartment that has lots of light
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- Begoña
Buenos días, soy Begoña. Siéntese, por favor. Dígame, ¿qué tipo de vivienda busca?
Good morning, I'm Begoña. Have a seat, please. Tell me, what kind of home are you looking for? (formal)

- Ana
Busco un piso que tenga dos habitaciones y mucha luz. A ser posible, con terraza: a mi gato le encanta tomar el sol.
I'm looking for an apartment that has two bedrooms and lots of light. If possible, with a terrace: my cat loves sunbathing.

- Begoña
Muy bien. ¿Y de qué presupuesto dispone al mes?
Very good. And what budget do you have per month? (formal)

- Ana
Puedo permitirme 800 euros, no más. Y necesito un barrio que esté bien comunicado, porque no tengo coche.
I can afford 800 euros, no more. And I need a neighborhood that's well connected, because I don't have a car.

- Begoña
Le voy a ser sincera: por 800 euros, en esta inmobiliaria no tenemos nada que tenga terraza y esté en el centro.
I'm going to be honest with you: for 800 euros, at this real estate agency we don't have anything that has a terrace and is downtown (woman speaking, formal).

- Ana
Ya me lo imaginaba. ¿Y hay algo que sea asequible y, por lo menos, soleado? La luz es mi prioridad.
I figured as much. And is there anything that's affordable and at least sunny? Light is my priority.

- Begoña
Mire, tengo uno que es amplio y muy económico: ochenta metros cuadrados por 600 euros. Eso sí, está en un pueblo cercano, a media hora en tren.
Look, I have one that's spacious and very inexpensive: eighty square meters for 600 euros. Mind you, it's in a nearby town, half an hour away by train. (formal)

- Ana
Ese lo descarto: una buena ubicación es imprescindible para mí. En cambio, la superficie me importa menos.
I'm ruling that one out: a good location is essential for me. On the other hand, the floor area matters less to me.

- Begoña
Entendido. ¿Y qué otras características busca? ¿Garaje, trastero, piscina…?
Got it. And what other features are you looking for? A garage, a storage room, a pool…? (formal)

- Ana
¡Qué va! El garaje no me hace falta y, para bañarme, ya tengo la playa. Me conformo con una cocina decente que tenga lavavajillas.
Not at all! I don't need a garage, and for swimming, I already have the beach. I'll settle for a decent kitchen that has a dishwasher.

- Begoña
Entonces tengo uno que encaja con lo que busca: está en Benimaclet, en la tercera planta, y tiene dos habitaciones y una terraza pequeña.
Then I have one that fits what you're looking for: it's in Benimaclet, on the third floor, and it has two bedrooms and a small terrace. (formal)

- Ana
¡Suena ideal! Pero Benimaclet no es el centro… ¿Qué tal el transporte?
Sounds ideal! But Benimaclet isn't downtown… How's the transportation?

- Begoña
Muy bueno: tiene el metro y el tranvía al lado. Y el precio es razonable: 750 euros al mes. No encontrará nada que sea más adecuado para usted.
Very good: the metro and the tram are right next to it. And the price is reasonable: 750 euros a month. You won't find anything that's more suitable for you. (formal)

- Ana
Menos de lo que pensaba. ¿Y el dueño es un particular? Prefiero un dueño que conteste al teléfono cuando se rompa algo.
Less than I thought. And is the owner a private individual? I prefer an owner who answers the phone when something breaks.

- Begoña
Sí, es un particular, un señor muy educado. Y acepta animales, que no es poco.
Yes, he's a private individual, a very polite gentleman. And he accepts animals, which is no small thing.

- Ana
Entonces quiero verlo. Puedo cualquier día de esta semana, por la tarde.
Then I want to see it. I can do any day this week, in the afternoon.

- Begoña
Como usted quiera. ¿Mañana a las cinco? Si no, elija el día que le venga mejor.
As you wish. Tomorrow at five? If not, choose the day that suits you best. (formal)

- Ana
Mañana a las cinco. Así puedo compararlo con los pisos que ya he visto.
Tomorrow at five. That way I can compare it with the apartments I've already seen.
Grammar for this text
What doesn't exist yet — subjunctive. Ana is describing an apartment she's only looking for: un piso que tenga dos habitaciones, un barrio que esté bien comunicado, un dueño que conteste al teléfono cuando se rompa algo (rompa too: nothing is broken yet, it just might happen). The same in a question like "is there anything like that?": ¿hay algo que sea asequible?
What exists — the normal form. Begoña talks about real apartments on her list: tengo uno que es amplio, tengo uno que encaja con lo que busca.
"There's nothing like that" — always subjunctive: no tenemos nada que tenga terraza, no encontrará nada que sea más adecuado.
You choose: como usted quiera — as you wish; el día que le venga mejor — the day that suits you best (which day isn't chosen yet). Venga is from venir: venirle bien means "to suit someone, to work for someone". And elija el día — choose the day: elija is the usted command of elegir (the stem changes e → i, and g becomes j to keep the throaty h sound). Cualquier día — any day.
Formal words: vivienda instead of piso, disponer de instead of tener. Un particular is a private individual, not a company.
Words and grammar of the unit: Describe the apartment you're looking for.
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