Property Tycoon
Break down a listing, question a contract, and compare neighborhoods — out loud, in Spanish.
Latin American listings run on their own vocabulary — and it shifts by country. In Mexico an apartment is el departamento (or just el depa), a bedroom is la recámara, and a fitted kitchen is la cocina integral; in Argentina you'll read el depto, el dormitorio and el living comedor. For renting, the terms that decide everything are la renta mensual (monthly rent), el depósito en garantía (security deposit), los servicios incluidos (utilities included) and el contrato de arrendamiento (the lease). For buying: el crédito hipotecario (mortgage), la escritura (deed) — and in Mexico, el enganche, the down payment.
Below: the words for each stage — features, rooms, rental terms, buying — what Mexicans and Argentines actually call things, and a way to say it all out loud before you call an agent for real. No flashcards: you learn each term by using it in conversation.
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Regional Spanish
Textbooks teach one word. Locals use several — pick your region's and stay consistent.
| English | Mexico | Argentina |
|---|---|---|
| bedroom | la recámara | el dormitorio |
| monthly rent | la renta mensual | el alquiler mensual |
| parking space | el cajón de estacionamiento | la cochera |
| furnished | amueblado | amoblado |
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The part no drill site can do
Olivia
Your vocabulary teacher for this pack
There are no flashcards in the Property Tycoon lessons and no word lists to memorize — you learn housing vocabulary by doing the housing talk. Olivia puts you inside the conversations where these words live: you call about a listing and ask about los metros cuadrados, la terraza and whether it comes amueblado; you go through a contract and question el depósito, los servicios incluidos and el aviso previo; then you weigh two neighborhoods against each other and defend your pick. Out loud, in Spanish, with someone answering back.
Blank mid-sentence and nothing bad happens — she waits. That's the practice, without unnecessary judgement.
Finish the 6 lessons and Property Tycoon is yours — earned, not given.
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Quick answers
In most of Latin America it's el departamento — shortened to el depa in Mexico and el depto in Argentina and Uruguay. El piso is the Spain word; use your region's and stay consistent.
In Mexico, el enganche is the down payment — the initial chunk you put toward el crédito hipotecario (the mortgage). In the Southern Cone you'll hear the full phrase el crédito hipotecario rather than 'la hipoteca'.
It's the Mexican and Caribbean word for bedroom — a listing might offer la recámara doble. In Argentina and the Southern Cone the same room is el dormitorio or el cuarto.
Four things decide the deal: la renta mensual (monthly rent — el alquiler mensual in Argentina), el depósito (deposit), whether los servicios incluidos covers utilities and las cuotas de mantenimiento, and el aviso previo — the notice period and penalties for leaving early.
The condition words carry the listing: a estrenar (brand new), recién remodelado (recently renovated), para remodelar (needs work), en buen estado (good condition). Then the specs: los metros cuadrados, la bodega (storage room), el elevador (elevator — el ascensor outside Mexico and the Caribbean).
