Spanish · Buscar piso
You explain that you are looking for a long-term home: what to say in Spanish
You explain you are looking for a long-term place.
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How it's done. Rental term: the contract is usually signed for a year, but by law the tenant has the right to extend it each year up to five years; you can leave earlier by giving the owner notice (preaviso).Prepared by the Movko team, November 2026. This is language help, not legal or medical advice: check the rules with the office itself.
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YOU START
Busco un piso para vivir un año o más. ¿Es posible?
BOOS-koh oon PEE-soh PAH-ruh bee-BEER oon AH-nyoh oh mahs. Es poh-SEE-bleh?
I'm looking for a flat to live in for a year or more. Is it possible?
THEY SAY
Sí, el contrato mínimo es de un año, y se puede prorrogar.See, el kohn-TRAH-toh MEE-nee-moh es deh oon AH-nyoh, ee seh poo-EH-deh pror-roh-GAHR.
Yes, the minimum contract is one year, and it can be extended.
They might also say:
Sí, normalmente firmamos por un año y luego se renueva.
See, nor-muhl-MAYN-teh feer-MAH-mos por oon AH-nyoh ee loo-EH-goh seh reh-noo-EH-buh.
Yes, we normally sign for a year and then it's renewed.
2
YOU REPLY
¿Puedo irme antes si me hace falta?
Poo-EH-doh EER-meh AHN-tes see meh AH-seh FAHL-tuh?
Can I leave earlier if I need to?
THEY SAY
Con un mes de preaviso, sí.Kohn oon mes deh preh-uh-BEE-soh, see.
With a month's notice, yes.
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YOU FINISH
Muy bien. Eso me conviene.
Mooy byayn. EH-soh meh kohn-BYEH-neh.
Very good. That suits me.
THEY SAY
Entonces le enseño los pisos disponibles.Ayn-TOHN-ses leh ayn-SEH-nyoh los PEE-sos dees-poh-NEE-bles.
Then I'll show you the available flats.
The course is in the app
This dialogue is part of the course “Spanish for life in Spain”: 416 situations with audio, a pronunciation guide and spaced review.
On the website the first dialogue, the 112 category, the rescue phrases and the “Basics” are fully open.
Words worth knowing
Busco
BOOS-koh
verb
I look for
piso
PEE-soh
noun
flat
vivir
bee-BEER
verb
to live
año
AH-nyoh
noun
year
más
mahs
adverb
more
posible
poh-SEE-bleh
adjective
possible
32 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.
If you did not understand
¿Puede repetirlo, por favor?
Poo-EH-deh reh-peh-TEER-loh, por fuh-BOR?
Can you repeat that, please?
¿Puede hablar más despacio, por favor?
Poo-EH-deh uh-BLAHR mahs des-PAH-syoh, por fuh-BOR?
Can you speak more slowly, please?
¿Qué significa esto?
Keh seeg-nee-FEE-kuh ES-toh?
What does this mean?
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