italiano · B1 · vocabulary · 4 minutes
Housing and renting
Discuss rent, contracts, charges, defects, and moving.
Understand the choice
Housing problems become manageable when roles, costs, documents, and defects stay distinct. Separate affitto from spese and record the apartment condition during consegna.
Core rule: Pagare l’affitto, firmare il contratto, segnalare una perdita, and fare il verbale di consegna are housing actions.
Notice it in context
Il proprietario deve riparare la perdita prima del trasloco.
The landlord must repair the leak before the move.
Proprietario is subject of deve; perdita is the repair object; prima del sets deadline.
Il contratto indica l’affitto e le spese condominiali.
The contract states rent and building charges.
Contratto controls the two cost categories.
L’inquilina segnala una perdita durante la consegna.
The tenant reports a leak during handover.
Inquilina, perdita, and consegna identify actor, problem, and stage.
What to remember
- Affitto can be rent or rental; canone is a formal recurring charge.
- Trasloco is the moving event; trasferimento can be relocation/transfer.
Common trap: Do not call the tenant il proprietario; their legal roles are opposite.