🔑 Renting a flat

Unit 4 · Working & living in Egypt · 9 min

Renting: أَبْحَثُ عَنْ شَقَّة لِلإِيجَار "I'm looking for a flat to rent." Ask: كَمْ غُرْفَة؟ "How many rooms?" هَلِ الشَّقَّةُ مَفْرُوشَة؟ "Is it furnished?" The contract: عَقْد.

Words in this lesson

• إِيجَار (ījār) — rent
• عَقْد (ʿaqd) — contract
• مَالِك (mālik) — owner; landlord
• مَفْرُوشَة (mafrūsha) — furnished
• أَبْحَثُ عَنْ (abḥathu ʿan) — I am looking for
• جِيرَان (jīrān) — neighbours

Have a professional review the contract terms before signing.

Project: List five Arabic questions to ask a landlord at a viewing.