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Common Terms & Phrases

Within this section - we will cover some of the legal terms and phrases used in conjunction with buying a property in Spain. In the second section - there will be some useful phrases and vocabulary to help you out when you are in Spain.

Legal terms
House purchasing terms
Helpful daily phrases
Legal terms

  • Escritura - notarised deed of sale

  • ITP - transfer tax payable when buying a re-sale property

  • IVA - VAT

  • Inmobiliaria - estate agent office

  • Nota simple - Property register

  • Contrato privado de compraventa - contract

  • Notario - Notary who handles all the conveyance work for property sales

  • NIE - tax identification required by all foreign property owners in Spain

  • Abogado - lawyer or solicitor

  • Apostilli - an official stamp on the document which certifies the signature

  • Vendedor - seller

  • Comprador - buyer

  • Hipoteca - mortgage

  • Honorarios - fees

  • Impuesto - tax

  • Ayuntamiento - city or town hall

  • Primera copia - signed original of the escritura or a certified copy

 

House purchasing terms

  • Atico de lujo - penthouse
  • Bano - bathroom
  • Bodiga - winecellar
  • Calefaccíon - heating
  • Calidad - quality
  • Campo - in the country
  • Casa - house
  • Dormitorio - bedroom
  • Cocina - Kitchen
  • Puerta - door
  • Ventana - window
  • Comedor - dining room
  • Piscina - swimming pool
  • Ciudad - town
  • Cuarto - room
  • Ducha - shower
  • Escalera - stairway
  • Finca - farm or farmhouse
  • Duplex - maisonette
  • Gastos - Fees or expenses
  • Granja - farm or famhouse
  • Huerto - orchid
  • Lavadero - utility room
  • Lujo - luxury
  • Muebles - furniture
  • Parcela - building plot
  • Piso - apartment, or floor of building
  • Pozo - well
  • Precio -price
  • Pueblo - village
  • Propiedad - property
  • Rustica - rural or agricultural
  • Reformada - modernised
  • Rio - river
  • Salon - lounge
  • Trastero - storage room
  • Urbanizacion - community development
  • Se vende - for sale

 

Helpful daily words & phrases

General

  • Hola - Hello
  • Buenos dias - Good morning
  • Buenos tardes - Good afternoon
  • Buenas noches - Good night
  • Adiós - Goodbye
  • Por favor - Please
  • Como éstas - How are you
  • Bien - Good
  • De Nada - Your are welcome
  • Perdón - Excuse me
  • Habla inglés? - Do you speak English?
  • No hablo espanol - I don't speak Spanish
  • Escríbamelo, por favor - Write it down please
  • Entiendo - I understand
  • No entiendo - I don't understand
  • Entiende? - Do you understand?
  • Aquí - Here
  • Allí - There
  • Un poco - A little
  • Café - Coffee
  • Té - Tea
  • Con leché - With milk
  • Azucar - Sugar
  • Cerveza - Beer
  • Calor - Hot
  • Frio - Cold
  • Los Servicios - The toilets

Numbers

  • Cero - Zero
  • Uno - One
  • Dos - Two
  • Tres - Three
  • Cuatro - Four
  • Cinco - Five
  • Seis - Six
  • Siete - Seven
  • Ocho - Eight
  • Nueve - Nine
  • Diez - Ten
  • Cien - One hundred
  • Mil - One thousand

Phrases

  • Dónde está? - Where is it?
  • Cuánto es esto/eso? - How much is this/that?
  • Cuántos hay? - How many are there?
  • Podría tomar - Could I have?
  • Estoy buscando  I am looking for

Eating out

  • Menu del dia - Dish of the day
  • El desayuno - Breakfast
  • Comida - Lunch
  • Cena - Dinner
  • La Cuenta - The bill
  • Quiero un mesa por - I want a table for
  • Uno/Dos personas - One/two people
  • Muchas Gracias - Thank you very much
  • Una botella - A bottle
  • Vino Blanco - White wine
  • Vino Tinto - Red wine
  • Vaso - Glass

Days of the week

  • Lunes - Monday
  • Martes - Tuesday
  • Miércoles - Wednesday
  • Jueves - Thursaday
  • Viernes - Friday
  • Sábado - Saturday
  • Domingo - Sunday

Months (meses) of the year (anos)

  • Enero - January
  • Febrero - February
  • Marzo - March
  • Abril - April
  • Mayo - May
  • Junio - June

Julio - July

  • Agosta - August
  • Septiembre - September
  • Octubre - October
  • Noviembre - November
  • Deciembre - December

Seasons

  • Primavera - Spring
  • Verano - Summer
  • Otono - Autumn
  • Invierno - Winter
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