Negotiating Lease Renewal Terms | Learn Korean in English

Korean lesson set in a contemporary Seoul everyday setting: In a housing office discussion, a tenant asks which lease renewal terms may be negotiable for a longer and more stable commitment..

EN → KO / Level: B2

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Use Negotiating Lease Renewal Terms to practice Korean conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.

Dialogue

A

계약 갱신 안내문을 받았고 조건에 대해 논의하고 싶습니다.

gye-YAHK gaeng-SHIN ahn-NEH-moo-neul ba-DAT-koh joh-GUH-neh dae-HEH noh-NWEE-ha-go shim-NEE-dah I received the renewal notice and would like to discuss terms.
B

함께 갱신 내용을 살펴보고 조정할 수 있는 부분이 있는지 알아볼 수 있습니다.

ham-KKEH gaeng-SHIN neh-YONG-eul sal-PYUH-boh-goh joh-JUNG-hal ssoo IN-neun-jee a-ra-bol ssoo it-SEUM-nee-dah We can look at the renewal together and see where there is room to adjust.
A

저는 믿을 만한 세입자였고 아파트를 꼼꼼히 관리해 왔습니다.

juh-NEUN mee-DEUL mahn-HAHN seh-IP-jjah-yut-koh ah-PAH-teu-reul kkom-KKOM-hee gwal-LEE-hae wah-SSEUM-nee-dah I have been a reliable tenant and maintain the apartment carefully.
B

그 점을 알고 있으면 집주인과 이야기하기 전에 상황을 파악하는 데 도움이 됩니다.

guh JUM-eul al-GOH ee-SSEU-myun jip-JJOO-in-gwah ee-YAH-gee-ha-gee juh-neh sahng-HWANG-eul pah-AHK-ha-neun deh doh-OOM-ee dwaem-NEE-dah That gives me helpful context before I speak with the owner.
A

더 안정적인 조건의 장기 임대차 계약을 바라고 있습니다.

duh ahn-JUNG-juh-gin joh-GUH-neh jang-GHEE im-DEH-chah gye-YAH-geul ba-RAH-goh it-SEUM-nee-dah I am hoping for a longer lease with more stable terms.
B

더 장기 계약을 약속하실 수 있다면 더 예측 가능한 조건에 대해 물어볼 수 있습니다.

duh JAHNG-ghee gye-YAH-geul yak-SSOK-ha-shil soo it-DAH-myun duh yeh-CHUK ga-NEUNG-han joh-GUH-neh dae-HEH moo-ruh-bol soo it-SEUM-nee-dah If you can commit to a longer lease, I can ask about more predictable terms.
A

실제로 협상할 수 있는 조건이 무엇인지 설명해 주시겠어요?

shil-JEH-roh hyeop-SSAHNG-hal soo IN-neun joh-GUH-nee moo-UH-shin-jee seol-MYUNG-hae joo-shi-GET-suh-yo Could you outline which terms are actually negotiable?
B

일반적인 정책은 정해져 있지만 계약 갱신 조건에는 어느 정도 융통성이 있을 수 있습니다.

il-BAN-juh-gin jung-CHAEK-eun jung-hae-JYUH it-JJI-mahn gye-YAHK gaeng-SHIN joh-GUH-neh-neun uh-NEU JUNG-doh yoong-TOHNG-sung-ee ee-SSEUL soo it-SEUM-nee-dah The general policy is fixed, but the renewal conditions may have some flexibility.

Word by Word

계약 Here 계약 means a lease or contract, as part of the lease-renewal discussion. It commonly appears in expressions such as 계약을 갱신하다, meaning to renew a contract. A tenant would use it when discussing the formal agreement with a landlord or housing office.
갱신 Here 갱신 means renewal, referring to continuing the existing lease. It is used with 계약 in 계약 갱신, the renewal of a contract. You can use it when discussing the renewal of a lease, membership, or other agreement.
안내문을 안내문을 means the notice or information letter as the object received in the dialogue. The form 안내문을 marks the notice as the object of 받았고. A new example is 안내문을 확인하다, meaning to check the notice.
받았고 받았고 means received and, linking receiving the notice to the next action. The exact form describes a completed receipt before the speaker says what they want to do next. A new example is 서류를 받았고 검토했습니다, meaning I received the documents and reviewed them.
조건에 조건에 refers to the terms or conditions being discussed in the dialogue. In 조건에 대해, 에 helps form the phrase about or regarding the terms. This pattern can be reused with other topics, such as 일정에 대해, about the schedule.
대해 대해 means regarding or about, and in 조건에 대해 it introduces the subject of the discussion. The reusable pattern is 명사에 대해 이야기하다, to talk about a noun. A tenant can use this when asking about a specific lease condition.
논의하고 논의하고 means discuss and, connecting the discussion to 싶습니다. Here it expresses the action the speaker wants to carry out. A new example is 이 문제를 논의하고 싶습니다, meaning I would like to discuss this issue.
싶습니다 싶습니다 makes 논의하고 싶습니다 a polite, formal statement of wanting to discuss the terms. It follows a verb form ending in 고 to express I would like to do that. You can use the pattern 명사에 대해 이야기하고 싶습니다 when making a polite request to discuss a subject.
함께 함께 means together, showing that the speaker and the housing-office representative will review the renewal jointly. It commonly comes before an action, as in 함께 살펴보다, to look over something together. Use it when suggesting a shared activity with another person.
내용을 내용을 means the contents or details as the object being reviewed. The form 내용를 marks the renewal details as the object of 살펴보고; in this dialogue the exact form is 내용을. A new example is 계약 내용을 확인하다, to check the contract details.
살펴보고 살펴보고 means look over and, linking the review of the renewal to finding possible adjustments. It suggests examining something carefully rather than merely glancing at it. A new example is 서류를 살펴보고 연락드리겠습니다, meaning I will look over the documents and contact you.
조정할 조정할 means that can be adjusted or negotiated, describing the possible 부분이 in the dialogue. The form 조정할 comes before a noun and presents adjustment as a possible action. A new example is 조정할 조건, meaning terms that can be adjusted.
수 In 조정할 수 있는, 수 is the noun used in the pattern for possibility or ability. Together with 조정할 and 있는, it contributes the meaning can be adjusted or is possible to adjust. The reusable pattern is 동사-(으)ㄹ 수 있다, meaning can do something.
있는 있는 modifies 부분이 in 조정할 수 있는 부분이, describing a part that exists or is available for adjustment. Here it completes the possibility expression 조정할 수 있다 before the noun 부분. A new example is 사용할 수 있는 방, meaning a room that can be used.
부분이 부분이 means a part or aspect as the subject of 있는지 알아볼 수 있습니다. It identifies the possible area where adjustment may be available. A new example is 변경할 부분이 있습니다, meaning there is a part to change.
있는지 있는지 means whether there is or whether something exists, introducing the question about an adjustable part. In 조정할 수 있는 부분이 있는지, it asks whether any such part exists. Use the pattern 명사이/가 있는지 확인하다 when checking whether something is available.
알아볼 알아볼 means to find out or check, and it is followed by 수 있습니다 in the dialogue. It presents an attempt to discover whether flexible points exist in the renewal. A new example is 가능한지 알아볼게요, meaning I will find out whether it is possible.
있습니다 In 알아볼 수 있습니다, 있습니다 completes the formal pattern for being able to find something out. The whole expression means can check or can find out, rather than this word alone meaning the entire action. A new example is 확인할 수 있습니다, meaning it is possible to confirm it.
저는 저는 means I as the topic of the statement about the tenant's reliability and care of the apartment. 저는 marks the speaker as the topic in a polite form. Use it when contrasting or introducing your own situation in a formal conversation.
믿을 믿을 contributes the meaning trust or rely on in 믿을 만한 세입자, a tenant considered reliable. Its exact form comes before 만한 and helps describe the tenant's trustworthiness. A new example is 믿을 사람, meaning a person you can trust.
만한 만한 in 믿을 만한 means worthy of being regarded as or sufficiently suitable for the preceding description. Together with 믿을, it describes a tenant who is reliable. The reusable pattern is 믿을 만한 사람, meaning a trustworthy person.
세입자였고 세입자였고 means was a tenant and, linking that description to the statement about maintaining the apartment. The form presents the tenant status as one completed or established fact in the explanation. A new example is 그는 좋은 세입자였고 약속을 잘 지켰습니다, meaning he was a good tenant and kept his promises.
아파트를 아파트를 means the apartment as the object being carefully maintained. The form 를 marks the apartment as the object of 관리해 왔습니다. A new example is 아파트를 깨끗하게 사용하다, meaning to use the apartment cleanly.
꼼꼼히 꼼꼼히 means carefully or thoroughly, describing how the speaker has maintained the apartment. It emphasizes attention to details in 관리해 왔습니다. Use it when describing careful checking, cleaning, or handling of something.
관리해 관리해 means manage or maintain in the connected form used before 왔습니다. Here it describes maintaining the apartment as an ongoing activity. A new example is 시설을 관리해 주세요, meaning please maintain the facilities.
왔습니다 In 관리해 왔습니다, 왔습니다 shows that the maintenance has continued up to the present. The complete pattern 동사-아/어 오다 describes an action continuing from the past until now. You can use it when explaining a continuing record, such as 꾸준히 준비해 왔습니다, I have continued preparing.
그 그 means that, referring to the tenant's reliability and careful maintenance mentioned just before. It points back to information already known in the conversation. Use it before a noun when referring to a specific previously mentioned point or thing.
점을 점을 means that point or fact as the object known by the housing-office representative. In 그 점을 알고 있으면, it refers to the tenant's record described in the previous line. A new example is 그 점을 고려하겠습니다, meaning I will consider that point.
알고 알고 means knowing and, connecting knowledge of that fact with the helpful result. It comes from 알다 and is used here before 있으면. A new example is 이 정보를 알고 있으면 도움이 됩니다, meaning knowing this information is helpful.
있으면 In 알고 있으면, 있으면 forms the if-condition for having that knowledge. Together with 알고, it means if someone knows or is aware of it. The reusable pattern is 알고 있으면 알려 주세요, meaning if you know, please let me know.
집주인과 집주인과 means with the landlord, identifying the person the speaker will talk to. The particle 과 marks the landlord as the conversation partner in 집주인과 이야기하기 전에. A new example is 담당자와 이야기하다, meaning to talk with the person in charge.
이야기하기 이야기하기 means talking or speaking in the noun-like form used before 전에. Here it refers to speaking with the landlord as an event that has not yet happened. A new example is 이야기하기 전에 준비하다, meaning to prepare before talking.
전에 전에 means before, placing the conversation with the landlord before the action of assessing the situation. The pattern 동사-기 전에 means before doing something. Use it to organize steps, such as 출발하기 전에 확인하다, to check before departing.
상황을 상황을 means the situation as the object being understood or assessed. The form 를 marks the situation as the object of 파악하는 데 도움이 됩니다. A new example is 상황을 설명하다, meaning to explain the situation.
파악하는 파악하는 means understanding or assessing, describing the purpose for which the information is helpful. It modifies 데 in 파악하는 데. A new example is 문제를 파악하는 데 시간이 걸립니다, meaning it takes time to understand the problem.
데 In 파악하는 데 도움이 됩니다, 데 refers to the activity or purpose of understanding the situation. Together with 도움이 됩니다, the construction means is helpful for doing something. Use the pattern 동사-는 데 도움이 되다 when saying that something helps with an activity.
도움이 도움이 means help as the subject of 도움이 됩니다. It identifies the information about the tenant as something useful for understanding the situation. A new example is 이 자료가 도움이 됩니다, meaning this material is helpful.
됩니다 In 도움이 됩니다, 됩니다 completes the polite expression meaning becomes helpful or is helpful. The meaning comes from the whole expression 도움이 되다, not from 됩니다 alone. You can use 도움이 되다 with an activity, as in 공부하는 데 도움이 됩니다, it is helpful for studying.
더 더 means more, increasing the degree of stability in 더 안정적인 조건. It modifies the adjective that follows it. Use it when comparing a desired level with the current or expected level.
안정적인 안정적인 means stable, describing the terms the tenant wants for a longer lease. It appears before 조건의 and gives the desired terms a quality of greater steadiness or security. A new example is 안정적인 환경, meaning a stable environment.
조건의 조건의 means of the terms or conditions, linking 조건 to the following phrase 장기 임대차 계약. In 더 안정적인 조건의 장기 임대차 계약, it describes a long-term lease with more stable terms. A new example is 좋은 조건의 계약, meaning a contract with good terms.
장기 장기 means long-term and describes the duration or character of the lease. It appears before 임대차 in 장기 임대차 계약. A new example is 장기 계획, meaning a long-term plan.
임대차 임대차 refers to leasing or tenancy, especially in the formal expression 임대차 계약. Here it identifies the legal rental relationship being renewed. You can use it in formal housing or contract discussions when referring to a lease agreement.
바라고 바라고 means hope for and, linking the desired lease to the polite statement ending in 있습니다. It expresses the tenant's wish rather than a firm demand. A new example is 좋은 결과를 바라고 있습니다, meaning I am hoping for a good result.
약속하실 약속하실 means will promise or commit, with a respectful form for the person being addressed. In 약속하실 수 있다면, it refers to the tenant's ability to commit to a longer lease. A new example is 참석하실 수 있나요, meaning can you attend?
있다면 In 약속하실 수 있다면, 있다면 introduces the condition if it is possible or if you can do so. Together with 약속하실 수, it makes the polite condition about being able to commit. The reusable pattern is 가능하다면, meaning if possible.
예측 예측 contributes the meaning prediction or forecasting in 예측 가능한 조건. It combines with 가능한 to describe terms whose outcome or operation can be anticipated. A new example is 결과를 예측하다, meaning to predict the result.
가능한 가능한 means possible or predictable here, because 예측 가능한 describes terms that can be anticipated. The exact form 가능한 comes before 조건. A new example is 가능한 방법, meaning a possible method.
물어볼 물어볼 means ask about or inquire, in the form used before 수 있습니다. It describes the housing-office representative's intended action regarding more predictable terms. A new example is 담당자에게 물어볼게요, meaning I will ask the person in charge.
실제로 실제로 means actually or in practice, emphasizing which terms can truly be negotiated rather than merely seeming flexible. It modifies 협상할 in the question. Use it when distinguishing practical reality from a general statement or assumption.
협상할 협상할 means to negotiate or that can be negotiated, describing the terms being asked about. It comes before 조건이 in 협상할 조건이 무엇인지. A new example is 협상할 내용, meaning matters to negotiate.
조건이 조건이 means the terms as the subject of the embedded question. In 협상할 조건이 무엇인지, it identifies the terms whose negotiability is being requested. A new example is 필요한 조건이 무엇인가요, meaning what are the necessary conditions?
무엇인지 무엇인지 means what it is or which thing it is, introducing the embedded question about the negotiable terms. Together with 조건이, it asks which conditions are negotiable. Use the pattern 명사이/가 무엇인지 설명하다 when asking someone to explain what something is.
설명해 설명해 means explain in the connected form used before 주시겠어요. It names the action the listener is being politely asked to perform. A new example is 이 내용을 설명해 주세요, meaning please explain this content.
주시겠어요 In 설명해 주시겠어요, 주시겠어요 makes a polite request for the listener to explain it as a favor. The whole expression is a courteous way to ask someone to do something, not simply a question about giving. A new example is 확인해 주시겠어요, meaning could you please check it?
일반적인 일반적인 means general, describing the policy that applies broadly rather than a special individual arrangement. It appears before 정책은. A new example is 일반적인 절차, meaning the general procedure.
정책은 정책은 means the policy as the topic of the contrast in the final sentence. 은 marks the general policy as the topic before the speaker says it is fixed. Use this topic pattern when setting one matter against another.
정해져 정해져 means be set or determined in the connected form 정해져 있지만. It describes the general policy as already established. A new example is 일정이 정해져 있습니다, meaning the schedule has been set.
있지만 있지만 contributes the contrast although or but in 정해져 있지만. Together with 정해져, it says that the policy is fixed while the renewal conditions may still have flexibility. Use the pattern -지만 to connect two contrasting statements.
조건에는 조건에는 means in or regarding the terms, with 는 adding a topic or contrast nuance to 에. Here it shifts attention from the fixed general policy to the renewal conditions where flexibility may exist. A new example is 이 조건에는 문제가 있습니다, meaning there is a problem with this condition.
어느 어느 means some or a certain amount in 어느 정도, indicating an unspecified but limited degree. It appears before 정도 to form the expression to some extent. A new example is 어느 지역, meaning a certain area.
정도 정도 means degree or extent in 어느 정도 융통성이, limiting the amount of flexibility being suggested. The pattern 어느 정도 means to some extent or somewhat. Use it when the amount is not stated precisely.
융통성이 융통성이 means flexibility as the subject of 있을 수 있습니다. In this housing context, it refers to room for adjusting the renewal conditions. A new example is 일정에 융통성이 있습니다, meaning there is flexibility in the schedule.
있을 있을 means may exist or may be available in 융통성이 있을 수 있습니다. It presents flexibility as a possibility rather than a certainty. A new example is 변경 사항이 있을 수 있습니다, meaning there may be changes.

Grammar Points

-(으)ㄹ 만한 + 명사

믿을 만한 집주인

mee-DEUL mahn-HAHN jip-JJOO-in

a trustworthy landlord

-(으)ㄹ 만한 describes someone or something as worthy of trust or suitable for a purpose.

-아/어 오다

꼼꼼히 관리해 왔습니다

kkom-KKOM-hee gwal-LEE-hae wah-SSEUM-nee-dah

has carefully managed it up to now

-아/어 오다 shows that an action started in the past and has continued until the present.

Korean Vocabulary

갱신 noun
gaeng-SHIN renewal

계약 갱신

계약 noun
gye-YAHK contract

계약 갱신

꼼꼼히 adv
kkom-KKOM-hee carefully; thoroughly
논의하다 verb
noh-NWEE-ha-dah to discuss 논의하고
믿을 만하다 phrase
mee-DEUL mahn-HAH-dah to be reliable; to be trustworthy 믿을 만한
부분 noun
boo-BUN part; area
살펴보다 verb
sal-PYUH-boh-dah to examine; to look over 살펴보고
세입자 noun
seh-IP-jjah tenant
안내문 noun
ahn-NEH-moon notice 안내문을
조건 noun
joh-GUHN terms; conditions

계약 갱신 조건

조정하다 verb
joh-JUNG-ha-dah to adjust 조정할
함께 adv
ham-KKEH together

Quiz

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notice

Show Answer안내문을

to examine; to look over

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to discuss

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together

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