🇬🇧🇪🇸 real estate - bienes raíces : English Lesson

Meaning of "real estate" ("bienes raíces"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

"Real estate" means any land or property that people own, like houses, apartments, offices, or empty land. It can include places where people live, work, or build things. People buy real estate, sell it, or rent it to others.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

My little brother thinks the top bunk is the best real estate in the house—until he falls off it!

My cat thinks the windowsill is luxury real estate, and he charges me one petting session for rent.

The squirrel claimed the biggest tree in the park as prime real estate for storing its acorns.

I tried to build a sandcastle, but a crab moved in and claimed the real estate before I was even done.

The ants held a meeting to discuss the best real estate for their new underground city.

She stood by a cottage, thinking of her real estate: she counted her real estate — white house, small shop, field. Each real estate piece had a worn gate. One real estate sign said "for sale", another read "for rent." She sold the shop, kept the cottage, rented the field, and breathed with relief over her real estate choices.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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