It's Ariannita la Gringa

and welcome back to my YouTube channel.

In today's video, I will teach all of you

how to buy a house in English in the United States.

But I'm not by myself

I'm with my friend Katherine who's a realtor.

So Katherine, what is a realtor?

A realtor is the person

that is going to help you buy, sell, or rent your house.

Katherine is a realtor

so she's going to show me

around this beautiful model home.

Stay till the end of the video

because Katherine's going to tell us

the price of the house

and how much it costs

and she's going to explain the steps

on how to buy a house in the United States.

Katherine, where are we right now?

So we are at a model home from Fischer Homes.

What is a model home?

A model home is a house that builders make

for people to be able to see what a home

would look like after they build it for them.

Okay so basically no one lives here

it's brand new, right?

Yes.

Katherine, now I'm curious to see

what this home looks like...

Can you show me around this house?

Of course. Let's go inside and take a look at it.

Before taking a tour inside the house

with my friend Katherine

I will show you the front part of the house.

What is this called that I'm standing on?

This is called a driveway (driveway).

It's basically like a small road

where cars can drive through.

You can park your cars on the driveway

or in the garage right there.

Every house in this neighborhood has this.

This is called a mailbox (mailbox).

The mailman will open up this mailbox

and put the mail inside the box

and then you'll have your mail.

Before walking inside the house

with Katherine, I wanna ask her...

Katherine, do you know what this part of the house is called?

Well Ari this is called the front porch.

This is called the front porch

so basically it's a covered outdoor space

and normally people will have rocking chairs

or just regular chairs

where they can hang out in the evening.

And then over here before entering the house,

there is a doormat (doormat).

Outside the front door

and next to the front porch

Americans normally have a security camera

and they have a doorbell.

This is a doorbell.

Katherine if I ring the doorbell

will someone answer the door?

Well, there's nobody really here

because this is a model home

so it's just open we can just go inside.

Okay perfect let's go inside!

Well, let's start the tour with this room.

This room could be used as an office,

a dining room,

I mean you can do pretty much anything

you want to do with this space.

In this room, you can find four white chairs.

There's also wine glasses,

but this is all fake because this is a model home.

And there's also a coffee table in this room.

Katherine this food is making me really hungry!

I know it looks real, doesn't it?

Yeah, but it's actually fake.

Yeah, people come here all the time

and try to eat it and I'm like yeah no it's not real.

Let's continue with the tour.

I want to show you what's behind this door over here.

Do you know what it could be?

I don't know I think it might be a closet...

I don't know.

Well, it's actually a half bath.

Katherine, you just said half bath.

What is a half bath?

A half bath is a bathroom without a shower.

Basically, there's just a toilet in here,

there's a sink and that's it.

There's no shower or bathtub

so you can't take a bath or a shower.

Ari, now I want to show you my favorite

part of this home.

It is the living room, let's go check it out!

Katherine, what can we find in this living room?

Well, you can find some really nice furniture.

Over here there's these windows

that I love and 9-foot ceilings.

Can you believe that?

Wow!

These ceilings are really tall it's really high.

And Katherine, if I want to buy this house

will it come with all this furniture?

No, honestly that won't happen.

It usually just comes without anything  on it.

They just put the furniture

so you can see what it would look like.

And that's why this house is called a model home

so the clients can see

the house full of furniture

and it feels like a true home.

By the way, if you haven't watched my video

about furniture vocabulary

go ahead and check it out.

I'm in the living room

and what kind of things

can you find in the living room?

Well, right next to me

there is a couch or you can call it a sofa.

This is a coffee table

and the living room is used for relaxing

so you can take a nap on the couch,

you can also use the living room

to entertain your friends and family,

you can watch TV.

There's a TV stand right here

and over here there is a lamp.

This is a lamp.

So Ari next to the living room

you're gonna find the kitchen.

And when you buy a home

the kitchen comes equipped with some appliances.

So one of them is the microwave,

you're also gonna have a stove,

and a dishwasher.

Katherine, so when I buy this house

if I want to buy it

then it comes with a microwave,

a stove,

and a dishwasher, right?

Yes.

But what about the fridge?

So the fridge is the only thing

that you're not going to have in the home.

You have to purchase that on your own.

What is a kitchen?

A kitchen is a place where you can prepare and cook food.

And Katherine, can I actually eat this cake?

It looks so delicious!

I wish we could.

It's just fake, unfortunately.

This is a fridge.

You can call it a fridge or a refrigerator.

And below the fridge, this is a freezer (freezer).

Also, if you have a kitchen where do you keep your food?

Well you can keep your food

in the cabinets right here

or if it's a big kitchen you might even have a pantry.

This is a pantry.

And look!

There are some Quaker Oats.

There's actually food in here.

This whole thing is called a stove (stove).

This is a stove top

where you can cook things on a skillet.

For example, you can cook up some pancakes.

These are pancakes, but they're fake

so I'm not going to eat them.

And then below the stovetop,

this is an oven (oven).

You can bake cakes,

you can bake muffins in here,

and you can cook meat too.

Next to the kitchen,

you're going to find the table.

This is a dining table

where you can sit and eat with your family.

There's really nice natural light coming from outdoor

and also this very beautiful chandelier.

This is like something I really like about the home.

This is a beautiful chandelier (chandelier)

and when it gets dark out

I can just turn on the chandelier

and the lights will come on.

This is a light bulb (light bulb).

I like that this room is very spacious

and it's right next to the kitchen.

Also, there's a very beautiful painting

on the wall.

This is a painting (painting).

Katherine, there's a door right here

next to the kitchen table.

Can you show me a little bit more

what the house looks like from the backyard?

Yes, of course, we can go out there and look at the patio.

Sure, let's go!

Right now we're outside,

we're on the patio,

we're sitting down in these beautiful chairs,

and right in front of me,

this is a fire pit.

This fire pit can get really hot

and it can be really nice to roast some s'mores

during the summer.

And if you get really cold you can just turn it on.

Yeah, it would be nice to turn it on right now

because it's very cold.

Yeah, and I don't have my jacket.

Yeah me neither.

This is the yard but specifically,

this is the backyard.

It's just an outdoor space

in the back part of the house.

Did you guys know that in British English

instead of saying yard they say garden?

In American English if you refer this part to garden

that would not be correct because a garden

is where you grow plants and flowers.

Katherine, can you tell me a little bit more

about what you would have in your backyard?

Yeah well, some people put pools

in the backyard.

Some people also put fences

when they have dogs or pets.

This is just an open backyard.

So there isn't a fence,

but you can actually put a pool here

because this is pretty spacious it's pretty  big.

Before walking upstairs

and having you show me around more parts of the house,

how can people find you on social media?

Yeah well, you can find me on both Facebook and Instagram.

On Facebook Katherine Forja - Huff Realty

and then on Instagram I'm katherine.forja

So if you guys want to buy a house

or if you have any questions,

you can go ahead and contact her.

Her social media links are right here

and in the description box below.

Also, my friend Katherine is from Venezuela.

Yes Ari, in fact, I'm trying to help the Hispanic Community

because I can help them in Spanish or English.

I know sometimes it's hard it's difficult

to buy a home in a language

that is not your native language.

I just wanted to throw that out there

if anybody needs help in Spanish

I can help them as well.

Do you want to go upstairs now?

We can check [out] the master bedroom it's  really really nice.

Yes, let's go check it out.

This is the master bedroom

which is also called a primary bedroom.

This bedroom is big!

The master bedroom is normally the biggest

bedroom in the house, right?

Yes!

How many bedrooms does this house have?

It has four bedrooms.

This house is pretty big to have four bedrooms.