Preparing for a Rental Inspection
Settlement worker (speaking English) and New resident (speaking Punjabi) talk through “Preparing for a Rental Inspection”. You interpret both ways — English into Punjabi, and Punjabi into English — one segment at a time, exactly as in the CCL test.
English → ਪੰਜਾਬੀ
Your turn: interpret it aloud in the other language.
Start this dialogue free →NAATI CCL Punjabi practice test on naaticcl.com: 404 dialogues and 200 two-dialogue mock tests; transcripts free to read, 400 with model answers, plus a free PDF. First two dialogues AI-marked free (no card; email sign-in for the score, out of 45 per dialogue or 90 for a full mock), then A$9 per full mock or from A$19 / 7 days. Updated 6 Nov 2026. Run by PTE Study Pty Ltd (Australia), independent of NAATI. All NAATI CCL Punjabi practice material · NAATI CCL Punjabi mock test online (200 sets) · ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਪੜ੍ਹੋ · Practice websites compared
Read it first if you like, then practise it cold: the recording plays one segment, you interpret, the next segment plays. Marking shows, segment by segment, what you kept, left out or changed.
Full transcript with model answers
Under each segment: a model interpretation, the information points an examiner checks, and the easiest thing to miss. Try the segment yourself first, then open it. The model is one good way to say it; other wordings that keep every point score just as well.
Every Punjabi line is in Gurmukhi with a Roman transliteration under it, for candidates who read Shahmukhi or Roman Punjabi rather than Gurmukhi. English loanwords are written in English.
Let's use the three rental advertisements you brought to practise inspection vocabulary. Which words are making it hardest for you to compare these properties?
Model answer and marking points
ਆਓ ਤੁਹਾਡੇ ਲਿਆਂਦੇ ਹੋਏ ਤਿੰਨ ਕਿਰਾਏ ਦੇ ਇਸ਼ਤਿਹਾਰਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਇੰਸਪੈਕਸ਼ਨ ਦੇ ਸ਼ਬਦਾਂ ਦਾ ਅਭਿਆਸ ਕਰੀਏ। ਕਿਹੜੇ ਸ਼ਬਦਾਂ ਕਰਕੇ ਇਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਘਰਾਂ ਦੀ ਤੁਲਨਾ ਕਰਨੀ ਤੁਹਾਡੇ ਲਈ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਔਖੀ ਹੋ ਰਹੀ ਹੈ?
Aao tuhaade liyaande hoe tinn kiraae de ishtihaaraan naal inspection de shabdaan da abhiyaas kareee. Kihre shabdaan karke inhaan gharaan di tulna karni tuhaade lai sabh ton aukhi ho rahi hai?
What an examiner checks here:
- use the three rental advertisements you brought
- purpose: practise inspection vocabulary
- question: which words are hardest
- difficulty is in comparing the properties
Easy to miss: The final sentence is a question and must stay a question, with 'hardest' (superlative) and 'compare' kept.
ਇਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਅੱਠ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਮੈਨੂੰ ਸਮਝ ਨਹੀਂ ਆਏ: ਫਰਨਿਸ਼ਡ, ਅਨਫਰਨਿਸ਼ਡ, ਬਿਲਟ-ਇਨ ਵਾਰਡਰੋਬਜ਼, ਲੀਜ਼, ਬੌਂਡ, ਯੂਟਿਲਿਟੀਜ਼, ਰੈਫ਼ਰੈਂਸਿਜ਼ ਤੇ ਇੰਸਪੈਕਸ਼ਨ। ਮੈਂ ਅੰਦਾਜ਼ੇ ਨਾਲ ਘਰ ਨਹੀਂ ਚੁਣਨਾ ਚਾਹੁੰਦੀ।
Inhaan vich atth shabad mainoon samajh naheen aae: furnished, unfurnished, built-in wardrobes, lease, bond, utilities, references te inspection. Main andaaze naal ghar naheen chunna chaahundi.
Model answer and marking points
There are eight words in these that I didn't understand: furnished, unfurnished, built-in wardrobes, lease, bond, utilities, references and inspection. I don't want to choose a home by guessing.
What an examiner checks here:
- eight words not understood
- furnished and unfurnished
- built-in wardrobes
- lease, bond, utilities, references, inspection
- does not want to choose a home by guessing
Easy to miss: Dropping one of the eight terms or giving the wrong count.
Your turn — don't read the rest yet. Hear this dialogue at native speed and interpret each segment aloud; AI marks what you kept, left out or changed, segment by segment. Your first two full dialogues are marked free.
Interpret it aloud now →A furnished property includes furniture; an unfurnished one generally doesn't. Built-in wardrobes are fixed cupboards. Does that help you narrow down what you need?
Model answer and marking points
ਫਰਨਿਸ਼ਡ ਘਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਫਰਨੀਚਰ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ; ਅਨਫਰਨਿਸ਼ਡ ਘਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਆਮ ਤੌਰ ’ਤੇ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੁੰਦਾ। ਬਿਲਟ-ਇਨ ਵਾਰਡਰੋਬਜ਼ ਕੰਧ ਨਾਲ ਪੱਕੀਆਂ ਲੱਗੀਆਂ ਅਲਮਾਰੀਆਂ ਹੁੰਦੀਆਂ ਹਨ। ਕੀ ਇਸ ਨਾਲ ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ ਇਹ ਸਮਝਣ ਵਿੱਚ ਮਦਦ ਮਿਲੀ ਕਿ ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ ਕੀ ਚਾਹੀਦਾ ਹੈ?
Furnished ghar vich pharneechar shaamal hunda hai; unfurnished ghar vich aam taur ’te naheen hunda. Built-in wardrobes kandh naal pakkiyan laggiyan almaariyan hundiyan han. Ki is naal tuhaanoon ih samjhan vich madad mili ki tuhaanoon ki chaaheeda hai?
What an examiner checks here:
- furnished includes furniture
- unfurnished generally doesn't
- built-in wardrobes are fixed cupboards
- question: does that help you narrow down what you need
Easy to miss: Missing 'generally' for unfurnished, which makes it an absolute rule.
ਹਾਂ, ਮੇਰੇ ਕੋਲ ਆਪਣਾ ਫਰਨੀਚਰ ਹੈ, ਇਸ ਲਈ ਮੈਂ ਅਨਫਰਨਿਸ਼ਡ ਘਰ ਲੱਭ ਰਹੀ ਹਾਂ। ਕੱਪੜਿਆਂ ਲਈ ਬਣੀਆਂ ਅਲਮਾਰੀਆਂ ਵੀ ਚਾਹੀਦੀਆਂ ਹਨ। ਬਾਕੀ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਵੀ ਸਮਝਾ ਦਿਓ ਜੀ।
Haan, mere kol aapna pharneechar hai, is lai main unfurnished ghar labbh rahi haan. Kappriyan lai baniyan almaariyan vi chaaheediyan han. Baaki shabad vi samjha dio ji.
Model answer and marking points
Yes, I have my own furniture, so I'm looking for an unfurnished home. I also need cupboards built for clothes. Please explain the other words too.
What an examiner checks here:
- has own furniture
- looking for an unfurnished home
- also needs built-in wardrobes for clothes
- request: explain the remaining words
Easy to miss: Saying furnished instead of unfurnished.
A lease is the rental agreement; bond is money held as security. Utilities means services like electricity. References are people who can support your application.
Model answer and marking points
ਲੀਜ਼ ਕਿਰਾਏ ਦਾ ਸਮਝੌਤਾ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ; ਬੌਂਡ ਉਹ ਪੈਸੇ ਹੁੰਦੇ ਹਨ ਜੋ ਜ਼ਮਾਨਤ ਵਜੋਂ ਰੱਖੇ ਜਾਂਦੇ ਹਨ। ਯੂਟਿਲਿਟੀਜ਼ ਦਾ ਮਤਲਬ ਹੈ ਬਿਜਲੀ ਵਰਗੀਆਂ ਸੇਵਾਵਾਂ। ਰੈਫ਼ਰੈਂਸਿਜ਼ ਉਹ ਲੋਕ ਹੁੰਦੇ ਹਨ ਜੋ ਤੁਹਾਡੀ ਅਰਜ਼ੀ ਦੀ ਹਮਾਇਤ ਕਰ ਸਕਦੇ ਹਨ।
Lease kiraae da samjhauta hunda hai; bond uh paise hunde han jo zamaanat vajon rakkhe jaande han. Utilities da matlab hai bijli vargiyan sevaavaan. References uh lok hunde han jo tuhaadi arzi di hamaait kar sakde han.
What an examiner checks here:
- lease is the rental agreement
- bond is money held as security
- utilities are services like electricity
- references are people who can support your application
Easy to miss: Describing bond as rent or a fee rather than money held as security.
ਅੱਛਾ, ਹੁਣ ਸਮਝ ਆਈ। ਰੈਫ਼ਰੈਂਸ ਲਈ ਮੈਂ ਆਪਣੀ ਪਿਛਲੀ ਨੌਕਰੀ ਵਾਲੀ ਥਾਂ ਕਿਸੇ ਨਾਲ ਗੱਲ ਕਰ ਲਵਾਂਗੀ। ਪਰ ਬਿਜਲੀ ਵਰਗੇ ਬਿੱਲ ਕਿਰਾਏ ਵਿੱਚ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਹੁੰਦੇ ਹਨ ਜਾਂ ਵੱਖਰੇ ਦੇਣੇ ਪੈਂਦੇ ਹਨ?
Achha, hun samajh aai. Reference lai main aapni pichhli naukri vaali thaan kise naal gall kar lavaangi. Par bijli varge bill kiraae vich shaamal hunde han jaan vakkhre dene painde han?
Model answer and marking points
Okay, I understand now. For a reference, I'll speak to someone at my previous workplace. But are bills like electricity included in the rent, or do I have to pay them separately?
What an examiner checks here:
- now understands
- will speak to someone at previous workplace for reference
- question: are bills like electricity included in the rent
- question: or paid separately
Easy to miss: Turning the closing question into a statement, or saying current instead of previous workplace.
The advertisement may say whether utilities are included; otherwise, ask the agent. An inspection is your chance to view the property before deciding whether to apply.
Model answer and marking points
ਇਸ਼ਤਿਹਾਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਹੋ ਸਕਦਾ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਯੂਟਿਲਿਟੀਜ਼ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਹਨ ਜਾਂ ਨਹੀਂ; ਨਹੀਂ ਤਾਂ ਏਜੰਟ ਤੋਂ ਪੁੱਛ ਲਓ। ਇੰਸਪੈਕਸ਼ਨ ਤੁਹਾਡੇ ਲਈ ਮੌਕਾ ਹੁੰਦੀ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਅਰਜ਼ੀ ਦੇਣ ਦਾ ਫ਼ੈਸਲਾ ਕਰਨ ਤੋਂ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਘਰ ਵੇਖ ਸਕੋ।
Ishtihaar vich likhiya ho sakda hai ki utilities shaamal han jaan naheen; naheen taan agent ton puchh lao. Inspection tuhaade lai mauka hundi hai ki arzi den da faisla karan ton pahilaan ghar vekh sako.
What an examiner checks here:
- advertisement may say whether utilities are included
- otherwise ask the agent
- inspection is a chance to view the property
- view before deciding whether to apply
Easy to miss: Stating utilities are included, when the advertisement only 'may' say so.
ਮੇਰੀ ਇੰਸਪੈਕਸ਼ਨ ਇੱਕੀ ਨਵੰਬਰ ਨੂੰ ਹੈ। ਮੈਂ ਪੁੱਛਣਾ ਚਾਹੁੰਦੀ ਹਾਂ ਕਿ ਕੋਈ ਮੁਰੰਮਤ ਹੋਣੀ ਹੈ ਜਾਂ ਨਹੀਂ। ਇਹ ਸਵਾਲ ਕਿਵੇਂ ਪੁੱਛਾਂ? ਕਿਰਾਏਦਾਰੀ ਬਾਰੇ ਭਰੋਸੇਯੋਗ ਜਾਣਕਾਰੀ ਕਿੱਥੋਂ ਮਿਲੇਗੀ?
Meri inspection ikki November noon hai. Main puchhna chaahundi haan ki koi murammat honi hai jaan naheen. Ih savaal kiven puchhaan? Kiraaedaari baare bharoseyog jaankaari kitthon milegi?
Model answer and marking points
My inspection is on 21 November. I want to ask whether any repairs are going to be done or not. How do I ask this question? Where can I find reliable information about tenancy?
What an examiner checks here:
- inspection on 21 November
- wants to ask whether any repairs are to be done
- question: how to ask this
- question: where to find reliable tenancy information
Easy to miss: Getting the date wrong or merging the two separate questions into one.
For your inspection on 21 November, practise asking, 'Are any repairs planned?' For tenancy information, we can look at the NSW Fair Trading website together.
Model answer and marking points
ਇੱਕੀ ਨਵੰਬਰ ਦੀ ਤੁਹਾਡੀ ਇੰਸਪੈਕਸ਼ਨ ਲਈ ਇਹ ਪੁੱਛਣ ਦਾ ਅਭਿਆਸ ਕਰੋ: “ਕੀ ਕੋਈ ਮੁਰੰਮਤ ਦੀ ਯੋਜਨਾ ਹੈ?” ਕਿਰਾਏਦਾਰੀ ਦੀ ਜਾਣਕਾਰੀ ਲਈ ਅਸੀਂ ਇਕੱਠੇ NSW ਫੇਅਰ ਟ੍ਰੇਡਿੰਗ ਦੀ ਵੈੱਬਸਾਈਟ ਵੇਖ ਸਕਦੇ ਹਾਂ।
Ikki November di tuhaadi inspection lai ih puchhan da abhiyaas karo: “ki koi murammat di yojna hai?” kiraaedaari di jaankaari lai aseen ikatthe NSW Fair Trading di website vekh sakde haan.
What an examiner checks here:
- inspection on 21 November
- practise asking 'Are any repairs planned?'
- for tenancy information
- look at NSW Fair Trading website together
Easy to miss: The quoted sentence is a sample question to practise, and the website name (NSW Fair Trading) must be kept.
ਮੈਨੂੰ ਉਹ ਵੈੱਬਸਾਈਟ ਲੱਭਣ ਵਿੱਚ ਮਦਦ ਚਾਹੀਦੀ ਹੈ। ਜੇ ਲੀਜ਼ ਦੀ ਕੋਈ ਸ਼ਰਤ ਸਮਝ ਨਾ ਆਵੇ, ਕੀ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਦੱਸ ਸਕਦੇ ਹੋ ਕਿ ਉਹ ਕਾਨੂੰਨੀ ਤੌਰ ’ਤੇ ਠੀਕ ਹੈ?
Mainoon uh website labbhan vich madad chaaheedi hai. Je lease di koi shart samajh na aave, ki tuseen dass sakde ho ki uh kaanoonni taur ’te theek hai?
Model answer and marking points
I need help finding that website. If I don't understand a condition of the lease, can you tell me whether it is legally okay?
What an examiner checks here:
- needs help finding the website
- if a lease condition isn't understood
- question: can you tell me whether it is legally okay
Easy to miss: Making the final question a statement, or dropping the 'if I don't understand a lease condition' condition.
I can help you find information and prepare questions, but I cannot give legal advice. Let's save that page and practise your questions aloud now.
Model answer and marking points
ਮੈਂ ਜਾਣਕਾਰੀ ਲੱਭਣ ਅਤੇ ਸਵਾਲ ਤਿਆਰ ਕਰਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਤੁਹਾਡੀ ਮਦਦ ਕਰ ਸਕਦਾ/ਸਕਦੀ ਹਾਂ, ਪਰ ਕਾਨੂੰਨੀ ਸਲਾਹ ਨਹੀਂ ਦੇ ਸਕਦਾ/ਸਕਦੀ। ਆਓ ਉਹ ਸਫ਼ਾ ਸੇਵ ਕਰ ਲਈਏ ਤੇ ਹੁਣੇ ਤੁਹਾਡੇ ਸਵਾਲ ਉੱਚੀ ਬੋਲ ਕੇ ਅਭਿਆਸ ਕਰੀਏ।
Main jaankaari labbhan ate savaal tiyaar karan vich tuhaadi madad kar sakda/sakdi haan, par kaanoonni salaah naheen de sakda/sakdi. Aao uh safa sev kar laeee te hune tuhaade savaal uchi bol ke abhiyaas kareee.
What an examiner checks here:
- can help find information and prepare questions
- cannot give legal advice
- save that page
- practise questions aloud now
Easy to miss: Dropping or softening 'cannot give legal advice'.
ਠੀਕ ਹੈ, ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਉਹ ਸਫ਼ਾ ਸੇਵ ਕਰ ਲੈਂਦੀ ਹਾਂ। ਫਿਰ ਸਵਾਲ ਬੋਲ ਕੇ ਅਭਿਆਸ ਕਰਾਂਗੀ। ਮੈਂ ਬਿੱਲਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਮੁਰੰਮਤ ਬਾਰੇ ਜ਼ਰੂਰ ਪੁੱਛਾਂਗੀ, ਤਾਂ ਜੋ ਬਾਅਦ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੋਈ ਗ਼ਲਤਫ਼ਹਿਮੀ ਨਾ ਰਹੇ।
Theek hai, pahilaan uh safa sev kar laindi haan. Phir savaal bol ke abhiyaas karaangi. Main bills ate murammat baare zaroor puchhaangi, taan jo baad vich koi ghalatfahimi na rahe.
Model answer and marking points
Okay, first I'll save that page. Then I'll practise the questions by saying them aloud. I'll definitely ask about the bills and repairs, so that there's no misunderstanding later.
What an examiner checks here:
- will save the page first
- then practise questions aloud
- will definitely ask about bills and repairs
- so no misunderstanding later
Easy to miss: Missing the order (save first, then practise) or omitting 'definitely'.
Terms in this dialogue that cost marks
CCL is marked on information transferred. These Australian terms have no direct word in most test languages — get one wrong and the segment's information is gone.
- Bond'ਬੌਂਡ' ਸ਼ਬਦ ਬੋਲੋ ਅਤੇ ਲੋੜ ਪਵੇ ਤਾਂ 'ਸੁਰੱਖਿਆ ਰਾਸ਼ੀ' ਜਾਂ 'ਜਮ੍ਹਾ ਰਾਸ਼ੀ' ਸਮਝਾਓ।
- Fair Trading'Fair Trading' ਨਾਂ ਹੀ ਵਰਤੋ (ਜਿਵੇਂ NSW Fair Trading), ਇਹ ਸਰਕਾਰੀ ਦਫ਼ਤਰ ਦਾ ਨਾਂ ਹੈ।
Practise it
Reading a transcript is not interpreting. The practice room on this site plays each segment at native speed, records you, and marks the information you transferred against the same categories examiners use — omissions, distortions, insertions — so you know where the marks went. Your first two full dialogues are marked free.
Start this dialogue →More Punjabi dialogues
Same topic · Immigration
Punjabi CCL: practice test, vocabulary, test dates
How the test works
Continue with the NAATI CCL Punjabi practice test: 404 dialogues, 200 mock tests.
Practice dialogue written to the CCL specification (two speakers, segments of 35 words or fewer, about 300 words). It is a practice text, not a NAATI test paper, and the AI score is this site's estimate, not a NAATI result. All Punjabi dialogues · All languages