hikkosi no mae ni mitumori wo hutatu totte, yasui hou wo erabimasita.

It means before the move.

The pattern is:

• Noun + の + 前に = before [noun]
• Verb dictionary form + 前に = before doing [verb]

Here, 引っ越し is a noun meaning moving / a move, so it becomes:

• 引っ越しの前に = before the move

The の connects the noun 引っ越し to 前.

Because 前 is a noun, and Japanese often connects one noun to another with の.

So:

• 引っ越し = moving, a move
• 前 = front / before
• 引っ越しの前 = the time before the move

This is different from a verb pattern like:

• 引っ越す前に = before moving

Both are natural, but this sentence uses the noun version 引っ越しの前に.

見積もりを取る means to get an estimate / to obtain a quote.

Literally, 取る often means take, but in Japanese it is used in many expressions where English would use a different verb. So you should learn 見積もりを取る as a set phrase.

Common natural translations are:

• get two estimates
• obtain two quotes
• ask for two quotes

So even though the literal image is take, the real meaning is just get.

二つ is a general counter meaning two things.

In this sentence:

• 見積もりを二つ取って = got two estimates

Japanese often uses the general つ counter for everyday objects or countable items, especially in simple speech.

You may also hear more specific ways to count quotes depending on context, but 二つ is completely normal and easy to understand here.

取って is the て-form of 取る.

Here it links two actions in sequence:

1. 見積もりを二つ取って = got two estimates
2. 安いほうを選びました = chose the cheaper one

So the sentence means:

• I got two estimates, and then chose the cheaper one.

The て-form often connects actions like do A, then do B.

Here, ほう means the one / the side / the option, especially when comparing two things.

So:

• 安い = cheap / inexpensive
• 安いほう = the cheaper one

This structure is very common when comparing two options:

• 大きいほう = the bigger one
• 早いほう = the earlier/faster one
• 便利なほう = the more convenient one

In this sentence, there were two estimates, and the speaker chose the cheaper one.

Because 安いほう describes which option is cheaper as a general comparison between the two estimates.

It is not mainly talking about something that was cheap in the past. It is identifying one of the two options:

• 安いほう = the cheaper one

Japanese often uses the plain adjective form before ほう in comparisons.

So even though the whole sentence is in the past because of 選びました, the comparison itself stays as:

• 安いほうを選びました = chose the cheaper one

Usually, yes. Aほう often suggests a comparison between two options.

In this sentence, that fits perfectly because the speaker got two estimates.

If there were many options, Japanese might use other expressions too, but 安いほう naturally sounds like the cheaper of the two.

The subject is omitted, which is very common in Japanese.

From context, the natural subject is:

• I
• or we, depending on the situation

So the full idea is something like:

• Before moving, I got two estimates and chose the cheaper one.

Japanese often leaves out subjects when they are obvious from context.

選びました is the polite past form of 選ぶ, meaning chose.

So:

• 選ぶ = choose
• 選びました = chose

The sentence is describing a completed action in the past, so the past tense is used. It is also in polite style because of -ました.

By itself, 見積もり just means estimate or quote.

But because the sentence starts with 引っ越しの前に, the listener understands that these are probably moving estimates from moving companies.

So the context makes the meaning more specific, even though the word itself is general.

Yes. Both are natural:

• 引っ越しの前に = before the move
• 引っ越す前に = before moving

The first uses a noun, and the second uses a verb.

The nuance is slightly different:

• 引っ越しの前に focuses on the event the move
• 引っ越す前に focuses on the action moving

But in many situations, the practical meaning is very close.

The comma helps separate the two parts of the sentence and makes it easier to read:

• 見積もりを二つ取って、
• 安いほうを選びました。

It is not absolutely required in every sentence, but it is very common in writing when the writer wants to show a pause or make the structure clearer.