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Housing · German

Rent, deposit, contract, utilities. 57 German words, A1 through C2, with translations and example sentences.

A1

Aufzugnoun
elevator
The elevator is out of order.
Briefkastennoun
mailbox
I drop the letter in the mailbox.
Erdgeschossnoun
ground floor
The flat is on the ground floor.
Etagenoun
story
The office is on the upper story.
Garagenoun
garage
The car is in the garage.
Hausmeisternoun
caretaker
The caretaker repairs the door.
Heizkostennoun
heating costs
Heating costs rise in winter.
Hofnoun
courtyard
There are bicycles in the courtyard.
Klingelnoun
doorbell
I didn’t hear the doorbell.
kündigenverb
to terminate
I terminate the lease.
mietenverb
to rent
We rent a small flat.
Mieternoun
tenant
The tenant pays the rent on time.
Mietshausnoun
apartment building
The apartment building is very old.
möbliertadj
furnished
I am looking for a furnished flat.
Quadratmeternoun
square meter
The flat has sixty square meters.
Stockwerknoun
floor
We live on the third floor.
Treppenhausnoun
stairwell
It is cold in the stairwell.
Wasserhahnnoun
tap
The tap is dripping.
Wohnflächenoun
living space
The living space is very generous.
Wohnungssuchenoun
flat hunting
Flat hunting is difficult.

A2Premium

bauenverb
to build
They are building a house on the outskirts.
Bürgschaftnoun
guarantee
The parents take on the guarantee.
Eigentumswohnungnoun
condo
They buy a condo.
einrichtenverb
to furnish
We furnish the new flat.
Hausratnoun
household contents
The household contents are insured.
Kaltmietenoun
base rent
The base rent is 600 euros.
Kündigungsfristnoun
notice period
The notice period is three months.
Maklernoun
estate agent
The estate agent shows us the flat.
Maklergebührnoun
agent's fee
Who pays the agent’s fee?
Mängelnoun
defects
The flat has some defects.
Mieterhöhungnoun
rent increase
The rent increase annoys the tenants.
Mietspiegelnoun
rent index
The rent index shows the usual prices.
Nebenkostenabrechnungnoun
utility statement
The utility statement comes once a year.
Räumungnoun
eviction
The eviction was ordered by the court.
Renovierungnoun
renovation
The renovation takes two weeks.
Reparaturnoun
repair
The landlord pays for the repair.
streichenverb
to paint (walls)
We paint the walls white.
Übergabenoun
handover
The handover of the flat is tomorrow.
Untermietenoun
sublet
Living in a sublet is cheaper.
Warmmietenoun
rent incl. utilities
The rent including utilities is much higher.
Wohngeldnoun
housing benefit
She applies for housing benefit.

B1Premium

Einbauküchenoun
fitted kitchen
The flat has a modern fitted kitchen.
Energieausweisnoun
energy certificate
The landlord shows the energy certificate.
Grundmietenoun
base rent
The base rent is without utilities.
Hausgemeinschaftnoun
tenant community
The tenant community holds a summer party.
Hausratversicherungnoun
contents insurance
Contents insurance is advisable.
Mietkautionnoun
rental deposit
You get the rental deposit back when you move out.
Mietpreisnoun
rent price
The rent price rises every year.
Nachmieternoun
successor tenant
We are looking for a successor tenant for the flat.
Quadratmeterpreisnoun
price per square meter
The price per square meter is very high here.
Selbstauskunftnoun
tenant self-disclosure
The landlord asks for a tenant self-disclosure.
vermietenverb
to rent out
She rents out her flat to students.
Vermittlungnoun
placement
The placement of the flat went through an agent.
winzigadj
tiny
The dorm room was tiny.
Wohnungsbesichtigungnoun
flat viewing
The flat viewing is on Saturday.
Wohnungsmarktnoun
housing market
The housing market is very tight.
Wohnungsnotnoun
housing shortage
In big cities there is a housing shortage.

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