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Housing: German words for moving abroad

The “Housing” set from the “Moving Abroad” goal. These are German words you can actually use — with translation, examples and pronunciation.

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Words in the “Housing” set

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untervermieten [ʊntɐfɛrˈmiːtən] sublet verb

Zwangsräumung [tsvaŋsˌʁɔʏmʊŋ] eviction noun

Mieterbescheinigung [ˈmiːtɐbəˌʃaɪnɪgʊŋ] reference letter phrase

Hausratversicherung [ˈhaʊsʁatfɛʁziˌʃeːʁʊŋ] contents insurance phrase

kaputtes Gerät [kaˈpʊtəs gəˈʁɛːt] broken appliance phrase

Zustandsbericht [ˈt͡suːʃtantsbəˌʁɪçt] condition report phrase

Wohngemeinschaft [ˈvoːngəˌmaɪnʃaft] shared apartment noun

Wartungsgebühr [ˈvaʁtʊŋsgəˌbyːɐ] maintenance fee noun

Wartungsanfrage [ˈvaʁtʊŋsˌanfʁaːgə] maintenance request noun

Vorauszahlung [ˈfoːɐaʊsˌtsaːlʊŋ] advance payment noun

Vermieter [fɛɐˈmiːtɐ] landlord noun

unmöblierte Wohnung [ˈʊnmøˌbliːɐtə ˈvoːnʊŋ] unfurnished apartment phrase

Studio-Apartment [ˈstuːdio ɐˈpaːɐtmənt] studio apartment noun

Schimmel [ˈʃɪməl] mold noun

Quadratmeter [kvaˈdʁaːtˌmeːtɐ] square meters phrase

Prüfung [ˈpʁyːfʊŋ] exam noun

Parkplatz [ˈpaʁkˌplats] parking space noun

möblierte Wohnung [møˈbliːɐtə ˈvoːnʊŋ] furnished apartment noun

Mitbewohner [ˈmɪtbəˌvoːnɐ] flatmate noun

Mietvertrag [ˈmiːtfɛɐˌtʁaːk] lease noun

Mieter [ˈmiːtɐ] tenant noun

Miete [ˈmiːtə] rent noun

Mietdauer [ˈmiːtˌdaʊ̯ɐ] lease term noun

Leck [lɛk] leak noun

Kündigungsfrist [ˈkʏndɪgʊŋsˌfʁɪst] notice period noun

Keller [ˈkɛlɐ] basement noun

Kaution [kaʊˈtsjoːn] security deposit noun

Inventarliste [ɪnvɛnˈtaːʁˌlɪstə] inventory list noun

Inspektion [ɪnspɛkˈtsjoːn] inspection noun

Immobilienverwalter [ɪmoˈbiːljənfɛɐˌvaltɐ] property manager noun

Immobilienmakler [ɪmoˈbiːljənˌmaːklɐ] real estate agent noun

Haustierrichtlinie [ˈhaʊstiːɐˌʁɪçtliːniə] pet policy noun

Grundriss [ˈgʁʊntˌʁɪs] floor plan noun

Gegensprechanlage [ˈgeːgənʃpʁɛçˌanlaːgə] intercom noun

Garant [gaˈʁant] guarantor noun

erhältlich ab [ɛɐˈhɛltlɪç ˌap] available from phrase

Einzugstermin [ˈaɪntsuːksteʁˌmiːn] move-in date noun

defektes Schloss [deˈfɛktəs ʃlɔs] broken lock phrase

Briefkasten [ˈbʁiːfˌkastən] letterbox noun

Besichtigung [bəˈzɪçtɪgʊŋ] viewing noun

Balkon [balˈkoːn] balcony noun

Auszugsdatum [ˈaʊstsuːksˌdaːtʊm] move-out date noun

Aufzug [ˈaʊfˌtsuːk] lift noun

Agenturgebühr [agɛnˈtuːɐgəˌbyːɐ] agency fee noun

Abstellraum [ˈapʃtɛlˌʁaʊm] storage room noun

Nebenkosten utility bills phrase

Quadratmeter square meters phrase

Aufzug lift noun

Mietdauer lease term noun

Zustandsbericht condition report phrase

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