German · Wohnungssuche
You ask which documents you need to apply for a flat: what to say in German
You ask which documents are needed to apply for the apartment.
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How it's done. For an application the landlord often asks for a SCHUFA-Auskunft (credit report), Gehaltsnachweise (income proof) and a Mietschuldenfreiheitsbescheinigung (certificate of no rent arrears).Prepared by the Movko team, November 2026. This is language help, not legal or medical advice: check the rules with the office itself.
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YOU START
Was brauche ich für die Bewerbung um die Wohnung?
Vahs BROW-kheh eekh fyoor dee beh-VEHR-boong oom dee VOH-noong?
What do I need for the application for the flat?
Or say:Welche Unterlagen soll ich mitbringen?
VEL-kheh OON-tehr-luh-gayn zol eekh MEET-breen-gayn?
THEY SAY
Bringen Sie bitte eine SCHUFA-Auskunft und Ihre letzten Gehaltsnachweise mit.BREEN-gayn zee BEE-teh IGH-neh SHOO-fuh-OWS-koonft oont EE-reh LETS-tayn geh-KHAHLTS-nuhkh-vigh-zeh meet.
Please bring a SCHUFA report and your latest income statements.
They might also say:
Wir brauchen eine SCHUFA-Auskunft, Gehaltsnachweise und eine Kopie Ihres Ausweises.
Veer BROW-khayn IGH-neh SHOO-fuh-OWS-koonft, geh-KHAHLTS-nuhkh-vigh-zeh oont IGH-neh KOH-pee-eh EE-res OW-svigh-zes.
We need a SCHUFA report, income statements and a copy of your ID.
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YOU FINISH
Was ist eine SCHUFA-Auskunft?
Vahs eest IGH-neh SHOO-fuh-OWS-koonft?
What is a SCHUFA report?
THEY SAY
Das ist eine Auskunft über Ihre Zahlungsmoral. Sie bekommen sie online.Dahs eest IGH-neh OWS-koonft YOO-buh EE-reh TSAH-loongs-moh-ruhl. Zee beh-KOH-mayn zee OHN-lighn.
It is a report on your payment record. You get it online.
The course is in the app
This dialogue is part of the course “German for life in Germany”: 416 situations with audio, a pronunciation guide and spaced review.
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Words worth knowing
brauche
BROW-kheh
verb
I need
Bewerbung
beh-VEHR-boong
noun
application
Wohnung
VOH-noong
noun
flat
Bringen
BREEN-gayn
verb
to bring
SCHUFA-Auskunft
SHOO-fuh-OWS-koonft
noun
SCHUFA credit report
letzten
LETS-tayn
adjective
last
19 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.
If you did not understand
Können Sie das bitte wiederholen?
KYOH-nayn zee dahs BEE-teh vee-dehr-KHOH-layn?
Can you repeat that, please?
Können Sie bitte langsamer sprechen?
KYOH-nayn zee BEE-teh LAHNG-zuh-muh SHPREH-khayn?
Can you speak more slowly, please?
Können Sie das bitte aufschreiben?
KYOH-nayn zee dahs BEE-teh OWFSH-righ-bayn?
Can you write it down, please?
Was bedeutet das?
Vahs beh-DOY-tet dahs?
What does this mean?
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