German · Wohnungssuche
You phone about a flat advert: what to say in German
You phone about an apartment advertisement.
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How it's done. In ads Kaltmiete is rent without extras, Warmmiete with heating and services, Nebenkosten additional charges, WG a shared flat.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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THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Hausverwaltung Schneider, guten Tag!KHOWS-fehr-vuhl-toong SHNIGH-duh, GOO-tayn tahk!
Schneider property management, good day!
They might also say:
Guten Tag, Immobilien Weber, was kann ich für Sie tun?
GOO-tayn tahk, ee-moh-BEE-lee-ayn VEH-buh, vahs kahn eekh fyoor zee toon?
Good day, Weber estate agents, how can I help you?
YOU REPLY
Guten Tag, ich rufe wegen der Wohnungsanzeige an. Ist die Wohnung noch frei?
GOO-tayn tahk, eekh ROO-feh VEH-gayn dehr VOH-noong-sahn-tsigh-geh ahn. Eest dee VOH-noong nokh frigh?
Good day, I'm calling about the apartment ad. Is the apartment still available?
THEY SAY
Ja, sie ist noch frei. Wollen Sie sie besichtigen?Yah, zee eest nokh frigh. VOH-layn zee zee beh-ZEEKH-tee-gayn?
Yes, it is still available. Would you like to view it?
They might also say:
Ja, die Wohnung ist noch zu haben. Haben Sie Interesse an einer Besichtigung?
Yah, dee VOH-noong eest nokh tsoo KHAH-bayn. KHAH-bayn zee een-teh-REH-seh ahn IGH-nuh beh-ZEEKH-tee-goong?
Yes, the apartment is still available. Are you interested in a viewing?
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YOU FINISH
Ja, sehr gern. Wann wäre das möglich?
Yah, zehr gehrn. Vahn VEH-reh dahs MYOH-gleekh?
Yes, very much. When would that be possible?
THEY SAY
Am Samstag um elf Uhr.Ahm ZAHMS-tuhk oom elf oor.
On Saturday at eleven o'clock.
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.
On the website the first dialogue, the 112 category, the rescue phrases and the “Basics” are fully open.
Words worth knowing
Hausverwaltung
KHOWS-fehr-vuhl-toong
noun
property management
guten
GOO-tayn
adjective
good (in greetings)
Tag
tahk
noun
day
rufe
ROO-feh
verb
I call
Wohnungsanzeige
VOH-noong-sahn-tsigh-geh
noun
flat advert
Ist
Eest
verb
is
24 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?
Ich spreche noch nicht gut Deutsch.
Eekh SHPREH-kheh nokh neekht goot doych.
I don't speak German well yet.
Similar situations
You check the rent and the extra chargesWohnungssuche · A2 in the app
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→You go to meet the flatmates at a shared flat (WG) that is looking for a new housemateWohnungssuche · A2 in the app
→You ask whether you have to pay an estate agent's fee for the flatWohnungssuche · A2 in the app
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