Viewing an apartment in German

1. 1
   besichtigen/bəˈzɪçtɪɡən/

   viewverb

   To look at something carefully, for example a house you might want to rent.
2. 2
   Wohnung/ˈvoːnʊŋ/

   apartmentnoun

   Several rooms in a building where a person or family lives.
3. 3
   Miete/ˈmiːtə/

   rentnoun

   The money paid every month to be allowed to live somewhere.
4. 4

   Vermieterlandlord

5. 5

   Küchekitchen

6. 6

   Quadratmetersquare metre

7. 7

   Kautiondeposit

8. 8

   Schimmelmould

9. 9

   hellbright

10. 10

    ruhigquiet

The sentences3 of 10

1. Können wir die Wohnung heute Nachmittag in Ruhe besichtigen?

   Can we view the apartment calmly this afternoon?

2. Ist die Wohnung ab nächsten Monat wirklich frei?

   Is the apartment really free from next month?

3. Wie hoch ist die Miete ohne Heizung und Strom?

   How much is the rent excluding heating and electricity?

Pronunciation

• besichtigen/bəˈzɪçtɪɡən/

  The stress falls on the second syllable, -sich-. The s in it is soft like a buzzing s, and the ch is the soft ich-sound.

• Wohnung/ˈvoːnʊŋ/

  The o is long, and the h after it is silent.