5.12 Housing and administration — Epoché
What you will be able to do Rent a flat in German: mieten, Kaution, Nebenkosten, Mietvertrag, Vermieter . Deal with an office: Anmeldung, Antrag, Formular, ausfüllen, unterschreiben, Frist, Gebühr . Name the documents a newcomer needs: Personalausweis, Visum, Aufenthaltserlaubnis, Geburtsurkunde . Read the long words of German administration with the method from 5.11 Vocabulary . Sentences from this lesson, before the explanation. Read the German aloud; all of them come back below. German English Mein Visum ist vor drei Monaten abgelaufen. [1] My visa expired three months ago. Bitte dieses Formular ausfüllen. [2] Please fill in this form. Sie haben keinen festen Wohnsitz. [3] They have no fixed abode. Schicken Sie dieses Formular bitte an Ihre Versicherung. [4] Please send this form to your insurance company. Haben Sie den Mietvertrag für die Wohnung unterschrieben? [5] Have you signed the lease for the apartment? Der Antrag wurde abgelehnt. [6] The application was rejected. Dieser Aufzug macht viel Lärm. [7] That lift makes a lot of noise. Er reichte seine Kündigung ein. [8] He handed in his resignation. Prerequisites : 5.11 — you need the compound method from 5.11 Vocabulary , the house vocabulary from 5.3 Vocabulary and the work vocabulary from 5.8 Vocabulary . Anyone who moves to Germany meets two institutions in the first week: a landlord and an office. Within two weeks of moving into a flat you must register your address with the local authority, an act called the Anmeldung . Without that registration you cannot open a bank account easily, sign many contracts or get a tax number. The vocabulary of renting and registering is therefore not optional, and it is full of long compounds. This lesson gives you the fifty-five words you will need, and the conversation lessons in 6.9 Conversation and 6.10 Conversation will put them to use. Word list Fifty-five words in five groups. Renting a flat Word (article, plural) Meaning Notes mieten de to rent, as tenant; to hire Gender / part of speech verb How English differs For flats, cars and bicycles alike. Wir mieteten eine Wohnung. [9] We rented an apartment. vermieten de to let, to rent out Gender / part of speech verb How English differs ver- reverses the direction, as in verkaufen . Zimmer zu vermieten. [10] Room for rent. der Vermieter（-） de landlord Gender / part of speech masculine noun How English differs A landlady is die Vermieterin . Sind Sie Vermieter? [11] Are you a landlord? der Mieter（-） de tenant Gender / part of speech masculine noun How English differs Most Germans in cities rent rather than own. Sind Sie Mieter oder Eigentümer? [12] Are you a tenant or homeowner? der Eigentümer（-） de owner Gender / part of speech masculine noun How English differs Built on eigen , own. Ihr seid die Eigentümer. [13] You're the owners. der Mietvertrag（¨-e） de lease, rental agreement Gender / part of speech masculine noun How English differs rent contract Ich habe den Mietvertrag heute unterschrieben. [14] I signed the lease today. die Kaution（-en） de deposit Gender / part of speech feminine noun How English differs Up to three months' rent; also bail in a court. Muss ich eine Kaution hinterlegen? [15] Do I have to leave a deposit? die Nebenkosten de utilities, service charges Gender / part of speech plural noun How English differs Literally side costs : heating, water, rubbish. Die Nebenkosten sind nicht inbegriffen. [16] Utilities are extra. die Heizung（-en） de heating; radiator Gender / part of speech feminine noun How English differs Built on heizen , to heat. Diese Heizung verbrennt Gas. [17] This heater burns gas. der Strom de electricity; stream Gender / part of speech masculine noun How English differs Literally stream , the same word as English. Wasser leitet Strom. [18] Water conducts electricity. die Kündigung（-en） de notice, termination Gender / part of speech feminine noun How English differs Notice to leave a flat or a job, given by either side. Er reichte die Kündigung ein. [19] He handed in his resignation. der Umzug（¨-e） de move, removal; parade Gender / part of speech masculine noun How English differs Moving house; also a street procession. Kannst du mir beim Umzug helfen? [20] Can you help me when I move? einziehen de to move in Gender / part of speech separable verb How English differs Perfect with sein ; the opposite is ausziehen . Wir werden einziehen. [21] We'll move in. die Möbel de furniture Gender / part of speech plural noun How English differs Plural in German; one piece is ein Möbelstück . Sie verkaufen Möbel. [22] They sell furniture. der Mitbewohner（-） de flatmate, roommate Gender / part of speech masculine noun How English differs Literally with-dweller . Ist das dein Mitbewohner? [23] Is that your flatmate? der Lärm de noise Gender / part of speech masculine noun How English differs Quiet hours at night and on Sundays are taken seriously. Sie machte Lärm. [24] She made noise. der Hausmeister（-） de caretaker, janitor Gender / part of speech masculine noun How English differs Literally house master . Er ist Hausmeister. [25] He's a caretaker. The building Word (article, plural) Meaning Notes die Etage（-n） de floor, storey Gender / part of speech feminine noun How English differs The first Etage is one floor above the ground, as in British English. Wir wohnen auf derselben Etage. [26] We live on the same floor. der Keller（-） de cellar, basement Gender / part of speech masculine noun How English differs The same word as English cellar . Ich bin im Keller. [27] I'm in the cellar. der Dachboden（¨-） de attic, loft Gender / part of speech masculine noun How English differs roof floor Hol es vom Dachboden! [28] Fetch it from the loft. der Aufzug（¨-e） de lift, elevator Gender / part of speech masculine noun How English differs Literally up-pull ; also Fahrstuhl . Rauchen im Aufzug verboten! [29] Smoking in the lift is prohibited. At the office Word (article, plural) Meaning Notes die Anmeldung（-en） de registration; recepti