Housing & City

City, neighborhoods, infrastructure and urban life

This B1 Housing & City vocabulary set covers essential words for talking about urban life in German: neighborhoods, public transport, infrastructure, and renting a flat. Learn terms like Stadtviertel, Bürgersteig, and Rathaus through flashcards, example sentences, and pronunciation audio. Perfect for learners preparing for the Goethe B1 or telc B1 exam who need to handle real-life situations involving city navigation and everyday conversations about where you live.

The Housing & City set teaches 20 German vocabulary items at CEFR B1, focused on B1 Mixed Nouns.

Word list (20) — audio and IPA

  • der Stadtteil /ˈʃtatˌtaɪ̯l/ — districtder Stadtteil
  • die Umgebung /ʊmˈɡeːbʊŋ/ — surroundingsdie Umgebung
  • die Gegend /ˈɡeːɡn̩t/ — areadie Gegend
  • der Einwohner /ˈaɪ̯nˌvoːnɐ/ — inhabitantder Einwohner
  • der Vorort /ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʔɔʁt/ — suburbder Vorort
  • das Zentrum /ˈt͡sɛntʁʊm/ — centerdas Zentrum
  • die Großstadt /ˈɡʁoːsˌʃtat/ — big citydie Großstadt
  • die Kleinstadt /ˈklaɪ̯nˌʃtat/ — small towndie Kleinstadt
  • das Dorf dɔʁf — villagedas Dorf
  • die Siedlung /ˈziːdlʊŋ/ — settlementdie Siedlung
  • der Spielplatz /ˈʃpiːlˌplats/ — playgroundder Spielplatz
  • die Grünanlage /ˈɡʁyːnˌʔanˌlaːɡə/ — green spacedie Grünanlage
  • der Bürgersteig /ˈbʏʁɡɐˌʃtaɪ̯k/ — sidewalkder Bürgersteig
  • die Fußgängerzone /ˈfuːsˌɡɛŋɐˌtsoːnə/ — pedestrian zonedie Fußgängerzone
  • das Rathaus /ˈʁaːtˌhaʊ̯s/ — town halldas Rathaus
  • die Gemeinde /ɡəˈmaɪ̯ndə/ — municipalitydie Gemeinde
  • der Bezirk /bəˈtsɪʁk/ — districtder Bezirk
  • die Innenstadt /ˈɪnənˌʃtat/ — city centerdie Innenstadt
  • der Stadtrand /ˈʃtatˌʁant/ — outskirtsder Stadtrand
  • die Wohnsiedlung /ˈvoːnˌziːdlʊŋ/ — residential estatedie Wohnsiedlung

Frequently asked questions

What CEFR level is “Housing & City”?

“Housing & City” is a CEFR B1 set. It targets learners at the B1 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).

How many words does “Housing & City” contain?

The set contains 20 German vocabulary items with translations in five languages. Most words include native-speaker audio and IPA transcription.

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