Apartment Search & Rent

Apartment search, lease agreement, moving in and neighborhood

This B1 vocabulary set on Cefra covers the practical language of renting an apartment in a German-speaking country. Learn words like lease agreement, security deposit, utility costs, moving-in date, and house rules. Flashcards with example sentences and pronunciation help you prepare for the Goethe B1 or telc B1 exam. Perfect for expats, students, and professionals navigating the rental market and communicating confidently with landlords and neighbors.

The Apartment Search & Rent set teaches 20 German vocabulary items at CEFR B1, focused on Housing & Moving.

Word list (20) — audio and IPA

  • die Wohnungssuche ˈvoːnʊŋszuːxə — apartment searchdie Wohnungssuche
  • der Mieter ˈmiːtɐ — tenantder Mieter
  • der Vermieter fɛɐ̯ˈmiːtɐ — landlordder Vermieter
  • die Kaution kaʊ̯ˈt͡sioːn — depositdie Kaution
  • der Mietvertrag ˈmiːtfɛɐ̯tʁaːk — lease agreementder Mietvertrag
  • die Nebenkosten ˈneːbn̩kɔstn̩ — utility costsdie Nebenkosten
  • die Quadratmeter kvaˈdʁaːtmeːtɐ — square metersdie Quadratmeter
  • die Lage ˈlaːɡə — locationdie Lage
  • zentral t͡sɛnˈtʁaːl — centralzentral
  • die Einrichtung ˈaɪ̯nˌʁɪçtʊŋ — furnishingsdie Einrichtung
  • möbliert møˈbliːɐ̯t — furnishedmöbliert
  • renovieren ʁenoˈviːʁən — renovierte — renoviert · to renovaterenovieren
  • die Renovierung ʁenoˈviːʁʊŋ — renovationdie Renovierung
  • einziehen ˈaɪ̯nˌt͡siːən — to move ineinziehen
  • ausziehen ˈaʊ̯st͡siːən — zog aus — ausgezogen · to take off (clothing), to move outausziehen
  • der Umzug ˈʊmt͡suːk — moveder Umzug
  • umziehen ˈʊmt͡siːən — zog um — umgezogen · to move (house)umziehen
  • die Anzeige ˈant͡saɪ̯ɡə — advertisement, addie Anzeige
  • die Miete ˈmiːtə — rentdie Miete
  • der Nachbar naxbaːɐ̯ — neighborder Nachbar

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What CEFR level is “Apartment Search & Rent”?

“Apartment Search & Rent” 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 “Apartment Search & Rent” 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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