Survival Phrases

Use these phrases when attending an apartment viewing in Germany to ask about rent, utilities, furnishings, and the application process.

Use these phrases when moving into a new German home to register electricity, gas, water, and internet with local providers.

Use these phrases to report household maintenance problems to your landlord or caretaker and schedule a repair.

Use these phrases when reporting household maintenance issues, scheduling repairs, and speaking with your landlord or building management in German.

Use these phrases to introduce yourself, pick up parcels, and handle common everyday situations with your neighbors politely.

Use these phrases to introduce yourself, handle deliveries, borrow household items, and communicate politely with neighbors in your apartment building.

Use these phrases to ask about waste separation rules, bin locations, and pickup schedules in a German apartment building.

Use these phrases to navigate waste sorting, bin locations, and collection rules in a German apartment building.

Use these essential phrases when shopping for furniture, checking measurements, asking about stock, and organizing delivery or assembly.

Use these phrases when shopping for furniture, asking about dimensions and stock, or arranging delivery and assembly for your home.