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German House and Apartment Glossary

Wohnungssuche und Immobilien

Finding A Place to Live and Real Estate

An annotated English-German Glossary M-Z

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ADS • HOUSE HUNTING • WOHNUNGSSUCHE • REAL ESTATE
IMMOBILIEN • FLOOR PLAN • GRUNDRISS • BROKERS
MAKLER • MORTGAGE • HYPOTHEKE

Also see: Rooms of a House

German Glossaries > Real Estate A-L > M-Z > Abbreviations

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M

monthly monatlich
monthly/month's rent die Monatsmiete

mortgage die Hypotheke (-en)


N

needs fixing, renovation renovierungsbedürftig (ren.-bed.)

net, after expenses netto
   gross, before expenses brutto

no commission provisionsfrei


O

offer das Angebot (-e)

oil heat die Ölheizung


P

parking space der Stellplatz (-plätze)

part of town der Ortsteil, der Stadtteil

patio, terrace die Terrasse (-n)

percent, per cent das Prozent

permitted, allowed erlaubt

pets allowed Haustiere (pl.), die Tierhaltung


R

real estate Immobilien (pl.)
   piece of property for sale die Immobilie

real estate agent, broker der Makler, die Maklerin

renovated, remodeled renoviert, saniert

rent (n.) die Miete
rent (v.) mieten
rent out (v.) vermieten

renter, tenant der Mieter (-), die Mieterin (-nen)

room das Zimmer (-)

row house, attached house das Reihenhaus (-häuser)


S

shower die Dusche

square meters (sq. m) Quadratmeter (qm/m2)

storage room der Abstellraum (-räume)

German Real Estate
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T

tenant, renter der Mieter (-), die Mieterin (-nen)

terrace, patio die Terrasse (-n)

tile die Fliese (-n)

tile(d) floor der Fliesenboden

tiled gefliest


U

underground parking (garage) die Tiefgarage (-n)


V

vacant, available frei

vacation apartment, flat die Ferienwohnung
vacation house das Ferienhaus

view die Aussicht
   great view herrliche Aussicht


W

window das Fenster (-)

wall-to-wall carpeting der Teppichboden


Y

year of construction das Baujahr


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