Kleinanzeigen - Wohnungssuche
German Classified Ad Glossary
Ad Abbreviations
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Part of Lektion 18 - Haus und Hof (German for Beginners)
ABBREVIATIONS (Abkürzungen)
Also see: Common German Abbreviations
The following abbreviations are among those frequently found in German online and print classified ads (Kleinanzeigen) for housing and real estate (Immobilien).
Housing Glossary > Abbreviations A-L > M-Z
Numbers
1-Zi., 2-Zi. 1-room, 2-room 1-Zimmer, 2-Zimmer
1-Zim., 2-Zim. 1-room, 2-room 1-Zimmer, 2-Zimmer
As in eine 2-Zimmer-Wohnung (a 2-room apartment)
2FH duplex, 2-family house Zweifamilienhaus
3FH triplex, 3-family house Dreifamilienhaus
Note: For the numbers in German (die Zahlen) see Numbers and Counting.
1.OG 2nd floor (U.S.) erstes Obergeschoss
2.OG 3rd floor (U.S.) zweites Obergeschoss
2 ZKB 2 rooms & kitchen with bath Zwei Zimmer u. Küche mit Bad
A
AR storage room Abstellraum
AB older building Altbau
Altb. older building Altbau
Ausst. furnishings, equipment Ausstattung
App. studio apartment/flat Apartment/Appartement
Note: The German word das Apartment or das Appartement refers to a one-room or studio apartment/flat. A normal apartment is eine Wohnung.
B
Blk. balcony Balkon
Bj. year of construction Baujahr
bezugsf. ready for occupancy bezugsfertig
C
ca. approximately circa, zirka
D
DG attic Dachgeschoss
DoGa 2-car garage Doppelgarage
DHH semi-detached house Doppelhaushäfte
Du shower Dusche
E
EB first occupancy (new) Erstbezug
EBK built-in kitchen Einbauküche
EFH single-family house Einfamilienhaus
EG ground floor Erdgeschoss
E-Hzg. electric heat Elektroheizung
ELW small apt./flat in a house, granny flat Einliegerwohnung
erl. permitted, allowed erlaubt
ETH floor heating Etagenheizung
ETW suite (on one floor) Etagenwohung
€ euro (Euro) currency
Note: For more about the euro see the article Der Euro kommt.
EUR euro, € Euro
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F
F-Raum bike storage Fahrradraum
FB-Hzg. in-floor heating Fußbodenheizung
FeHa vacation house Ferienhaus
FP fixed price Festpreis
freist. free-standing, non-attached freistehend
FW district heating (piped-in) Fernwärme
G
Garten-Ant. small garden/yard Gartenanteil
Garten-Ben. use of garden Gartenbenutzung
Garten-Mitben. shared garden Gartenmitbenutzung
GD skylight, glass roof Glasdach
geh./gehob. above average gehoben(e)
GEZ (German) collection center for TV and radio license fees (Gebühreneinzugszentrale)
Note: Owners of a TV set or radio in Germany are required by law to pay a monthly fee (collected quarterly or annually) for the public radio and TV channels. That fee is collected by the GEZ.
Grdst. land, property Grundstück
G-WC guest toilet Gäste-WC
GZ-Hzg. central gas heating Gaszentralheizung
H
HZ heating Heizung
Hzg. heating Heizung
I
Immo-Ges. real estate agency Immobiliengeschäft
Immo-Hdl. real estate agent Immobilienhändler
incl./inkl. including, with inklusive
ISO insulating glass Isolierverglasung
J
jährl. annual jährlich
JM annual rent Jahresmiete
K
Kabel cable TV Kabelanschluss
kalt (rent) without utilities Kaltmiete
Kaut. deposit Kaution
2 MM Kaut. deposit of 2 months' rent
KDB kitchen, shower, bath Küche, Dusche, Bad
KFZ/Kfz car, vehicle Kraftfahrzeug
Kfz-Einstpl. car (parking) space Kraftfahrzeug-Einstellplatz
Ki. kids, children Kinder
mit Ki. with kids/children mit Kindern
kinderfreundl. kids welcome kinderfreundlich
kl. small klein
KM rent without utilities Kaltmiete
Kochgel. kitchen facilities/privileges Kochgelegenheit
KoNi kitchenette Kochnische
KP selling price Kaufpreis
kpl. completely komplett
kpl. möbl. completely furnished komplett möbliert
KT/Kt. deposit Kaution
L
lux. luxurious, luxury luxuriös/Luxus
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