Kleinanzeigen - Wohnungssuche
German Classified Ad Glossary
Ad Abbreviations M-Z
An annotated German-English Glossary
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
M
m2 square meters/metres (Quadratmeter)
Also qm square meters
Kultur: 1 Quadratmeter = 10.764 sq. feet or 1.196 sq. yards
MFH multi-family building Mehrfamilienhaus
MM month's rent Monatsmiete
2 MM Kaution deposit of 2 months' rent
möbl. furnished möbliert
voll möbl. fully furnished voll möbliert
möbl. Zi. furnished room möbliertes Zimmer
mod. modern modern
MP rental price/rate Mietpreis
mtl. monthly monatlich
N
NB new house, new construction Neubau
neuw. like new neuwertig
Nfl. usable floor area Nutzfläche
NK extra costs, utility costs Nebenkosten
NR non-smokers Nichtraucher
Nr. (house) number Nummer
n.V. as agreed nach Vereinbarung
O
off. Kamin fireplace offener Kamin
OG upper floor (Obergeschoss)
4OG fourth upper floor (Obergeschoss)
ÖZ-Hzg. central oil heating Ölzentralheizung
Kultur: Don't forget the difference between the US and European ways in counting floors. Since the first floor above the ground is the first floor in Germany, the German 4th floor is an American 5th floor.
P
Plz postal/ZIP code Postleitzahl
Prov. commission Provision
prov.-frei no commission fee provisionsfrei
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Q
qm square meters/metres Quadratmeter
Also m2 square meters
Kultur: 1 Quadratmeter = 10.764 sq. feet or 1.196 sq. yards
R
RDM German Realty Assn. Ring Deutscher Makler
REH end row house/townhouse Reihenendhaus
ren.-bed. needs renovation renovierungsbedürftig
RH row house, townhouses Reihenhaus
RMH middle row house/townhouse Reihenmittelhaus
S
Sat satellite TV system Satellitenanlage
selbst. independent, on your own selbstständig
sep. separate separat
Str. street Straße
Stud. student Student
SZ bedroom(s) Schlafzimmer
T
Tel. telephone number Telefonnummer
Terr. terrace, patio Terrasse
TG underground parking Tiefgarage
TG-Pkw. underground car space Tiefgarage für Pkws
Tiere pets OK Tierhaltung
U
UG basement floor Untergeschoss
Umgeb. area, neighborhood Umgebung
Uni-Nähe near university Universitätsnähe
V
VB "or best offer" (negotiable) Verhandlungsbasis
Verk.-Anb. access to public transportation Verkehrsanbindung
VHB "or best offer" (negotiable) Verhandlungsbasis
VHS subject to negotiation Verhandlungssache
voll möbl. fully furnished voll möbliert
vorh. available, provided vorhanden
VS subject to negotiation Verhandlungssache
W
WC toilet (water closet) das WC
WE living unit Wohneinheit
WG shared flat Wohngemeinschaft
Whg. apartment Wohnung
Wohnfl. living area/space Wohnfläche
Z
ZB room with bath Zimmer mit Bad
ZFH/2FH duplex Zweifamilienhaus
Zi. room, rooms Zimmer
Zim. room, rooms Zimmer
ZKB room, kitchen, bath Zimmer, Küche, Bad
z. verm. for rent zu vermieten
zzgl. excluding, not including, plus zuzüglich
Miete zzgl. Strom rent plus electricity (rent does not include electricity)
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