How to Describe Your Apartment in German! Essential Vocabulary
Essential vocabulary for renting and describing your living situation in German.
📝 Transcript
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Hello and welcome to our ninth German lesson. I'm Lukas.
And I'm Anna. We're glad you're back. Today we're talking about our home, our apartment, and the things we do there.
Yes, living is an important topic. We're speaking slowly and clearly.
We're using simple sentences. Listen carefully and speak along. Exactly. That way you can learn many new words. Lukas, where do you live? Do you live in a house or an apartment?
I live in an apartment. It's in a large apartment building. What floor do you live on?
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📖 Vocabulary
Key vocabulary from this episode with part of speech, meaning, and example sentences. Practice along with the video above.
| Word | Type | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| die Wohnung | Nomen (f.) | apartment | Ich wohne in einer schönen Wohnung. |
| das Zimmer | Nomen (n.) | room | Meine Wohnung hat drei Zimmer. |
| wohnen | Verb | to live, to reside | Wo wohnst du? |
| der Balkon | Nomen (m.) | balcony | Ich habe einen kleinen Balkon. |
| der Garten | Nomen (m.) | garden | Das Haus hat einen Garten. |
| die Miete | Nomen (f.) | rent | Die Miete ist hoch. |
| das Sofa | Nomen (n.) | sofa | Das Sofa ist grau. |
| das Bett | Nomen (n.) | bed | Ich schlafe in einem großen Bett. |
| der Tisch | Nomen (m.) | table | Ein Tisch mit vier Stühlen. |
| der Schrank | Nomen (m.) | cupboard, wardrobe | Der Kleiderschrank ist groß. |
✏️ Exercises
Test your understanding with fill-in-the-blank and multiple choice questions. Click "Check" to see the answer.
Ich ___ in einer Wohnung.
Wie viele ___ hat deine Wohnung?
Ich habe einen kleinen ___.
Das Sofa ist ___.
Das Haus hat einen ___.
Was steht in der Küche?
Die ___ für die Wohnung ist 800 Euro.
Wo steht der Computer?
In meinem Schlafzimmer steht ein großes ___.
Welche Farbe haben die Wände im Wohnzimmer von Lukas?
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