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HousingAbout 8 min rehearsal

Landlord repair

Mit dem Vermieter sprechen

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The preview is the first two turns. The full rehearsal and the pocket card are in the Germany Pack: €19 once, with a 14-day money-back guarantee.

Reporting a repair without sounding demanding

The heating is not working, and the German needs to be direct enough to solve the problem but polite enough to keep the relationship calm.

Phone call with your landlordReport a problem in the apartment and arrange a repair window.

Germany Pack7 steps
Build appointment prep plan

Recommended after Lease signing.

7 guided choices

2 coaching hints

4 phrases in review

At a glance

The core tasks and one useful German line to know before you start.

  • Repair vocabulary
  • Polite requests with könnten
  • Time windows for appointments

Useful line

Die Heizung funktioniert seit gestern nicht. Könnten Sie bitte jemanden schicken?

The heating has not worked since yesterday. Could you please send someone?

Before you start

Appointment prep

What to have ready before calling your landlord

This scenario rehearses reporting a repair with seit, asking politely with könnten, and agreeing on a time window for the Handwerker.

Read the landlord phrase guideOpen pocket card

Bring

Apartment address, when the problem started, times you can be home

Expect

Problem description, seit when, repair scheduling, callback confirmation

Rescue phrase

Die Heizung funktioniert seit gestern nicht. Könnten Sie bitte jemanden schicken?

Keep preparing

Related German practice

The phrase guide is the key sheet for what to say. Use the checklist and rehearsal to practice it, then continue to the next situation.

Related rehearsal

German lease signing conversation practice

Before you sign, you read this contract's rent, what the Nebenkosten include, the deposit, the notice period, and when you get the keys.

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