B1 · 27 words
Otti signs the rental contract
Otti has found a flat at last, and now the landlady puts a long contract on the table. Learn to read a rental contract - cold and warm rent, notice period, house rules - and to ask what each point means.
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Landlady
Guten Tag, Otti! Hier ist der Mietvertrag. Bitte lesen Sie alles genau, bevor Sie unterschreiben.
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Translation
Hello, Otti! Here's the rental contract. Please read everything carefully before you sign.
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Landlady
Zur Kaltmiete kommt eine monatliche Vorauszahlung für die Heizung. Das ergibt eine Warmmiete von 790 Euro.
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Translation
A monthly advance payment for the heating is added to the basic rent. That makes a total rent of 790 euros.
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Landlady
Dann ergibt die Abrechnung am Jahresende vielleicht eine Nachzahlung, die Sie rechtzeitig überweisen müssen.
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Translation
Then the statement at the end of the year may show an additional payment, which you have to transfer in time.
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Landlady
Einverstanden, das vereinbaren wir schriftlich. Die Miete erhöhe ich übrigens in den ersten zwei Jahren nicht.
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Translation
Agreed, we'll put that in writing. By the way, I won't raise the rent in the first two years.
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Words and Phrases
- der Mietvertrag rental contract
- die Vermieterin landlady
- die Kaltmiete basic rent
- die Warmmiete rent including utilities
- die Wohnfläche living space
- die Kündigungsfrist notice period
- die Hausordnung house rules
- die Ruhezeit quiet hours
- die Bedingung condition
- der Mangel defect
- gelten to apply
- vereinbaren to agree on
- verlangen to demand
- beachten to observe
- erlauben to allow
- gültig valid
- befristet fixed-term
- monatlich monthly
- die Vorauszahlung advance payment
- die Abrechnung statement
- die Nachzahlung additional payment
- sich ergeben to result
- erhöhen to raise
- rechtzeitig in time
- im Voraus in advance
- der Vermieter landlord
- unterschreiben to sign
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