B2 · 24 words
Water in Frau Hilde's kitchen
A pipe has burst upstairs, and water is dripping from Frau Hilde's kitchen ceiling. Otti helps her call the landlord and the insurance. Learn to report damage, to describe what happened and to understand what the insurance pays for.
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Otti
Oje, ein Wasserschaden! Hier ist ein Eimer. Ich rufe die Hausverwaltung an.
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Translation
Oh no, water damage! Here's a bucket. I'll call the building management.
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Frau Hilde
Natürlich bin ich versichert! Mein Mann sagte immer, eine Versicherung sei wichtiger als ein neuer Hut.
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Translation
Of course I'm insured! My husband always said insurance was more important than a new hat.
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Plumber
Dann dokumentieren Sie alles, bevor Sie aufwischen. Später misst ein Gutachter die Feuchtigkeit.
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Translation
Then document everything before you mop up. Later an assessor will measure the damp.
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Words and Phrases
- der Wasserschaden water damage
- das Rohr pipe
- der Gutachter assessor
- die Gutachterin assessor
- das Gutachten expert report
- die Hausverwaltung property management
- die Feuchtigkeit moisture
- der Klempner plumber
- der Eimer bucket
- der Notdienst emergency service
- die Ursache cause
- die Hausratversicherung contents insurance
- platzen to burst
- trocknen to dry
- beschädigen to damage
- haften to be liable
- dokumentieren to document
- aufwischen to mop up
- versichert insured
- undicht leaky
- tropfen to drip
- die Versicherung insurance
- der Schaden damage
- der Vermieter landlord
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