Telling landlord hot water is broken: Prior attemps to fix the problem
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Key Phrases
Ich wollte wegen dem warmen Wasser sprechen.
I wanted to talk about the hot water.
Seit gestern gibt es kein warmes Wasser.
There is no hot water since yesterday.
Ich habe schon geprüft und es mehrmals versucht.
I already checked it and tried it several times.
Skills You'll Learn
Explain a problem with hot water in your apartment or home.
Ein Problem mit dem warmen Wasser in der Wohnung oder im Haus erklären.
Describe what you have already checked or tried.
Beschreiben, was man schon geprüft oder versucht hat.
Respond in a simple maintenance or landlord conversation.
Einfach auf Deutsch in einem Gespräch mit Vermieter oder Hausmeister reagieren.
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you are speaking to your landlord or building manager about a problem in your apartment: there has been no hot water since yesterday, you have already checked a few things yourself, and now you are explaining the situation so they can come and take a look.
Hallo, ich wollte wegen dem warmen Wasser sprechen.
Hello, I wanted to talk about the hot water.
Hallo Emily , was ist denn los?
Hello Emily, what's going on?
Seit gestern gibt es kein warmes Wasser mehr.
There hasn't been any hot water since yesterday.
Oh je, das ist ja nicht gut.
Oh dear, that's not good.
Ich habe schon den Hahn und die Heizung geprüft.
I already checked the faucet and the heater.
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Hallo.
HAH-loh
Hello.
Ich wollte sprechen.
ikh VOL-tuh SHPREKH-en
I wanted to speak.
Wegen dem warmen Wasser
VAY-gen daym VAR-men VAH-ser
About the warm water
💬 In everyday German, people often say [wegen dem warmen Wasser], but standard German is usually [wegen des warmen Wassers]. You'll hear this kind of [wegen + dem] a lot in real speech.
See breakdown →Ich wollte wegen dem warmen Wasser sprechen.
ikh VOL-tuh VAY-gen daym VAR-men VAH-ser SHPREKH-en
I wanted to talk about the hot water.
💬 In everyday German, people often say [wegen dem warmen Wasser], but standard German is usually [wegen des warmen Wassers]. You'll hear this kind of [wegen + dem] a lot in real speech.
See breakdown →Was ist los?
vahs ist lohs
What's wrong?
Denn
denn
Then / just (emphasis in a question)
💬 [Denn] in questions often doesn't mean [then]. It adds a tone like [so] or [then]: [Was ist denn los?] = [So what's wrong?]
See breakdown →Was ist denn los?
vahs ist denn lohs
What's going on?
💬 [Denn] in questions often doesn't mean [then]. It adds a tone like [so] or [then]: [Was ist denn los?] = [So what's wrong?]
See breakdown →Seit gestern.
zyte GESS-tern
Since yesterday.
Es gibt kein Wasser.
ess gibt kine VAH-ser
There is no water.
💬 [Es gibt] is a very common way to say [there is/there are]. You can swap the thing out: [Es gibt kein Wasser], [Es gibt keinen Strom].
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