Reading flat ads
Real apartment advertisements often use abbreviations. These are useful extra vocabulary for looking for a home:
2 ZKB, 60 qm, 450 € kalt + NK, EG, ab sofort
Use the table to understand the details. A1 reading exams may include housing advertisements, but the topic and abbreviations vary.
| Abkürzung | Bedeutung | Englisch |
|---|---|---|
| 2 ZKB | 2 Zimmer, Küche, Bad | 2 rooms, kitchen, bathroom |
| Zi. | Zimmer | room(s) |
| qm / m² | Quadratmeter | square meters |
| NK | Nebenkosten | extra costs: heating, water |
| kalt | Miete ohne Nebenkosten | rent without NK |
| warm | Miete mit Nebenkosten | rent with NK |
| EG | Erdgeschoss | ground floor |
| 2. OG | 2. Obergeschoss = 2. Stock | two floors up |
| mtl. | monatlich | per month |
| ab sofort | sofort frei | available immediately |
Tip
Read every ad with this table until the code is automatic — the exam gives you no dictionary.