Day 9: Apartment / Housing
Living in an apartment and handling common issues
Talk about your apartment and report basic problems to the landlord or vicevært.
Objectives
- Name common parts of an apartment
- Describe where you live
- Report a simple problem
- Ask for help with housing issues
Vocabulary
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lejlighed
apartment
dør
door
vindue
window
toilet
toilet / bathroom
badeværelse
bathroom
køkken
kitchen
soveværelse
bedroom
stue
living room
vaskemaskine
washing machine
varme
heating
internet
internet
vicevært
building caretaker / superintendent
Important in Denmark
Der er et problem med…
There is a problem with…
Key phrase
Det virker ikke
It doesn't work
Kan du hjælpe?
Can you help?
| Target | Meaning | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| lejlighed | apartment | ||
| dør | door | ||
| vindue | window | ||
| toilet | toilet / bathroom | ||
| badeværelse | bathroom | ||
| køkken | kitchen | ||
| soveværelse | bedroom | ||
| stue | living room | ||
| vaskemaskine | washing machine | ||
| varme | heating | ||
| internet | internet | ||
| vicevært | building caretaker / superintendent | Important in Denmark | |
| Der er et problem med… | There is a problem with… | Key phrase | |
| Det virker ikke | It doesn't work | ||
| Kan du hjælpe? | Can you help? |
Patterns
Describing your apartment
Basic housing statements
- Jeg bor i en lejlighed i Aarhus.
- Jeg har et soveværelse og en stue.
- Køkkenet er lille.
Reporting problems
Telling the vicevært about an issue
- Der er et problem med vaskemaskinen.
- Varmen virker ikke.
- Internettet virker ikke.
- Kan du hjælpe?
Speaking Practice
Record yourself, listen back, and download anything worth keeping.
Apartment description
Jeg bor i en lejlighed i centrum.
Jeg har et køkken, et badeværelse og et soveværelse.
Der er et problem med vaskemaskinen.
Det virker ikke.
Reporting a problem (record this)
Hej. Jeg hedder [name]. Jeg bor i lejlighed 12. Der er et problem med vaskemaskinen. Den virker ikke. Kan du hjælpe? Tak skal du have.
Writing Practice
- Describe your current or future apartment in 5–6 sentences.
- Write a short message to the vicevært about a problem.
Scenario: Talking to the vicevært
Something is broken in your apartment.
You: Hej. Undskyld. Der er et problem med varmen.
Vicevært: Okay. Hvad er der galt?
You: Den virker ikke. Det er koldt.
Vicevært: Jeg kommer og kigger i eftermiddag.
You: Tak skal du have.
Immersion Tasks
- Walk around your home and name every room in Danish
- Practice the vicevært dialogue until natural
Self-Check
- Can you name the main rooms?
- Can you say There is a problem with…?
- Can you say It doesn't work?