Telling landlord hot water is broken: Scheduling a plumber for repair

💬 A friendly all-purpose greeting. Easy win: use "Hallo" in almost any casual or neutral situation.

🇩🇪 In Germany, people often get to the point quickly after greeting—especially in repair or landlord calls.

💬 Basic subject pronoun: "ich" = "I." The "ch" is soft—like a gentle hiss, not a hard "k."

🇩🇪 Clear, direct statements with "Ich..." are common and appreciated in practical conversations.

💬 "wollte" is past tense of "wollen" and often softens a statement: "Ich wollte sagen..." sounds polite, not pushy.

🇩🇪 German often uses slightly softened phrasing in service situations, but still stays quite direct overall.

💬 "sagen" means "to say/tell." Super useful verb for reporting problems: "Ich wollte sagen..."

🇩🇪 When speaking to landlords or building managers, stating the issue clearly is more important than sounding overly elaborate.

💬 A polite opener. More natural English might be "I just wanted to say..." or "I wanted to let you know..."

🇩🇪 This is polite, but in Germany many people would also simply say the problem right away: "Das warme Wasser ist kaputt."

💬 "das" is the neuter article: "das Wasser." Memorize it as a chunk.

🇩🇪 In apartment issues, be specific: water, heating, electricity, and internet are usually reported very directly.

💬 "warm" means warm/hot-ish, but in everyday housing context "warmes Wasser" is how Germans say "hot water."

🇩🇪 Even if it is really hot water, Germans usually still say "warmes Wasser," not something dramatic like "heißes Wasser" here.

💬 Adjective ending alert: "das warme Wasser" because the adjective follows "das." Tiny grammar, big usefulness.

🇩🇪 "Warmes Wasser" is the standard phrase when reporting hot water problems to a landlord or plumber.

💬 From "sein" = "to be." Short but mighty—German loves building clear statements with it.

🇩🇪 Very common in repairs: "ist kaputt," "ist kalt," "ist aus," "ist nicht möglich."