Moving abroad

The phrases for the first month, not a streak

Lumi Language is for the month before you land: viewing a flat, registering at the town hall, telling a doctor where it hurts, introducing yourself to the neighbours. Each situation is what you need to say — open it in the language of the move.

Housing

Viewing a flat, asking what is included, agreeing a date.

  • Is it available? At a viewing
  • Are the bills included? Before you sign
  • When could I move in? Agreeing a date

All languages for housing · Spanish · French · Mandarin

Town hall

Registering, asking where to queue, the document they will ask for.

  • I want to register as a resident. Why you are there
  • Where do I get the residence document? The card or certificate
  • I brought the contract. What you carried in

All languages for town hall · Spanish · French · Mandarin

Doctor

Booking, saying where it hurts, understanding the next step.

  • I have an appointment. At reception
  • It hurts here. Pointing
  • Is it serious? The question that matters

All languages for doctor · Spanish · French · Mandarin

Neighbours

The first hello in the stairwell, and the first small ask.

  • Nice to meet you — I am the new neighbour. The first hello
  • I just moved in. Why they have not seen you
  • Could you turn the music down a little? The first ask

All languages for neighbours · Spanish · French · Mandarin

Longer: longer guides for one appointment.

Pick the language of the move

  • Learn Spanish — moving to Madrid in March
  • Learn French — starting a semester in Lyon
  • Learn Mandarin — meeting your partner's family in Shanghai
  • Learn Japanese — spending two weeks in Tokyo
  • Learn Korean — visiting your cousin in Seoul
  • Learn German — starting a job in Berlin
  • Learn Italian — spending two weeks in Rome
  • Learn Portuguese — moving to São Paulo in February
  • Learn Russian — starting a job with a Moscow team in spring
  • Learn Turkish — spending a month in Istanbul this summer
  • Learn Dutch — starting a job in Amsterdam
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