Dutch phrases for a move
Dutch housing phrases
The first week in a new city is usually a set of keys, a huurcontract, and a bezichtiging. These are the Dutch sentences for that.
Viewing a flat, asking what is included, agreeing a date.
- Is het nog vrij? Is it available?
- Zijn de servicekosten inbegrepen? Are the bills included?
- Wanneer kan ik intrekken? When could I move in?
- Hoe hoog is de borg? How much is the deposit?
- Kan ik de woning vanmiddag bezichtigen? Can I see the flat this afternoon?
- Is het contract voor een jaar? Is the contract for a year?
- Er is vocht in de badkamer. There is damp in the bathroom.
- Is de woning gemeubileerd? Is the flat furnished?
Longer: what to say at an Amsterdam flat viewing.
Tell Lumi you are learning Dutch for a move and the same situation becomes a full unit — with audio you can tap and say back.
Other Dutch first-month situations
- Dutch town hall — Registering, asking where to queue, the document they will ask for.
- Dutch doctor — Booking, saying where it hurts, understanding the next step.
- Dutch neighbours — The first hello in the stairwell, and the first small ask.
