Episode study · A1
Folge 28: Unser Haus
A house tour for Nawin’s empty room goes sideways: one bathroom, messy cleaning, loud neighbors.
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Episode summary
The flatmates show a potential tenant around, starting with a room that might soon become theirs — Nawin’s old space. A small mix-up over a personal item ends with thanks to Ulla, then the visitor asks about the bathroom. There is only one, and everyone showers there. Looking around, the guest notices it is not very clean and asks how often they clean. The answer is casual: it depends; if it is dirty, they clean. The neighbors are worse news — they are super loud and not nice. After that honest tour, the visitor leaves with a polite “we’ll call you,” and the flatmates privately call the visit a catastrophe. They worry they will never find a tenant for Nawin’s room, just before another problem surfaces involving the language school.
Key vocabulary
das Zimmer
Meaning: room
Example: Das Zimmer ist hell, aber noch ohne Möbel.
das Bad
Meaning: bathroom
Example: In unserer Wohnung gibt es nur ein Bad.
duschen
Meaning: to shower
Example: Am Morgen duschen alle vor der Arbeit.
putzen
Meaning: to clean
Example: Wir putzen die Küche, wenn sie wirklich dreckig ist.
sauber
Meaning: clean
Example: Ist das Bad heute sauber oder noch nicht?
dreckig
Meaning: dirty
Example: Der Boden ist dreckig — bitte putz ihn später.
der Nachbar
Meaning: neighbor
Example: Die Nachbarn hören abends oft laute Musik.
laut
Meaning: loud
Example: Nebenan ist es superlaut und niemand schläft gut.
der Mieter
Meaning: tenant
Example: Wir suchen einen Mieter für das freie Zimmer.
die Katastrophe
Meaning: disaster
Example: Nach dem Besuch war die Stimmung eine Katastrophe.
das kommt drauf an
Meaning: it depends
Example: Wie oft wir putzen? Das kommt drauf an.
Grammar & usage focus
Possessives mein / dein / unser with rooms
This tour leans on possessives: mein Zimmer, dein Zimmer, and shared spaces that feel like unser Haus. Match the possessive to the gender and number of the noun — mein Bad (neuter), meine Tasche (feminine). Questions like „Ist das auch deine?“ drop the noun when context is clear. Practice swapping who owns what while you retell the visit.
Examples
- Ist das dein Bad, oder duschen hier alle?
- Das ist unser Zimmer — vielleicht bald dein Zimmer.
Comprehension check
How many bathrooms does the flat have?
Show answer: Only one — everyone showers there.
When do the flatmates say they clean?
Show answer: It depends: if it is dirty, then they clean.
What are the neighbors like, according to the hosts?
Show answer: Super loud and not nice.
What do the flatmates fear after the visitor leaves?
Show answer: That they will never find a tenant for Nawin’s room.
Whose room are they trying to rent out?
Show answer: Nawin’s room.
Tips for shadowing this episode
Retell the tour in three beats: room → bathroom → neighbors, using mein/dein/unser each time. Practice the soft refusal “Wir rufen dich an” as a polite exit line. Listen for doch when they contradict the hopeful question about quiet neighbors — that one word flips the meaning.
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