Housing related terms
Please note that information and advertisements on the mentioned websites will predominantly be in Dutch.
A glossary of housing-related terms is listed here (in alphabetical order):
- achternaam = surname
- appartement = flat, apartment
- badkamer = bathroom
- balkon = balcony
- bericht = message
- bericht versturen = send message
- bus = bus
- contact = contact
- dichtbij = near to
- gedeeld = shared
- gedeelde keuken en badkamer = shared kitchen and bathroom
- gedeeltelijk gemeubileerd = partly furnished
- gemeubileerd = fully furnished
- helder = clear, bright
- huurtoeslag = rent benefit
- inclusief gas, water, licht = electricity, gas, water included
- jongen = boy
- kamer = room
- keuken = kitchen
- man = man
- meisje = girl
- metro = underground
- naam = name
- onderwerp = subject (matter)
- rustig = quiet
- studentenhuis = shared student accommodation
- studio = bedsit, studio flat
- tram = tram
- tweekamerappartement = a two-room apartment (living room and bedroom)
- voor niet-roker = non-smoker wanted
- vrouw = woman
- woonkamer = living room
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