Sep 26, 2026 · 6 min · 5 segments
Learn friendly Dutch greetings and essential phrases for reporting maintenance issues, asking about rent details, and negotiating lease terms with your landlord. Learn more about your ad choices…
This is the simplest greeting you can use whenever you meet someone in any time of day.
Hello.
Hallo.
Use this phrase to politely greet a person before noon, especially when you're meeting them for the first time in the morning.
Good morning.
Go to Morgan.
Say this when you need someone's attention or want to ask a question politely.
Excuse me.
Name a neat qualic.
Use it when you're asking for permission to speak directly with the landlord about something important.
May I talk to the landlord? Introduce yourself by telling them who you are and which apartment you live in so they know exactly who is speaking.
I'm a tenant in apartment X.
Start any repair requests with this to let the landlord know there's an issue that needs attention.
There's a problem with...
Use it when you notice water coming through walls or ceilings and need help fixing a leak.
Water is leaking.
Mention this when there's an obvious hole in the wall that needs to be patched up.
Wall has a hole.
say this when a light fixture keeps failing and you need a new bulb installed or repaired light bulb burns out licked bulb got out brandon use it to tell the landlord that the heating system isn't working properly Heater isn't working.
De verwarming werkt niet.
Report this when the air conditioning unit is making a lot of noise and bothering you.
Use it to describe late-night disturbances caused by a neighbor who is too noisy.
Neighbor is noisy at night.
This is the simplest greeting you can use whenever you meet someone in any time of day.
Hello.
Hallo.
Use this phrase to politely greet a person before noon, especially when you're meeting them for the first time in the morning.
Good morning.
Go to Morgan.
Say this when you need someone's attention or want to ask a question politely.
Excuse me.
Name a neat qualic.
Use it when you're asking for permission to speak directly with the landlord about something important.
May I talk to the landlord? Introduce yourself by telling them who you are and which apartment you live in so they know exactly who is speaking.
I'm a tenant in apartment X.
Start any repair requests with this to let the landlord know there's an issue that needs attention.
There's a problem with...
Use it when you notice water coming through walls or ceilings and need help fixing a leak.
Water is leaking.
Mention this when there's an obvious hole in the wall that needs to be patched up.
Wall has a hole.
say this when a light fixture keeps failing and you need a new bulb installed or repaired light bulb burns out licked bulb got out brandon use it to tell the landlord that the heating system isn't working properly Heater isn't working.
De verwarming werkt niet.
Report this when the air conditioning unit is making a lot of noise and bothering you.
Use it to describe late-night disturbances caused by a neighbor who is too noisy.
Neighbor is noisy at night.
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