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Reporting a fault to your landlord in Swedish

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From the lesson Felanmälan till hyresvärden · A2 · Week 4

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The tap in Omar's kitchen is leaking and the radiator is cold. He calls the landlord to report the fault. Here is what to say.

Kranen i köket läcker.

The words for a fault report

en felanmälan a fault report
trasig broken
läcker is leaking
fungerar inte does not work
en kran a tap
ett element a radiator
ett lås a lock
ett avlopp a drain
en spis a cooker
ett kylskåp a fridge
en reparatör a repairman
akut urgent
ett ärende a case, a matter
ett lägenhetsnummer flat number
en portkod door code
hemma at home

Element is a radiator, not an element. Elementet är kallt means the heating is not working.

ett element = a radiator

Check yourself

Which word means it is leaking?

akut
trasig
läcker

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läcker — Läcker is leaks. Trasig is broken, akut is urgent.

Reporting the fault

Hej, jag vill göra en felanmälan.Hi, I want to report a fault.
Kranen i köket läcker.The tap in the kitchen is leaking.
Elementet i sovrummet är kallt.The radiator in the bedroom is cold.
Låset fungerar inte.The lock does not work.
Det har varit så sedan i måndags.It has been like that since Monday.
Det är akut, vattnet rinner.It is urgent, the water is running.
Jag bor på Storgatan 5, lägenhet 1102, portkoden är 1234.I live at Storgatan 5, flat 1102, the door code is 1234.
När kan en reparatör komma?When can a repairman come?
Måste jag vara hemma?Do I have to be at home?
Tack, då väntar jag på ett sms.Thanks, then I will wait for a text.

Say WHAT and WHERE in one sentence: Kranen i köket läcker. Elementet i sovrummet är kallt. The landlord needs both.

kranen i köket

Check yourself

The radiator is cold. Which word fills the gap?

Elementet i sovrummet är ___.

läcker
kallt
trasig

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kallt — With elementet, an ett-word, cold is kallt.

After this lesson you can

Know the words for things that breakkran, element, lås, trasig, läcker
Report a fault with what, where and how urgentKranen i köket läcker. Det är akut.

Practise it in the course

In the Skrol course this guide is the first step of the lesson. Next come practice drills, then you write and say the phrases yourself while an AI teacher checks your answers.

The week ends with an AI conversation, so you try the phrases in a role-play before you need them for real.

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