B1 · Intermediate
Housekeeping & Cleaning
The supplies, the machines and the verbs for keeping a Danish home in order.
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- Words & phrases
- 63
- Lessons
- 2
- Conversations
- 1
- Readings
- 1
A preview of what you’ll master
Words you’ll make your own.
Explore every meaning in this unit. Learn how to say it in Danish when you start.
- a mop
- floor washing
- a dustpan
- a cleaning product
- dish soap
- a dish brush
- laundry detergent
- washing powder
- fabric softener
- a stain remover
- a laundry basket
- a clothesline
- a drying rack
- a clothespin
- an ironing board
- to iron clothes
- a squeegee
- to clean windows
- to scrub
- a rubber glove
- a trash bag
- to empty the trash
- a cleaning cupboard
- a cleaning day
- a household
- a wash cycle
- a load of colored laundry
- a load of white laundry
- a delicates cycle
- a spin cycle
- bleach
- dirty laundry
- clean laundry
- How do I operate the washing machine?
- What is the setting for colors?
- a clogged drain
- a drain cock
- a leak
- water damage
- a damp patch
- mold
- tidying up; decluttering
- to declutter the cupboards
- a paint roller
- painter’s tape
- to paint a wall
- a home stylist
- wallpaper
- wallpaper paste
- embossed paper
- a drop cloth
- a dustcloth
- a filler paste
- a primer
- an interior designer
- a farmhouse
- a slum
- a rag
- handy
- a plunger
- a stepladder
- a washer-dryer
- a repairperson
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Your lessons, step by step.
- Lesson 1
Housekeeping and Cleaning
- Lesson 2
Sharing the Cleaning
Where this unit fits
Courses with this unit.
Intermediate · Part 4
Work through the vocabulary, lessons, conversations and reading activities in this part.
20 Units · about 11 h
Moving In and Moving Out
Document a home’s condition in Danish, report defects and ask clear questions about your deposit.
3 Units · about 2.5 h
Repairs and Tradespeople
Explain what is broken in your home and arrange a repair over the phone.
3 Units · about 2.5 h
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