German · Post / Einschreiben
After moving you ask for your post to be forwarded to your new address: what to say in German
You have moved and ask for letters to be forwarded to your new address.
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How it's done. A Nachsendeauftrag is mail forwarding to the new address for a period; arranged online or at the post office. Also tell your bank and employer the new address.Prepared by the Movko team, November 2026. This is language help, not legal or medical advice: check the rules with the office itself.
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YOU START
Guten Tag, ich bin umgezogen. Kann ich einen Nachsendeauftrag machen?
GOO-tayn tahk, eekh been OOM-geh-tsoh-gayn. Kahn eekh IGH-nayn NAHK-sayn-deh-owf-truhk MAH-khayn?
Good day, I've moved. Can I set up mail forwarding?
Or say:Guten Tag, meine Post soll an meine neue Adresse gehen.
GOO-tayn tahk, MIGH-neh post zol ahn MIGH-neh NOY-eh uh-DREH-seh GEH-ayn.
THEY SAY
Ja, das geht. Wie lange soll die Post weitergeleitet werden?Yah, dahs get. Vee LAHN-geh zol dee post VIGH-tehr-geh-ligh-tet VEHR-dayn?
Yes, that's possible. For how long should the post be forwarded?
They might also say:
Gern. Für welchen Zeitraum brauchen Sie das?
Gehrn. Fyoor VEL-khayn TSIGH-trowm BROW-khayn zee dahs?
Gladly. For which period do you need it?
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YOU FINISH
Für sechs Monate, bitte.
Fyoor zeks MOH-nuh-teh, BEE-teh.
For six months, please.
THEY SAY
Gut. Füllen Sie bitte dieses Formular aus.Goot. FYOO-layn zee BEE-teh DEE-zes for-moo-LAHR ows.
Good. Please fill in this form.
The course is in the app
This dialogue is part of the course “German for life in Germany”: 416 situations with audio, a pronunciation guide and spaced review.
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Words worth knowing
Guten
GOO-tayn
adjective
good (in greetings)
Tag
tahk
noun
day
bin
been
verb
I am
umgezogen
OOM-geh-tsoh-gayn
verb
moved
Kann
Kahn
verb
can
Nachsendeauftrag
NAHK-sayn-deh-owf-truhk
noun
mail redirection order
23 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.
If you did not understand
Können Sie das bitte wiederholen?
KYOH-nayn zee dahs BEE-teh vee-dehr-KHOH-layn?
Can you repeat that, please?
Können Sie bitte langsamer sprechen?
KYOH-nayn zee BEE-teh LAHNG-zuh-muh SHPREH-khayn?
Can you speak more slowly, please?
Können Sie das bitte aufschreiben?
KYOH-nayn zee dahs BEE-teh OWFSH-righ-bayn?
Can you write it down, please?
Was bedeutet das?
Vahs beh-DOY-tet dahs?
What does this mean?
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