German · Girokonto
You ask about the account fee: what to say in German
You ask about account fees.
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How it's done. Kontoführungsgebühr is the account maintenance fee, Kartengebühr the card fee, kostenlos free; ask what is included in the price.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
Was kostet das Konto im Monat?
Vahs KOS-tet dahs KOHN-toh eem MOH-nuht?
What does the account cost per month?
Or say:Gibt es Gebühren für das Konto?
Geept es geh-BYOO-rayn fyoor dahs KOHN-toh?
THEY SAY
Die Kontoführung kostet vier Euro pro Monat.Dee KOHN-toh-fyoo-roong KOS-tet feer OY-roh proh MOH-nuht.
The account maintenance costs four euros per month.
They might also say:
Die Kontoführung ist kostenlos, wenn Ihr Gehalt auf das Konto kommt.
Dee KOHN-toh-fyoo-roong eest KOS-tayn-los, vayn eer geh-KHAHLT owf dahs KOHN-toh komt.
Account maintenance is free if your salary goes into the account.
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YOU FINISH
Und gibt es eine Debitkarte dazu?
Oont geept es IGH-neh DEH-beet-kuhr-teh duh-TSOO?
And is there a debit card with it?
THEY SAY
Ja, die Girocard ist im Preis enthalten.Yah, dee ZHEE-roh-kuhrd eest eem prighs aynt-KHAHL-tayn.
Yes, the Girocard is included in the price.
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
kostet
KOS-tet
verb
costs
Konto
KOHN-toh
noun
account
Monat
MOH-nuht
noun
month
Kontoführung
KOHN-toh-fyoo-roong
noun
account maintenance
Euro
OY-roh
noun
euro
gibt
geept
verb
gives
16 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?
Was bedeutet das?
Vahs beh-DOY-tet dahs?
What does this mean?
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