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You ask when the card and PIN will arrive: what to say in German
You ask when the card and PIN will arrive.
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How it's done. The card and PIN arrive in two separate letters within a few days; if they don't come, contact the branch. Never share the PIN.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
Wann bekomme ich meine Karte und die PIN?
Vahn beh-KOH-meh eekh MIGH-neh KAHR-teh oont dee peen?
When do I get my card and the PIN?
Or say:Wie lange dauert es, bis die Karte kommt?
Vee LAHN-geh DOW-ehrt es, bees dee KAHR-teh komt?
THEY SAY
Die Karte kommt in etwa einer Woche per Post.Dee KAHR-teh komt een EH-tvuh IGH-nuh VOH-kheh pehr post.
The card comes by post in about a week.
They might also say:
In fünf bis sieben Tagen. Die PIN kommt in einem separaten Brief.
Een fyoonf bees ZEE-bayn TAH-gayn. Dee peen komt een IGH-nem ZEH-puh-ruh-tayn breef.
In five to seven days. The PIN comes in a separate letter.
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YOU FINISH
Und wenn sie nicht kommt?
Oont vayn zee neekht komt?
And if it doesn't come?
THEY SAY
Dann melden Sie sich bei uns. Wir bestellen sie neu.Dahn MEL-dayn zee zeekh bigh oons. Veer besh-TEH-layn zee noy.
Then get in touch with us. We'll order it again.
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.
On the website the first dialogue, the 112 category, the rescue phrases and the “Basics” are fully open.
Words worth knowing
Wann
Vahn
adverb
when
bekomme
beh-KOH-meh
verb
I get
Karte
KAHR-teh
noun
card
PIN
peen
noun
PIN
kommt
komt
verb
comes
etwa
EH-tvuh
adverb
about, approximately
20 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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