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You need a bank statement for an office: what to say in German
You need a bank statement for an office.
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How it's done. Offices, the Jobcenter among them, often ask for Kontoauszüge (account statements) for the last months; you can print them at a machine in the bank or download a PDF in online banking.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 brauche einen Kontoauszug für das Jobcenter. Kann ich den hier bekommen?
GOO-tayn tahk. Eekh BROW-kheh IGH-nayn KOHN-toh-ows-tsook fyoor dahs DZHOB-sayn-tehr. Kahn eekh dayn kheer beh-KOH-mayn?
Good day. I need a bank statement for the Jobcenter. Can I get it here?
Or say:Guten Tag. Ich brauche einen Ausdruck meiner Kontoauszüge. Geht das hier?
GOO-tayn tahk. Eekh BROW-kheh IGH-nayn OWS-drook MIGH-nuh KOHN-toh-ows-tsyoo-geh. Get dahs kheer?
THEY SAY
Ja, am Drucker dort. Dafür brauchen Sie Ihre Karte.Yah, ahm DROO-kuh dort. Duh-FYOOR BROW-khayn zee EE-reh KAHR-teh.
Yes, at the printer over there. You need your card for it.
They might also say:
Ja, das geht am Kontoauszugsdrucker. Stecken Sie einfach Ihre Karte ein.
Yah, dahs get ahm KOHN-toh-ows-tsooks-droo-kuh. SHTEH-kayn zee IGHN-fuhkh EE-reh KAHR-teh ighn.
Yes, you can do that at the statement printer. Just put your card in.
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YOU REPLY
Ich brauche die letzten drei Monate. Wie wähle ich den Zeitraum?
Eekh BROW-kheh dee LETS-tayn drigh MOH-nuh-teh. Vee VEH-leh eekh dayn TSIGH-trowm?
I need the last three months. How do I choose the period?
THEY SAY
Am Gerät wählen Sie den Zeitraum aus. Im Online-Banking können Sie auch ein PDF herunterladen.Ahm geh-RET VEH-layn zee dayn TSIGH-trowm ows. Eem OHN-lighn-BAYN-keeng KYOH-nayn zee owkh ighn peh-deh-ef kheh-ROON-tehr-luh-dayn.
You select the period at the machine. In online banking you can also download a PDF.
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YOU FINISH
Das ist gut zu wissen. Vielen Dank!
Dahs eest goot tsoo VEE-sayn. FEE-layn dahnk!
That's good to know. Thank you very much!
THEY SAY
Bitte, gern.BEE-teh, gehrn.
You're welcome.
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
Guten
GOO-tayn
adjective
good (in greetings)
Tag
tahk
noun
day
brauche
BROW-kheh
verb
I need
Kontoauszug
KOHN-toh-ows-tsook
noun
bank statement
Jobcenter
DZHOB-sayn-tehr
noun
Jobcenter
Kann
Kahn
verb
can
41 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 mir das zeigen?
KYOH-nayn zee meer dahs TSIGH-gayn?
Can you show me?
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