German · Post / Einschreiben
Someone else will collect your parcel and you ask about an authorisation: what to say in German
Someone else is to collect your parcel and you ask about authorisation.
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How it's done. A Vollmacht is a power of authorisation; for another person to collect a parcel they need the notice, ID and a signed authorisation.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
Kann mein Mann das Paket für mich abholen?
Kahn mighn mahn dahs puh-KET fyoor meekh AHB-khoh-layn?
Can my husband collect the parcel for me?
Or say:Darf eine andere Person mein Paket abholen?
Dahrf IGH-neh AHN-deh-reh pehr-ZOHN mighn puh-KET AHB-khoh-layn?
THEY SAY
Ja, mit einer Vollmacht und seinem Ausweis.Yah, meet IGH-nuh FOL-muhkht oont ZIGH-nem OW-svighs.
Yes, with an authorisation and his ID.
They might also say:
Ja, er braucht Ihre Vollmacht und seinen Ausweis.
Yah, ehr browkht EE-reh FOL-muhkht oont ZIGH-nayn OW-svighs.
Yes, he needs your authorisation and his ID.
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YOU FINISH
Muss die Vollmacht schriftlich sein?
Moos dee FOL-muhkht SHREEF-tleekh zighn?
Does the authorisation have to be in writing?
THEY SAY
Ja, bitte mit Ihrer Unterschrift und einer Kopie Ihres Ausweises.Yah, BEE-teh meet EE-ruh OON-tehrsh-reeft oont IGH-nuh KOH-pee-eh EE-res OW-svigh-zes.
Yes, please with your signature and a copy of your ID.
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
Kann
Kahn
verb
can
Mann
mahn
noun
man, husband
Paket
puh-KET
noun
parcel, package
abholen
AHB-khoh-layn
verb
to pick up, to collect
Ja
Yah
adverb
yes
Vollmacht
FOL-muhkht
noun
power of attorney
19 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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