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A stone has cracked your windscreen: what to say in German
A crack from a stone chip has appeared in the windscreen.
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How it's done. A small crack (Steinschlag) is best repaired at once before it spreads; with comprehensive insurance (Teilkasko) the insurer often pays for glass repair.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 habe einen Steinschlag in der Windschutzscheibe. Kann man das reparieren?
GOO-tayn tahk. Eekh KHAH-beh IGH-nayn SHTIGHNSH-luhk een dehr VEENT-shoots-shigh-beh. Kahn mahn dahs reh-puh-REE-rayn?
Good day. I have a stone chip in the windscreen. Can it be repaired?
Or say:Guten Tag, meine Frontscheibe hat einen kleinen Riss. Muss ich sie wechseln?
GOO-tayn tahk, MIGH-neh FROHNT-shigh-beh khaht IGH-nayn KLIGH-nayn rees. Moos eekh zee VEK-seln?
THEY SAY
Zeigen Sie mal. Der Schaden ist klein. Den können wir reparieren.TSIGH-gayn zee mahl. Dehr SHAH-dayn eest klighn. Dayn KYOH-nayn veer reh-puh-REE-rayn.
Show me. The damage is small. We can repair it.
They might also say:
Lassen Sie mich sehen. Das ist nur ein Steinschlag. Wir können ihn füllen.
LAH-sayn zee meekh ZEH-ayn. Dahs eest noor ighn SHTIGHNSH-luhk. Veer KYOH-nayn een FYOO-layn.
Let me see. It's only a stone chip. We can fill it.
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YOU REPLY
Das ist gut. Was kostet das? Zahlt die Versicherung?
Dahs eest goot. Vahs KOS-tet dahs? Tsahlt dee fehr-ZEE-kheh-roong?
That is good. What does it cost? Does the insurance pay?
THEY SAY
Wenn Sie eine Kaskoversicherung haben, zahlt sie meistens. Dann kostet es Sie nichts.Vayn zee IGH-neh KAHS-koh-fehr-zee-kheh-roong KHAH-bayn, tsahlt zee MIGHS-tayns. Dahn KOS-tet es zee neekhts.
If you have comprehensive insurance it usually pays. Then it costs you nothing.
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YOU REPLY
Ich habe eine Teilkasko. Wie lange dauert die Reparatur?
Eekh KHAH-beh IGH-neh TIGHL-kuhs-koh. Vee LAHN-geh DOW-ehrt dee reh-puh-ruh-TOOR?
I have partial comprehensive cover. How long does the repair take?
THEY SAY
Etwa eine halbe Stunde. Warten Sie hier, ich fange gleich an.EH-tvuh IGH-neh KHAHL-beh SHTOON-deh. VAHR-tayn zee kheer, eekh FAHN-geh glighkh ahn.
About half an hour. Wait here, I'll start right away.
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YOU FINISH
Vielen Dank!
FEE-layn dahnk!
Thank you very much!
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
habe
KHAH-beh
verb
I have
Steinschlag
SHTIGHNSH-luhk
noun
stone chip
Windschutzscheibe
VEENT-shoots-shigh-beh
noun
windscreen
Kann
Kahn
verb
can
45 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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