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You ask about the repair cost: what to say in German
You ask about the cost of the repair.
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How it's done. Before agreeing to a repair ask for a written Kostenvoranschlag (estimate); the garage should say what exactly costs how much.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 die Reparatur ungefähr?
Vahs KOS-tet dee reh-puh-ruh-TOOR OON-geh-fehr?
Roughly how much does the repair cost?
Or say:Können Sie mir einen Kostenvoranschlag machen?
KYOH-nayn zee meer IGH-nayn KOS-tayn-foh-rahnsh-luhk MAH-khayn?
THEY SAY
Die neuen Bremsbeläge kosten zweihundertfünfzig Euro mit Einbau.Dee NOY-ayn BREMS-beh-leh-geh KOS-tayn TSVIGH-oon-dehrt-fyoonf-tseekh OY-roh meet IGHN-bow.
The new brake pads cost two hundred and fifty euros including fitting.
They might also say:
Mit Material und Arbeit sind das ungefähr zweihundertfünfzig Euro.
Meet muh-teh-ree-AHL oont AHR-bight zeent dahs OON-geh-fehr TSVIGH-oon-dehrt-fyoonf-tseekh OY-roh.
With material and labour that's about two hundred and fifty euros.
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YOU FINISH
Das ist in Ordnung. Wann ist das Auto fertig?
Dahs eest een ORD-noong. Vahn eest dahs OW-toh FEHR-teekh?
That's fine. When will the car be ready?
THEY SAY
Morgen Nachmittag können Sie es abholen.MOR-gayn NAHKH-mee-tuhk KYOH-nayn zee es AHB-khoh-layn.
Tomorrow afternoon you can collect it.
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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
Reparatur
reh-puh-ruh-TOOR
noun
repair
ungefähr
OON-geh-fehr
adverb
approximately
neuen
NOY-ayn
adjective
new (accusative or dative)
Bremsbeläge
BREMS-beh-leh-geh
noun
brake pads
kosten
KOS-tayn
verb
to cost
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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