German · Zulassung / Versicherung
You insure the car and ask for the digital code for registration: what to say in German
You insure your car and ask for the digital code needed to register it.
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How it's done. To register a car you need the digital insurance code eVB-Nummer from an insurer: you take it to the Zulassungsstelle; at least Haftpflicht (liability) insurance is compulsory.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 möchte mein Auto versichern. Ich brauche eine eVB-Nummer.
GOO-tayn tahk, eekh MYOKH-teh mighn OW-toh fehr-ZEE-khehrn. Eekh BROW-kheh IGH-neh eh-fow-beh-NOO-muh.
Good day, I'd like to insure my car. I need an eVB number.
THEY SAY
Gern. Dafür brauche ich Ihren Fahrzeugschein und Ihren Ausweis.Gehrn. Duh-FYOOR BROW-kheh eekh EE-rayn FAHR-tsoyk-shighn oont EE-rayn OW-svighs.
Gladly. For that I need your vehicle registration and your ID.
They might also say:
Natürlich. Haben Sie den Fahrzeugschein und einen Ausweis dabei?
Nuh-TYOOR-leekh. KHAH-bayn zee dayn FAHR-tsoyk-shighn oont IGH-nayn OW-svighs duh-BIGH?
Of course. Do you have the vehicle registration and an ID with you?
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YOU REPLY
Hier sind der Fahrzeugschein und mein Pass.
Kheer zeent dehr FAHR-tsoyk-shighn oont mighn pahs.
Here are the vehicle registration and my passport.
THEY SAY
Danke. Möchten Sie nur Haftpflicht oder auch Kasko?DAHN-keh. MYOKH-tayn zee noor KHAHFTP-fleekht OH-duh owkh KAHS-koh?
Thank you. Would you like only liability or comprehensive cover as well?
They might also say:
Welche Versicherung möchten Sie: nur Haftpflicht oder auch Kasko?
VEL-kheh fehr-ZEE-kheh-roong MYOKH-tayn zee: noor KHAHFTP-fleekht OH-duh owkh KAHS-koh?
Which insurance would you like: only liability or comprehensive as well?
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YOU REPLY
Nur Haftpflicht, bitte. Wie viel kostet das im Monat?
Noor KHAHFTP-fleekht, BEE-teh. Vee feel KOS-tet dahs eem MOH-nuht?
Only liability, please. How much is that per month?
THEY SAY
Das kostet etwa vierzig Euro. Hier ist Ihre eVB-Nummer. Damit gehen Sie zur Zulassungsstelle.Dahs KOS-tet EH-tvuh FEER-tseekh OY-roh. Kheer eest EE-reh eh-fow-beh-NOO-muh. Duh-MEET GEH-ayn zee tsoor TSOO-luh-soongssh-teh-leh.
That costs about forty euros. Here is your eVB number. You take it to the Zulassungsstelle.
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YOU FINISH
Perfekt, vielen Dank!
Pehr-FEKT, FEE-layn dahnk!
Perfect, 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.
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Words worth knowing
Guten
GOO-tayn
adjective
good (in greetings)
Tag
tahk
noun
day
möchte
MYOKH-teh
verb
would like
Auto
OW-toh
noun
car
versichern
fehr-ZEE-khehrn
verb
to insure
brauche
BROW-kheh
verb
I need
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 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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