German · Werkstatt
You phone the garage to book: what to say in German
You phone a garage to book an appointment.
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How it's done. Inspektion is a service, Ölwechsel an oil change, Bremsen brakes, Reifenwechsel tyre change, Termin appointment.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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THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Autowerkstatt Becker, guten Tag!OW-toh-vehrks-tuht BEH-kuh, GOO-tayn tahk!
Becker garage, good day!
YOU REPLY
Guten Tag, ich brauche einen Termin für eine Inspektion.
GOO-tayn tahk, eekh BROW-kheh IGH-nayn tehr-MEEN fyoor IGH-neh eensh-pek-tsee-OHN.
Good day, I need an appointment for a service.
THEY SAY
Welches Auto haben Sie?VEL-khes OW-toh KHAH-bayn zee?
Which car do you have?
They might also say:
Was für ein Auto ist das?
Vahs fyoor ighn OW-toh eest dahs?
What kind of car is it?
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YOU FINISH
Einen Volkswagen Golf, Baujahr zweitausendfünfzehn.
IGH-nayn FOLK-svuh-gayn golf, BOW-ahr TSVIGH-tow-zaynt-fyoonf-tsayn.
A Volkswagen Golf, built in two thousand and fifteen.
THEY SAY
Wir haben am Dienstag um acht Uhr einen Termin frei.Veer KHAH-bayn ahm DEENS-tuhk oom ahkht oor IGH-nayn tehr-MEEN frigh.
We have a free slot on Tuesday at eight o'clock.
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
Autowerkstatt
OW-toh-vehrks-tuht
noun
garage
guten
GOO-tayn
adjective
good (in greetings)
Tag
tahk
noun
day
brauche
BROW-kheh
verb
I need
Termin
tehr-MEEN
noun
appointment
Inspektion
eensh-pek-tsee-OHN
noun
service, inspection
20 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?
Ich spreche noch nicht gut Deutsch.
Eekh SHPREH-kheh nokh neekht goot doych.
I don't speak German well yet.
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