German · Zulassung / Versicherung
You register the car at the Zulassungsstelle: what to say in German
You register a car at the Zulassungsstelle.
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How it's done. To register a car you need: passport, eVB-Nummer (electronic insurance confirmation), Zulassungsbescheinigung (vehicle documents), proof of vehicle inspection. Plates (Kennzeichen) are ordered on site.Prepared by the Movko team, November 2026. This is language help, not legal or medical advice: check the rules with the office itself.
Cheat sheet for your visit
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YOU START
Guten Tag, ich möchte ein Auto anmelden.
GOO-tayn tahk, eekh MYOKH-teh ighn OW-toh AHN-mel-dayn.
Good day, I'd like to register a car.
THEY SAY
Haben Sie die eVB-Nummer von Ihrer Versicherung?KHAH-bayn zee dee eh-fow-beh-NOO-muh fohn EE-ruh fehr-ZEE-kheh-roong?
Do you have the eVB number from your insurer?
They might also say:
Haben Sie Ihre Versicherungsbestätigung dabei?
KHAH-bayn zee EE-reh fehr-ZEE-kheh-roongs-bes-teh-tee-goong duh-BIGH?
Do you have your insurance confirmation with you?
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YOU REPLY
Ja, hier ist sie.
Yah, kheer eest zee.
Yes, here it is.
THEY SAY
Dann brauche ich noch die Fahrzeugpapiere und Ihren Ausweis.Dahn BROW-kheh eekh nokh dee FAHR-tsoyk-puh-pee-reh oont EE-rayn OW-svighs.
Then I also need the vehicle papers and your ID.
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YOU FINISH
Hier, bitte. Wo bekomme ich die Kennzeichen?
Kheer, BEE-teh. Voh beh-KOH-meh eekh dee KAYN-tsigh-khayn?
Here you are. Where do I get the plates?
THEY SAY
Die bestellen wir Ihnen und Sie holen sie im Laden nebenan ab.Dee besh-TEH-layn veer EE-nayn oont zee KHOH-layn zee eem LAH-dayn NEH-beh-nahn ahp.
We order them for you and you collect them in the shop next door.
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
möchte
MYOKH-teh
verb
would like
Auto
OW-toh
noun
car
anmelden
AHN-mel-dayn
verb
to register
Haben
KHAH-bayn
verb
to have
30 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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