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You switch to winter tyres: what to say in German
You change to winter tyres.
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How it's done. Winter tyres (Winterreifen) are appropriate from autumn to spring (the saying von O bis O - from October to Easter); they are mandatory in snow and ice.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 auf Winterreifen wechseln.
GOO-tayn tahk, eekh MYOKH-teh owf VEEN-tehr-righ-fayn VEK-seln.
Good day, I'd like to change to winter tyres.
Or say:Guten Tag, ich brauche einen Reifenwechsel.
GOO-tayn tahk, eekh BROW-kheh IGH-nayn RIGH-fayn-vek-sel.
THEY SAY
Haben Sie die Winterreifen dabei oder sind sie bei uns eingelagert?KHAH-bayn zee dee VEEN-tehr-righ-fayn duh-BIGH OH-duh zeent zee bigh oons IGHN-geh-luh-gehrt?
Do you have the winter tyres with you or are they stored with us?
They might also say:
Haben Sie schon Winterreifen?
KHAH-bayn zee shohn VEEN-tehr-righ-fayn?
Do you already have winter tyres?
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YOU FINISH
Sie sind im Kofferraum.
Zee zeent eem KOH-feh-rowm.
They are in the boot.
THEY SAY
Gut, das dauert etwa eine Stunde.Goot, dahs DOW-ehrt EH-tvuh IGH-neh SHTOON-deh.
Good, that takes about an hour.
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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.
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
Winterreifen
VEEN-tehr-righ-fayn
noun
winter tyres
wechseln
VEK-seln
verb
to change
Haben
KHAH-bayn
verb
to have
18 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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