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You want to check the tyre pressure: what to say in German
You want to check the tyre pressure.
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How it's done. Reifendruck is tyre pressure; at petrol stations there is a machine (Luftdruckprüfer) which often needs coins or a card.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
Entschuldigung, wo kann ich den Reifendruck prüfen?
Aynt-SHOOL-dee-goong, voh kahn eekh dayn RIGH-fayn-drook PRYOO-fayn?
Excuse me, where can I check the tyre pressure?
Or say:Entschuldigung, gibt es hier Luft für die Reifen?
Aynt-SHOOL-dee-goong, geept es kheer looft fyoor dee RIGH-fayn?
THEY SAY
Ja, hinten links am Automaten.Yah, KHEEN-tayn leenks ahm ow-toh-MAH-tayn.
Yes, at the back on the left at the machine.
They might also say:
Ja, da hinten. Das kostet einen Euro.
Yah, duh KHEEN-tayn. Dahs KOS-tet IGH-nayn OY-roh.
Yes, back there. It costs one euro.
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YOU FINISH
Wie funktioniert der Automat?
Vee foonk-tsee-oh-NEERT dehr ow-toh-MAHT?
How does the machine work?
THEY SAY
Sie werfen die Münze ein und wählen den Druck.Zee VEHR-fayn dee MYOON-tseh ighn oont VEH-layn dayn drook.
You insert the coin and choose the pressure.
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
wo
voh
adverb
where
kann
kahn
verb
can
Reifendruck
RIGH-fayn-drook
noun
tyre pressure
prüfen
PRYOO-fayn
verb
to check
Ja
Yah
adverb
yes
hinten
KHEEN-tayn
adverb
at the back
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?
Können Sie mir das zeigen?
KYOH-nayn zee meer dahs TSIGH-gayn?
Can you show me?
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