German · Jobcenter / Arbeitsagentur
You are asked to bring documents to the appointment: what to say in German
You are asked to bring documents to the appointment.
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How it's done. Typical documents: passport, registration certificate, rental contract, bank statements (Kontoauszüge), proof of income.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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THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Haben Sie Ihre Unterlagen dabei?KHAH-bayn zee EE-reh OON-tehr-luh-gayn duh-BIGH?
Do you have your documents with you?
They might also say:
Bringen Sie bitte Ihre Unterlagen mit. Haben Sie sie?
BREEN-gayn zee BEE-teh EE-reh OON-tehr-luh-gayn meet. KHAH-bayn zee zee?
Please bring your documents. Do you have them?
YOU REPLY
Ja, hier sind mein Pass, der Mietvertrag und die Kontoauszüge.
Yah, kheer zeent mighn pahs, dehr MEET-fehr-truhk oont dee KOHN-toh-ows-tsyoo-geh.
Yes, here are my passport, the rental contract and the bank statements.
THEY SAY
Sehr gut. Fehlt noch etwas? Ihr Einkommensnachweis?Zehr goot. Felt nokh EH-tvuhs? Eer IGHN-koh-mayns-nuhkh-vighs?
Very good. Is anything missing? Your proof of income?
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YOU FINISH
Den habe ich leider nicht dabei. Kann ich ihn nachreichen?
Dayn KHAH-beh eekh LIGH-duh neekht duh-BIGH. Kahn eekh een NAHKH-righ-khayn?
Unfortunately I don't have it with me. Can I submit it later?
THEY SAY
Ja, bis nächste Woche, bitte per Post oder online.Yah, bees NEKS-teh VOH-kheh, BEE-teh pehr post OH-duh OHN-lighn.
Yes, by next week, please by post or online.
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
Haben
KHAH-bayn
verb
to have
Unterlagen
OON-tehr-luh-gayn
noun
documents, papers
dabei
duh-BIGH
adverb
with, on one
Ja
Yah
adverb
yes
hier
kheer
adverb
here
sind
zeent
verb
are
32 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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