German · Krankenkasse
You ask whether your child can be insured with you: what to say in German
You ask whether your child can be insured with you.
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How it's done. Familienversicherung is free insurance for children and a partner together with the insured person; you must apply to the insurer.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, kann mein Kind bei mir mitversichert werden?
GOO-tayn tahk, kahn mighn keent bigh meer MEET-fehr-zee-khehrt VEHR-dayn?
Good day, can my child be insured with me?
Or say:Guten Tag, gibt es eine Familienversicherung für mein Kind?
GOO-tayn tahk, geept es IGH-neh fuh-MEE-lee-ayn-fehr-zee-kheh-roong fyoor mighn keent?
THEY SAY
Ja, das ist über die Familienversicherung möglich.Yah, dahs eest YOO-buh dee fuh-MEE-lee-ayn-fehr-zee-kheh-roong MYOH-gleekh.
Yes, that is possible via the family insurance.
They might also say:
Ja, Kinder sind in der Regel beitragsfrei mitversichert.
Yah, KEEN-duh zeent een dehr REH-gel BIGH-truhks-frigh MEET-fehr-zee-khehrt.
Yes, children are usually insured free of charge.
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YOU REPLY
Was brauche ich dafür?
Vahs BROW-kheh eekh duh-FYOOR?
What do I need for that?
THEY SAY
Die Geburtsurkunde und diesen Antrag.Dee geh-BOORT-soor-koon-deh oont DEE-zayn AHN-truhk.
The birth certificate and this application.
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YOU FINISH
Vielen Dank, das mache ich.
FEE-layn dahnk, dahs MAH-kheh eekh.
Thank you very much, I'll do that.
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
kann
kahn
verb
can
Kind
keent
noun
child
mitversichert
MEET-fehr-zee-khehrt
adjective
co-insured
werden
VEHR-dayn
verb
to become
21 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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