German · Familienkasse / Kindergeld
You ask which documents are needed for child benefit: what to say in German
You ask which documents are needed for child benefit.
💡
How it's done. For Kindergeld you usually need the birth certificate, tax ID, proof of residence and sometimes a school certificate.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
The first phrase is open: tap ▶ to listen, or “Show” to show it to the other person. The rest of the dialogue is in the course in the app.
1
YOU START
Welche Unterlagen brauche ich für das Kindergeld?
VEL-kheh OON-tehr-luh-gayn BROW-kheh eekh fyoor dahs KEEN-dehr-gelt?
Which documents do I need for child benefit?
Or say:Was muss ich zum Kindergeldantrag mitbringen?
Vahs moos eekh tsoom KEEN-dehr-gel-dahn-truhk MEET-breen-gayn?
THEY SAY
Sie brauchen die Geburtsurkunde und die Steuer-ID.Zee BROW-khayn dee geh-BOORT-soor-koon-deh oont dee SHTOY-uh-ee-deh.
You need the birth certificate and the tax ID.
They might also say:
Die Geburtsurkunde Ihres Kindes und Ihren Ausweis.
Dee geh-BOORT-soor-koon-deh EE-res KEEN-des oont EE-rayn OW-svighs.
Your child's birth certificate and your ID.
2
YOU REPLY
Brauche ich eine Übersetzung der Urkunde?
BROW-kheh eekh IGH-neh yoo-behr-ZEH-tsoong dehr OOR-koon-deh?
Do I need a translation of the certificate?
THEY SAY
Ja, eine beglaubigte Übersetzung ins Deutsche.Yah, IGH-neh beh-GLOW-beekh-teh yoo-behr-ZEH-tsoong eens DOY-cheh.
Yes, a certified translation into German.
3
YOU FINISH
Danke, dann lasse ich sie übersetzen.
DAHN-keh, dahn LAH-seh eekh zee yoo-behr-ZEH-tsayn.
Thank you, then I'll have it translated.
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
Unterlagen
OON-tehr-luh-gayn
noun
documents, papers
brauche
BROW-kheh
verb
I need
Kindergeld
KEEN-dehr-gelt
noun
child benefit
brauchen
BROW-khayn
verb
to need
Geburtsurkunde
geh-BOORT-soor-koon-deh
noun
birth certificate
Steuer-ID
SHTOY-uh-ee-deh
noun
tax ID
19 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?
Similar situations
You apply for child benefitFamilienkasse / Kindergeld · A2 in the app
→You ask about the German integration courseBAMF / Integrationskurs · A2 in the app
→You check the course timetable and hoursBAMF / Integrationskurs · A2 in the app
→You show a letter from an office and ask for an explanationBrief vom Amt · A2 in the app
→Found a mistake? Write to us and we will fix it. This is language help, not medical or legal advice.Report