German · Bürgeramt / Anmeldung
You go to the Bürgeramt to register your address: what to say in German
You come to the Bürgeramt to register your address.
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How it's done. You register your address (Anmeldung) at the city office within two weeks of moving in; an appointment (Termin) online is often needed.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
Guten Tag, was kann ich für Sie tun?GOO-tayn tahk, vahs kahn eekh fyoor zee toon?
Good day, how can I help you?
They might also say:
Guten Tag, haben Sie einen Termin?
GOO-tayn tahk, KHAH-bayn zee IGH-nayn tehr-MEEN?
Good day, do you have an appointment?
YOU REPLY
Guten Tag, ich möchte mich anmelden. Ich bin neu in der Stadt.
GOO-tayn tahk, eekh MYOKH-teh meekh AHN-mel-dayn. Eekh been noy een dehr shtaht.
Good day, I'd like to register. I'm new in the city.
THEY SAY
Haben Sie einen Termin vereinbart?KHAH-bayn zee IGH-nayn tehr-MEEN feh-RIGHN-buhrt?
Have you made an appointment?
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YOU REPLY
Ja, ich habe um zehn Uhr einen Termin.
Yah, eekh KHAH-beh oom tsayn oor IGH-nayn tehr-MEEN.
Yes, I have an appointment at ten o'clock.
THEY SAY
Gut, bitte nehmen Sie im Wartebereich Platz. Sie werden aufgerufen.Goot, BEE-teh NEH-mayn zee eem VAHR-teh-beh-righkh plahts. Zee VEHR-dayn OWF-geh-roo-fayn.
Good, please take a seat in the waiting area. You will be called.
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YOU FINISH
Danke schön!
DAHN-keh shyohn!
Thank you!
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
tun
toon
verb
to do
möchte
MYOKH-teh
verb
would like
anmelden
AHN-mel-dayn
verb
to register
29 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?
Ich spreche noch nicht gut Deutsch.
Eekh SHPREH-kheh nokh neekht goot doych.
I don't speak German well yet.
Können Sie das bitte aufschreiben?
KYOH-nayn zee dahs BEE-teh OWFSH-righ-bayn?
Can you write it down, please?
Similar situations
The clerk checks your documents for registrationBürgeramt / Anmeldung · A2 in the app
→You ask your landlord to fill in the confirmation for registrationBürgeramt / Anmeldung · A2 in the app
→You need a certificate of registrationBürgeramt / Anmeldung · A2 in the app
→After moving within the city you report your new addressBürgeramt / Anmeldung · A2 in the app
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