German · Brief vom Amt
The office asks you to bring more documents later: what to say in German
The office asks you to submit more documents.
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How it's done. Nachreichen means to submit later; ask in what form (per Post, per E-Mail, online) and by which date; keep the reply and prefer a confirmed dispatch.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
Es fehlen noch Unterlagen. Bitte reichen Sie diese nach.Es FEH-layn nokh OON-tehr-luh-gayn. BEE-teh RIGH-khayn zee DEE-zeh nahkh.
Some documents are still missing. Please submit them later.
They might also say:
Wir brauchen noch ein paar Dokumente von Ihnen.
Veer BROW-khayn nokh ighn pahr doh-koo-MAYN-teh fohn EE-nayn.
We need a few more documents from you.
YOU REPLY
Bis wann muss ich sie schicken?
Bees vahn moos eekh zee SHEE-kayn?
By when do I have to send them?
THEY SAY
Bis zum Ende des Monats, bitte.Bees tsoom AYN-deh des MOH-nuhts, BEE-teh.
By the end of the month, please.
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YOU FINISH
Kann ich sie per E-Mail schicken?
Kahn eekh zee pehr ee-mayl SHEE-kayn?
Can I send them by email?
THEY SAY
Ja, das geht. Bitte schicken Sie sie an diese Adresse.Yah, dahs get. BEE-teh SHEE-kayn zee zee ahn DEE-zeh uh-DREH-seh.
Yes, that's possible. Please send them to this address.
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.
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Words worth knowing
fehlen
FEH-layn
verb
to be missing
noch
nokh
adverb
still, yet
Unterlagen
OON-tehr-luh-gayn
noun
documents, papers
reichen
RIGH-khayn
verb
to hand in
wann
vahn
adverb
when
muss
moos
verb
must, has to
20 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?
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