German · Polizei 110
A police officer stops you for a check: what to say in German
A police officer stops you for a check.
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How it's done. In a check calmly show the Führerschein (driving licence) and Fahrzeugschein (vehicle papers); be polite and follow instructions.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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THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Guten Tag, allgemeine Verkehrskontrolle. Ihren Führerschein und die Fahrzeugpapiere, bitte.GOO-tayn tahk, AHL-geh-migh-neh fehr-KEHRS-kohn-troh-leh. EE-rayn FYOO-rehr-shighn oont dee FAHR-tsoyk-puh-pee-reh, BEE-teh.
Good day, general traffic check. Your driving licence and vehicle papers, please.
They might also say:
Guten Tag, Polizei. Verkehrskontrolle. Bitte Führerschein und Fahrzeugschein.
GOO-tayn tahk, poh-lee-TSIGH. Fehr-KEHRS-kohn-troh-leh. BEE-teh FYOO-rehr-shighn oont FAHR-tsoyk-shighn.
Good day, police. Traffic check. Please driving licence and registration document.
YOU REPLY
Guten Tag, hier sind meine Papiere.
GOO-tayn tahk, kheer zeent MIGH-neh puh-PEE-reh.
Good day, here are my papers.
THEY SAY
Danke. Haben Sie heute Alkohol getrunken?DAHN-keh. KHAH-bayn zee KHOY-teh AHL-koh-khol geh-TROON-kayn?
Thank you. Have you drunk alcohol today?
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YOU FINISH
Nein, ich habe nichts getrunken.
Nighn, eekh KHAH-beh neekhts geh-TROON-kayn.
No, I haven't drunk anything.
THEY SAY
Gut. Alles in Ordnung, gute Fahrt!Goot. AH-les een ORD-noong, GOO-teh fahrt!
Good. All in order, have a good journey!
Words worth knowing
Guten
GOO-tayn
adjective
good (in greetings)
Tag
tahk
noun
day
allgemeine
AHL-geh-migh-neh
adjective
general
Verkehrskontrolle
fehr-KEHRS-kohn-troh-leh
noun
traffic check
Führerschein
FYOO-rehr-shighn
noun
driving licence
Fahrzeugpapiere
FAHR-tsoyk-puh-pee-reh
noun
vehicle documents
hier
kheer
adverb
here
sind
zeent
verb
are
Papiere
puh-PEE-reh
noun
papers
All the 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.
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