German · Verlust / Fundbüro
You lost a bag and ask at the lost property office: what to say in German
You lost your bag and ask at the lost property office.
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How it's done. Lost items are taken by the city's Fundbüro (lost property office); you can also report online; you describe the item, colour and place.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, ich habe meine Tasche verloren. Wurde sie abgegeben?
GOO-tayn tahk, eekh KHAH-beh MIGH-neh TAH-sheh fehr-LOH-rayn. VOOR-deh zee AHB-geh-geh-bayn?
Good day, I've lost my bag. Was it handed in?
Or say:Guten Tag, ich suche meine Tasche. Ich habe sie gestern in der Straßenbahn verloren.
GOO-tayn tahk, eekh ZOO-kheh MIGH-neh TAH-sheh. Eekh KHAH-beh zee GES-tehrn een dehr SHTRAH-sayn-bahn fehr-LOH-rayn.
THEY SAY
Wie sieht die Tasche aus?Vee zeet dee TAH-sheh ows?
What does the bag look like?
They might also say:
Beschreiben Sie bitte die Tasche.
Besh-RIGH-bayn zee BEE-teh dee TAH-sheh.
Please describe the bag.
2
YOU FINISH
Sie ist braun und aus Leder. Es ist ein Laptop darin.
Zee eest brown oont ows LEH-duh. Es eest ighn LEP-top duh-REEN.
It is brown and made of leather. There's a laptop in it.
THEY SAY
Einen Moment, ich schaue nach.IGH-nayn moh-MAYNT, eekh SHOW-eh nahkh.
One moment, I'll look.
Words worth knowing
Guten
GOO-tayn
adjective
good (in greetings)
Tag
tahk
noun
day
habe
KHAH-beh
verb
I have
Tasche
TAH-sheh
noun
bag
verloren
fehr-LOH-rayn
verb
lost
Wurde
VOOR-deh
verb
was
abgegeben
AHB-geh-geh-bayn
verb
handed in
Wie
Vee
adverb
how
sieht
zeet
verb
sees
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?
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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