German · Polizei 110
Your bicycle was stolen and you go to the police to report it: what to say in German
Your bike was stolen and you go to the police to report it.
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How it's done. If your bike is stolen, file a report (Anzeige) with the police: you need the confirmation for the insurance; keep the frame number (Rahmennummer) together with the receipt.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. Wie kann ich Ihnen helfen?GOO-tayn tahk. Vee kahn eekh EE-nayn KHEL-fayn?
Good day. How can I help you?
They might also say:
Guten Tag. Was ist passiert?
GOO-tayn tahk. Vahs eest puh-SEERT?
Good day. What happened?
YOU REPLY
Mein Fahrrad wurde gestohlen. Ich möchte eine Anzeige erstatten.
Mighn FAH-ruht VOOR-deh gesh-TOH-layn. Eekh MYOKH-teh IGH-neh AHN-tsigh-geh ehrsh-TAH-tayn.
My bike has been stolen. I'd like to file a report.
THEY SAY
Wo und wann ist das passiert?Voh oont vahn eest dahs puh-SEERT?
Where and when did it happen?
They might also say:
Wo stand das Fahrrad, und wann haben Sie es zuletzt gesehen?
Voh shtahnt dahs FAH-ruht, oont vahn KHAH-bayn zee es TSOO-letst geh-ZEH-ayn?
Where was the bike, and when did you last see it?
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YOU REPLY
Gestern Abend am Bahnhof. Ich habe es am Fahrradständer abgeschlossen.
GES-tehrn AH-baynt ahm BAHN-khof. Eekh KHAH-beh es ahm FAH-ruhtsh-tayn-duh AHB-gesh-loh-sayn.
Yesterday evening at the station. I locked it at the bike stand.
THEY SAY
Beschreiben Sie das Fahrrad bitte: Marke, Farbe und Rahmennummer, wenn Sie sie haben.Besh-RIGH-bayn zee dahs FAH-ruht BEE-teh: MAHR-keh, FAHR-beh oont RAH-meh-noo-muh, vayn zee zee KHAH-bayn.
Please describe the bike: make, colour and frame number, if you have it.
They might also say:
Welche Marke und welche Farbe hat es? Haben Sie die Rahmennummer?
VEL-kheh MAHR-keh oont VEL-kheh FAHR-beh khaht es? KHAH-bayn zee dee RAH-meh-noo-muh?
What make and colour is it? Do you have the frame number?
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YOU REPLY
Es ist ein schwarzes Fahrrad. Die Rahmennummer habe ich leider nicht dabei.
Es eest ighn SHVAHR-tses FAH-ruht. Dee RAH-meh-noo-muh KHAH-beh eekh LIGH-duh neekht duh-BIGH.
It is a black bike. I'm afraid I don't have the frame number with me.
THEY SAY
Das ist nicht schlimm. Ich schreibe die Anzeige auf. Sie bekommen eine Bestätigung für die Versicherung.Dahs eest neekht shleem. Eekh SHRIGH-beh dee AHN-tsigh-geh owf. Zee beh-KOH-mayn IGH-neh besh-TEH-tee-goong fyoor dee fehr-ZEE-kheh-roong.
That's not a problem. I'll write up the report. You'll get a confirmation for the insurance.
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YOU FINISH
Vielen Dank für Ihre Hilfe.
FEE-layn dahnk fyoor EE-reh KHEEL-feh.
Thank you very much for your help.
Words worth knowing
Guten
GOO-tayn
adjective
good (in greetings)
Tag
tahk
noun
day
Wie
Vee
adverb
how
kann
kahn
verb
can
helfen
KHEL-fayn
verb
to help
Fahrrad
FAH-ruht
noun
bicycle
wurde
VOOR-deh
verb
was
gestohlen
gesh-TOH-layn
verb
stolen
möchte
MYOKH-teh
verb
would like
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?
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