German · Notaufnahme / Krankenhaus
You are admitted and asked what happened: what to say in German
You are admitted and asked what happened.
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How it's done. Useful words: gefallen (fallen), verletzt (injured), gebrochen (broken), geschwollen (swollen), Schmerzen (pain).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, was ist passiert?GOO-tayn tahk, vahs eest puh-SEERT?
Good day, what happened?
They might also say:
Guten Tag, was haben Sie denn?
GOO-tayn tahk, vahs KHAH-bayn zee dayn?
Good day, what's the matter with you?
YOU REPLY
Ich bin gestürzt, und mein Arm tut sehr weh.
Eekh been gesh-TYOORTST, oont mighn ahrm toot zehr veh.
I fell and my arm hurts a lot.
THEY SAY
Können Sie die Hand bewegen?KYOH-nayn zee dee khahnt beh-VEH-gayn?
Can you move your hand?
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YOU FINISH
Ja, aber es tut sehr weh. Er ist geschwollen.
Yah, AH-buh es toot zehr veh. Ehr eest gesh-VOH-layn.
Yes, but it hurts a lot. It is swollen.
THEY SAY
Wir machen ein Röntgenbild. Bitte warten Sie dort.Veer MAH-khayn ighn RYOHNT-gayn-beelt. BEE-teh VAHR-tayn zee dort.
We'll do an X-ray. Please wait over there.
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
ist
eest
verb
is
passiert
puh-SEERT
verb
happens
bin
been
verb
I am
gestürzt
gesh-TYOORTST
verb
fallen
25 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?
Was bedeutet das?
Vahs beh-DOY-tet dahs?
What does this mean?
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