German · Hausarztpraxis
You arrive for your appointment and check in at the desk: what to say in German
You arrive for the appointment and check in at the desk.
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How it's done. At the desk you give your name and appointment time and hand over the Gesundheitskarte; then you are asked to sit in the Wartezimmer (waiting room).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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YOU START
Guten Tag, ich habe einen Termin um zehn Uhr.
GOO-tayn tahk, eekh KHAH-beh IGH-nayn tehr-MEEN oom tsayn oor.
Good day, I have an appointment at ten o'clock.
Or say:Guten Tag, ich habe um zehn Uhr einen Termin bei Doktor Schmidt.
GOO-tayn tahk, eekh KHAH-beh oom tsayn oor IGH-nayn tehr-MEEN bigh DOK-tor shmeet.
THEY SAY
Guten Tag. Wie ist Ihr Name?GOO-tayn tahk. Vee eest eer NAH-meh?
Good day. What is your name?
They might also say:
Guten Tag, haben Sie Ihre Gesundheitskarte dabei?
GOO-tayn tahk, KHAH-bayn zee EE-reh geh-ZOOND-khights-kuhr-teh duh-BIGH?
Good day, do you have your health insurance card with you?
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YOU FINISH
Olena Kovalenko. Hier ist meine Karte.
Oh-LEH-nuh koh-VAH-layn-koh. Kheer eest MIGH-neh KAHR-teh.
Olena Kovalenko. Here is my card.
THEY SAY
Danke. Bitte nehmen Sie im Wartezimmer Platz.DAHN-keh. BEE-teh NEH-mayn zee eem VAHR-teh-tsee-muh plahts.
Thank you. Please take a seat in the waiting room.
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
habe
KHAH-beh
verb
I have
Termin
tehr-MEEN
noun
appointment
Uhr
oor
noun
clock
Wie
Vee
adverb
how
19 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?
Einen Moment, bitte.
IGH-nayn moh-MAYNT, BEE-teh.
One moment, please.
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