German · Bereitschaftsdienst 116 117
You go to the out-of-hours clinic on a Sunday: what to say in German
You go to the on-call practice on a Sunday.
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How it's done. The Bereitschaftspraxis (on-call practice) is open evenings and weekends; 116 117 tells you the address and hours; bring the Gesundheitskarte.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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1
YOU START
Guten Tag, ist das die Bereitschaftspraxis?
GOO-tayn tahk, eest dahs dee beh-RIGH-chuhfts-pruhk-sees?
Good day, is this the on-call practice?
Or say:Guten Tag, hier ist die Bereitschaftspraxis, oder?
GOO-tayn tahk, kheer eest dee beh-RIGH-chuhfts-pruhk-sees, OH-duh?
THEY SAY
Ja, das ist richtig. Haben Sie Ihre Gesundheitskarte dabei?Yah, dahs eest REEKH-teekh. KHAH-bayn zee EE-reh geh-ZOOND-khights-kuhr-teh duh-BIGH?
Yes, that's right. Do you have your health insurance card with you?
They might also say:
Ja, genau. Geben Sie mir bitte Ihre Gesundheitskarte.
Yah, geh-NOW. GEH-bayn zee meer BEE-teh EE-reh geh-ZOOND-khights-kuhr-teh.
Yes, exactly. Please give me your health insurance card.
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YOU REPLY
Ja, hier ist sie.
Yah, kheer eest zee.
Yes, here it is.
THEY SAY
Danke. Bitte nehmen Sie dort Platz. Der Arzt kommt gleich.DAHN-keh. BEE-teh NEH-mayn zee dort plahts. Dehr ahrtst komt glighkh.
Thank you. Please take a seat there. The doctor will be right with you.
3
YOU FINISH
Danke schön!
DAHN-keh shyohn!
Thank you!
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
Bereitschaftspraxis
beh-RIGH-chuhfts-pruhk-sees
noun
out-of-hours practice
Ja
Yah
adverb
yes
richtig
REEKH-teekh
adjective
correct
18 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?
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