German · Apotheke
In the evening you look for a pharmacy that is open at night: what to say in German
In the evening you look for a pharmacy open at night.
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How it's done. The night and weekend pharmacy is the Notdienst-Apotheke; its address is posted on the door of every pharmacy and on aponet.de.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
Entschuldigung, welche Apotheke hat heute Nacht geöffnet?
Aynt-SHOOL-dee-goong, VEL-kheh uh-poh-TEH-keh khaht KHOY-teh nahkht geh-OF-net?
Excuse me, which pharmacy is open tonight?
Or say:Entschuldigung, wo ist die nächste Notdienst-Apotheke?
Aynt-SHOOL-dee-goong, voh eest dee NEKS-teh NOT-deenst-uh-poh-TEH-keh?
THEY SAY
Die Notdienst-Apotheke ist heute die Löwen-Apotheke am Marktplatz.Dee NOT-deenst-uh-poh-TEH-keh eest KHOY-teh dee LYOH-vayn-uh-poh-TEH-keh ahm MAHRKT-pluhts.
Tonight the emergency pharmacy is the Löwen-Apotheke at the market square.
They might also say:
Das steht auf dem Schild an der Tür. Es ist die Löwen-Apotheke.
Dahs shtet owf dem sheelt ahn dehr tyoor. Es eest dee LYOH-vayn-uh-poh-TEH-keh.
It is on the sign on the door. It is the Löwen-Apotheke.
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YOU REPLY
Wie komme ich dorthin?
Vee KOH-meh eekh dort-KHEEN?
How do I get there?
THEY SAY
Gehen Sie hier geradeaus und dann links. Es sind fünf Minuten.GEH-ayn zee kheer geh-RAH-deh-ows oont dahn leenks. Es zeent fyoonf mee-NOO-tayn.
Go straight ahead here and then left. It's five minutes.
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YOU FINISH
Danke, das ist sehr hilfreich!
DAHN-keh, dahs eest zehr KHEEL-frighkh!
Thank you, that's very helpful!
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.
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Words worth knowing
Apotheke
uh-poh-TEH-keh
noun
pharmacy
hat
khaht
verb
has
heute
KHOY-teh
adverb
today
Nacht
nahkht
noun
night
geöffnet
geh-OF-net
adjective
open
Notdienst-Apotheke
NOT-deenst-uh-poh-TEH-keh
noun
emergency pharmacy
26 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?
Können Sie mir das zeigen?
KYOH-nayn zee meer dahs TSIGH-gayn?
Can you show me?
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