German · Anmeldung / Betreuungsvertrag
You are given a contract for a place at the Kita: what to say in German
You are given a contract for the Kita place.
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How it's done. In the contract (Betreuungsvertrag) check the hours (Betreuungsumfang), fees (Gebühren), meals (Verpflegung) and closing days (Schließtage).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
The first phrase is open: tap ▶ to listen, or “Show” to show it to the other person. The rest of the dialogue is in the course in the app.
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THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Hier ist der Betreuungsvertrag. Bitte lesen Sie ihn in Ruhe durch.Kheer eest dehr beh-TROY-oongs-fehr-truhk. BEE-teh LEH-zayn zee een een ROO-eh doorkh.
Here is the care contract. Please read it through calmly.
They might also say:
Das ist der Vertrag für den Platz. Nehmen Sie sich Zeit.
Dahs eest dehr fehr-TRAHK fyoor dayn plahts. NEH-mayn zee zeekh tsight.
This is the contract for the place. Take your time.
YOU REPLY
Danke. Wie viele Stunden sind das pro Woche?
DAHN-keh. Vee FEE-leh SHTOON-dayn zeent dahs proh VOH-kheh?
Thank you. How many hours is that per week?
THEY SAY
Fünfunddreißig Stunden, von acht bis fünfzehn Uhr.FYOON-foon-drigh-seekh SHTOON-dayn, fohn ahkht bees FYOONF-tsayn oor.
Thirty-five hours, from eight to three.
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YOU FINISH
Und gibt es Schließtage?
Oont geept es SHLEES-tuh-geh?
And are there closing days?
THEY SAY
Ja, einige im Jahr. Die Liste finden Sie im Vertrag.Yah, IGH-nee-geh eem yahr. Dee LEES-teh FEEN-dayn zee eem fehr-TRAHK.
Yes, a few per year. You'll find the list in the contract.
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
Hier
Kheer
adverb
here
ist
eest
verb
is
Betreuungsvertrag
beh-TROY-oongs-fehr-truhk
noun
childcare contract
lesen
LEH-zayn
verb
to read
Ruhe
ROO-eh
noun
peace, calm
Wie
Vee
adverb
how
31 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 das bitte aufschreiben?
KYOH-nayn zee dahs BEE-teh OWFSH-righ-bayn?
Can you write it down, please?
Was bedeutet das?
Vahs beh-DOY-tet dahs?
What does this mean?
Similar situations
You ask how much the place and meals costAnmeldung / Betreuungsvertrag · A2 in the app
→You apply for a voucher for a Kita placeAnmeldung / Betreuungsvertrag · A2 in the app
→You go to the Kita's open dayAnmeldung / Betreuungsvertrag · A2 in the app
→Before admission to the Kita they talk to you about your childAnmeldung / Betreuungsvertrag · A2 in the app
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