German · Krankmeldung
You ask when your child can come back: what to say in German
You ask when the child may return.
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How it's done. In many Kitas there is a rule that after a fever or vomiting the child stays home until at least a day has passed without symptoms; check your Kita's rules.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
Wann darf Maks wieder in die Kita kommen?
Vahn dahrf mahks VEE-duh een dee KEE-tuh KOH-mayn?
When may Maks come back to the Kita?
Or say:Ab wann darf er wieder zu Ihnen?
Ahp vahn dahrf ehr VEE-duh tsoo EE-nayn?
THEY SAY
Er darf wiederkommen, wenn er vierundzwanzig Stunden kein Fieber hat.Ehr dahrf VEE-dehr-koh-mayn, vayn ehr FEE-roontts-vahn-tseekh SHTOON-dayn kighn FEE-buh khaht.
He may come back when he has had no fever for twenty-four hours.
They might also say:
Wenn er einen Tag lang fieberfrei ist, kann er kommen.
Vayn ehr IGH-nayn tahk lahng FEE-behr-frigh eest, kahn ehr KOH-mayn.
When he is fever-free for a day, he can come.
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YOU REPLY
Braucht er ein Attest vom Arzt?
Browkht ehr ighn uh-TEST fom ahrtst?
Does he need a certificate from the doctor?
THEY SAY
Nein, das ist nicht nötig.Nighn, dahs eest neekht NYOH-teekh.
No, that's not necessary.
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YOU FINISH
Gut, dann bringe ich ihn am Donnerstag wieder.
Goot, dahn BREEN-geh eekh een ahm DOH-nehrs-tuhk VEE-duh.
Good, then I'll bring him again on Thursday.
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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
Wann
Vahn
adverb
when
darf
dahrf
verb
may
wieder
VEE-duh
adverb
again
Kita
KEE-tuh
noun
daycare centre
kommen
KOH-mayn
verb
to come
wiederkommen
VEE-dehr-koh-mayn
verb
to come back
27 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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