German · Kita-Alltag
You phone to say you and your child will be late: what to say in German
You phone to say you will be late with the child.
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How it's done. If you are late bringing the child, phone the Kita: that way educators know whether to wait.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
Kita Sonnenschein, guten Morgen!KEE-tuh ZOH-nayn-shighn, GOO-tayn MOR-gayn!
Kita Sonnenschein, good morning!
YOU REPLY
Guten Morgen, hier ist Olena, die Mutter von Maks. Wir kommen heute später.
GOO-tayn MOR-gayn, kheer eest oh-LEH-nuh, dee MOO-tuh fohn mahks. Veer KOH-mayn KHOY-teh SHPEH-tuh.
Good morning, this is Olena, Maks's mother. We're coming later today.
THEY SAY
Kein Problem. Wann kommen Sie ungefähr?Kighn proh-BLEM. Vahn KOH-mayn zee OON-geh-fehr?
No problem. When will you roughly arrive?
They might also say:
Alles klar. Um wie viel Uhr werden Sie da sein?
AH-les klahr. Oom vee feel oor VEHR-dayn zee duh zighn?
All right. At what time will you be here?
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YOU FINISH
Gegen zehn Uhr.
GEH-gayn tsayn oor.
Around ten o'clock.
THEY SAY
Gut, wir warten auf Sie. Bis gleich!Goot, veer VAHR-tayn owf zee. Bees glighkh!
Good, we'll wait for you. See you soon!
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
Kita
KEE-tuh
noun
daycare centre
Sonnenschein
ZOH-nayn-shighn
noun
sunshine
guten
GOO-tayn
adjective
good (in greetings)
Morgen
MOR-gayn
noun
morning
hier
kheer
adverb
here
ist
eest
verb
is
22 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?
Ich spreche noch nicht gut Deutsch.
Eekh SHPREH-kheh nokh neekht goot doych.
I don't speak German well yet.
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