German · Kita-Alltag
Someone else is picking your child up today: what to say in German
Someone else will pick the child up today.
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How it's done. Only persons on the list (Abholberechtigte) or with written permission may pick the child up; tell the educator about a new person in advance.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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1
YOU START
Entschuldigung, heute holt meine Mutter Maks ab.
Aynt-SHOOL-dee-goong, KHOY-teh kholt MIGH-neh MOO-tuh mahks ahp.
Excuse me, my mother will pick up Maks today.
Or say:Entschuldigung, heute holt jemand anderes mein Kind ab.
Aynt-SHOOL-dee-goong, KHOY-teh kholt YEH-mahnt AHN-deh-res mighn keent ahp.
THEY SAY
Ist sie in unserer Abholliste eingetragen?Eest zee een OON-zeh-ruh AHB-khoh-lees-teh IGHN-geh-truh-gayn?
Is she on our pick-up list?
They might also say:
Steht sie auf der Liste der Abholberechtigten?
Shtet zee owf dehr LEES-teh dehr AHB-khol-beh-rekh-teekh-tayn?
Is she on the list of authorised persons?
2
YOU REPLY
Nein, ich habe sie noch nicht eingetragen. Kann ich das jetzt tun?
Nighn, eekh KHAH-beh zee nokh neekht IGHN-geh-truh-gayn. Kahn eekh dahs yehtst toon?
No, I haven't entered her yet. Can I do that now?
THEY SAY
Ja, bitte schreiben Sie hier den Namen auf und unterschreiben Sie.Yah, BEE-teh SHRIGH-bayn zee kheer dayn NAH-mayn owf oont oon-tehrsh-RIGH-bayn zee.
Yes, please write the name here and sign.
3
YOU FINISH
Danke, mache ich sofort.
DAHN-keh, MAH-kheh eekh zoh-FORT.
Thanks, I'll do it right away.
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
heute
KHOY-teh
adverb
today
holt
kholt
verb
collects
Mutter
MOO-tuh
noun
mother
Ist
Eest
verb
is
Abholliste
AHB-khoh-lees-teh
noun
pick-up list
eingetragen
IGHN-geh-truh-gayn
verb
registered
28 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?
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