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The teacher asks you to bring a change of clothes: what to say in German

The educator asks you to bring spare clothes.

Kita-Alltag6 linesLevel A2For life in Germany The rest of the dialogue is in the app
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How it's done. At the Kita you bring Wechselkleidung (spare clothes), Hausschuhe (slippers), a Matschhose (waterproof trousers) and Gummistiefel (wellies); everything is labelled.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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THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Bitte bringen Sie noch Wechselkleidung mit.
BEE-teh BREEN-gayn zee nokh VEK-sel-kligh-doong meet.
Please also bring spare clothes.
They might also say:
Wir brauchen noch Wechselwäsche für Maks.
Veer BROW-khayn nokh VEK-sel-veh-sheh fyoor mahks.
We still need spare clothes for Maks.
YOU REPLY
Was genau soll ich mitbringen?
Vahs geh-NOW zol eekh MEET-breen-gayn?
What exactly should I bring?
THEY SAY
Eine Hose, ein T-Shirt, Unterwäsche und Socken.
IGH-neh KHOH-zeh, ighn tee-shyort, OON-tehr-veh-sheh oont ZOH-kayn.
Trousers, a T-shirt, underwear and socks.
in the app
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YOU REPLY
Und wo kann ich die Sachen hinlegen?
Oont voh kahn eekh dee ZAH-khayn KHEEN-leh-gayn?
And where can I put the things?
THEY SAY
In sein Fach. Das hat sein Foto darauf.
Een zighn fahkh. Dahs khaht zighn FOH-toh duh-ROWF.
In his cubby. It has his photo on it.
in the app
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YOU FINISH
Alles klar, ich bringe es morgen.
AH-les klahr, eekh BREEN-geh es MOR-gayn.
Understood, I'll bring it tomorrow.

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

bringen
BREEN-gayn
verb
to bring
noch
nokh
adverb
still, yet
Wechselkleidung
VEK-sel-kligh-doong
noun
change of clothes
genau
geh-NOW
adverb
exactly
soll
zol
verb
is to, should
mitbringen
MEET-breen-gayn
verb
to bring along

29 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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