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The teacher suggests bringing a favourite toy for comfort: what to say in German
The educator suggests bringing a favourite toy for comfort.
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How it's done. A Kuscheltier is a soft toy for comfort; beschriften means to label things: in a Kita everything gets the child's name on it, otherwise things get lost.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
Hat Ihr Kind ein Kuscheltier oder einen Schnuller? Das kann beim Einleben helfen.Khaht eer keent ighn KOO-shel-teer OH-duh IGH-nayn SHNOO-luh? Dahs kahn bighm IGHN-leh-bayn KHEL-fayn.
Does your child have a cuddly toy or a dummy? That can help with settling in.
They might also say:
Bringen Sie gern etwas Vertrautes mit, zum Beispiel ein Kuscheltier.
BREEN-gayn zee gehrn EH-tvuhs fehr-TROW-tes meet, tsoom BIGHSH-peely ighn KOO-shel-teer.
Do bring something familiar, for example a cuddly toy.
YOU REPLY
Ja, es hat einen kleinen Bären. Soll ich ihn mitbringen?
Yah, es khaht IGH-nayn KLIGH-nayn BEH-rayn. Zol eekh een MEET-breen-gayn?
Yes, it has a little bear. Should I bring it?
THEY SAY
Ja, bitte. Beschriften Sie ihn mit dem Namen Ihres Kindes.Yah, BEE-teh. Besh-REEF-tayn zee een meet dem NAH-mayn EE-res KEEN-des.
Yes, please. Label it with your child's name.
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YOU REPLY
Muss ich noch etwas beschriften?
Moos eekh nokh EH-tvuhs besh-REEF-tayn?
Do I have to label anything else?
THEY SAY
Alles: Jacke, Schuhe, Wechselkleidung. Dann geht nichts verloren.AH-les: YAH-keh, SHOO-eh, VEK-sel-kligh-doong. Dahn get neekhts fehr-LOH-rayn.
Everything: jacket, shoes, spare clothes. Then nothing gets lost.
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YOU FINISH
Gut, ich beschrifte alles. Danke für den Tipp!
Goot, eekh besh-REEF-teh AH-les. DAHN-keh fyoor dayn teep!
Good, I'll label everything. Thanks for the tip!
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
Hat
Khaht
verb
has
Kind
keent
noun
child
Kuscheltier
KOO-shel-teer
noun
cuddly toy
Schnuller
SHNOO-luh
noun
dummy, pacifier
kann
kahn
verb
can
Einleben
IGHN-leh-bayn
verb
to settle in
40 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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