German · Kita-Alltag
The teacher tells you how your child slept at rest time: what to say in German
The educator tells you how your child slept during rest time.
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How it's done. In German Kitas there is a Mittagsschlaf or Ruhezeit (rest time) after lunch; older children may rest with books instead of sleeping.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
Ihr Kind hat heute gut geschlafen. Es hat eine Stunde Mittagsschlaf gemacht.Eer keent khaht KHOY-teh goot gesh-LAH-fayn. Es khaht IGH-neh SHTOON-deh MEE-tuhkssh-luhf geh-MAHKHT.
Your child slept well today. It had an hour's nap.
They might also say:
Der Mittagsschlaf war heute gut. Ihr Kind hat fast eine Stunde geschlafen.
Dehr MEE-tuhkssh-luhf vahr KHOY-teh goot. Eer keent khaht fahst IGH-neh SHTOON-deh gesh-LAH-fayn.
The nap went well today. Your child slept almost an hour.
YOU REPLY
Danke. Zu Hause schläft mein Kind mittags nicht mehr. Ist das ein Problem?
DAHN-keh. Tsoo KHOW-zeh shleft mighn keent MEE-tuhks neekht mehr. Eest dahs ighn proh-BLEM?
Thanks. At home my child no longer sleeps at noon. Is that a problem?
THEY SAY
Nein, das ist normal. Manche Kinder brauchen keinen Schlaf mehr. Dann ruhen sie sich aus.Nighn, dahs eest nor-MAHL. MAHN-kheh KEEN-duh BROW-khayn KIGH-nayn shlahf mehr. Dahn ROO-ayn zee zeekh ows.
No, that's normal. Some children don't need sleep any more. Then they rest.
They might also say:
Das ist kein Problem. Es gibt auch eine Ruhezeit mit Büchern.
Dahs eest kighn proh-BLEM. Es geept owkh IGH-neh ROO-eh-tsight meet BYOO-khehrn.
That's no problem. There is also a quiet time with books.
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YOU REPLY
Gut. Und wann ist die Ruhezeit?
Goot. Oont vahn eest dee ROO-eh-tsight?
Good. And when is the rest time?
THEY SAY
Von zwölf bis vierzehn Uhr.Fohn tsvyolf bees FEER-tsayn oor.
From twelve to two p.m.
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YOU FINISH
Danke für die Information!
DAHN-keh fyoor dee een-for-muh-tsee-OHN!
Thanks for the information!
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
Kind
keent
noun
child
hat
khaht
verb
has
heute
KHOY-teh
adverb
today
gut
goot
adjective
good, well
geschlafen
gesh-LAH-fayn
verb
slept
Stunde
SHTOON-deh
noun
hour
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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