German · Kita-Alltag
The teacher tells you your child bit another child: what to say in German
The educator tells you that your child bit another child.
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How it's done. Educators report conflicts between children calmly: it is part of development; do not scold the child, but talk to it about rules and about using words instead of hands or teeth.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
Ich muss Ihnen etwas erzählen. Ihr Kind hat heute ein anderes Kind gebissen.Eekh moos EE-nayn EH-tvuhs ehr-TSEH-layn. Eer keent khaht KHOY-teh ighn AHN-deh-res keent geh-BEE-sayn.
I have to tell you something. Your child bit another child today.
They might also say:
Heute gab es einen kleinen Zwischenfall. Ihr Kind hat ein Kind in den Arm gebissen.
KHOY-teh gahp es IGH-nayn KLIGH-nayn TSVEE-shayn-fuhl. Eer keent khaht ighn keent een dayn ahrm geh-BEE-sayn.
There was a small incident today. Your child bit another child on the arm.
YOU REPLY
Das tut mir leid. Ist alles in Ordnung mit dem anderen Kind?
Dahs toot meer light. Eest AH-les een ORD-noong meet dem AHN-deh-rayn keent?
I'm sorry. Is everything all right with the other child?
THEY SAY
Ja, es ist nichts Schlimmes passiert. Wir haben beide getröstet.Yah, es eest neekhts SHLEE-mes puh-SEERT. Veer KHAH-bayn BIGH-deh geh-TRYOS-tet.
Yes, nothing bad happened. We comforted both of them.
They might also say:
Es ist nichts Ernstes. Es gab nur einen kleinen roten Fleck.
Es eest neekhts EHRNS-tes. Es gahp noor IGH-nayn KLIGH-nayn ROH-tayn flek.
It is nothing serious. There was only a small red mark.
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YOU REPLY
Warum hat mein Kind das gemacht?
Vuh-ROOM khaht mighn keent dahs geh-MAHKHT?
Why did my child do that?
THEY SAY
Die beiden haben um ein Spielzeug gestritten. In dem Alter passiert das oft.Dee BIGH-dayn KHAH-bayn oom ighn SHPEEL-tsoyk gesh-TREE-tayn. Een dem AHL-tuh puh-SEERT dahs oft.
The two of them quarrelled over a toy. At that age it happens often.
3
YOU REPLY
Was kann ich zu Hause tun?
Vahs kahn eekh tsoo KHOW-zeh toon?
What can I do at home?
THEY SAY
Sprechen Sie in Ruhe mit Ihrem Kind darüber. Wir üben hier auch, Konflikte mit Worten zu lösen.SHPREH-khayn zee een ROO-eh meet EE-rem keent duh-RYOO-buh. Veer YOO-bayn kheer owkh, kohn-FLEEK-teh meet VOR-tayn tsoo LYOH-zayn.
Talk to your child about it calmly. We also practise solving conflicts with words here.
4
YOU FINISH
Danke, das mache ich.
DAHN-keh, dahs MAH-kheh eekh.
Thank you, I will.
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
muss
moos
verb
must, has to
erzählen
ehr-TSEH-layn
verb
to tell
Kind
keent
noun
child
hat
khaht
verb
has
heute
KHOY-teh
adverb
today
anderes
AHN-deh-res
adjective
other (neuter)
54 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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