German · Eingewöhnung
Your child cries at goodbye: what to say in German
The child cries at parting.
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How it's done. Educators advise saying goodbye briefly and clearly; a prolonged goodbye usually makes tears worse. The child calms quickly once the parent is gone.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
Maks weint immer, wenn ich gehe. Was soll ich tun?
Mahks vighnt EE-muh, vayn eekh GEH-eh. Vahs zol eekh toon?
Maks always cries when I leave. What should I do?
Or say:Meine Tochter weint beim Abschied. Ist das normal?
MIGH-neh TOKH-tuh vighnt bighm AHP-sheet. Eest dahs nor-MAHL?
THEY SAY
Das ist ganz normal am Anfang. Verabschieden Sie sich kurz und klar.Dahs eest gahnts nor-MAHL ahm AHN-fahng. Feh-RAHP-shee-dayn zee zeekh koorts oont klahr.
That is completely normal at the beginning. Say goodbye briefly and clearly.
They might also say:
Das ist normal. Er beruhigt sich meist schnell, wenn Sie gegangen sind.
Dahs eest nor-MAHL. Ehr beh-ROO-eekht zeekh mighst shnel, vayn zee geh-GAHN-gayn zeent.
That's normal. He usually calms down quickly once you've gone.
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YOU FINISH
Wirklich? Er hört dann auf?
VEER-kleekh? Ehr khyort dahn owf?
Really? Does he stop then?
THEY SAY
Ja, nach ein paar Minuten spielt er wieder.Yah, nahkh ighn pahr mee-NOO-tayn shpeelt ehr VEE-duh.
Yes, after a few minutes he plays again.
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
weint
vighnt
verb
cries
immer
EE-muh
adverb
always
gehe
GEH-eh
verb
I go
soll
zol
verb
is to, should
tun
toon
verb
to do
ist
eest
verb
is
27 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?
Ich spreche noch nicht gut Deutsch.
Eekh SHPREH-kheh nokh neekht goot doych.
I don't speak German well yet.
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