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Neighbours invite your child to a birthday party: what to say in German
The neighbours invite your child to a birthday party.
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How it's done. At a children's birthday party (Kindergeburtstag) the children come for a couple of hours and the adults need not stay; a small present is a nice gesture; do let them know whether your child is coming.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
Meine Tochter hat nächste Woche Geburtstag. Möchte Ihr Kind kommen?MIGH-neh TOKH-tuh khaht NEKS-teh VOH-kheh geh-BOORTS-tuhk. MYOKH-teh eer keent KOH-mayn?
My daughter has her birthday next week. Would your child like to come?
They might also say:
Mein Sohn feiert am Samstag seinen Geburtstag. Ihr Kind ist herzlich eingeladen.
Mighn zohn FIGH-ehrt ahm ZAHMS-tuhk ZIGH-nayn geh-BOORTS-tuhk. Eer keent eest KHEHRTS-leekh IGHN-geh-luh-dayn.
My son celebrates his birthday on Saturday. Your child is warmly invited.
YOU REPLY
Danke, gern! Von wann bis wann ist die Feier?
DAHN-keh, gehrn! Fohn vahn bees vahn eest dee FIGH-ehr?
Thanks, gladly! From when to when is the party?
THEY SAY
Von fünfzehn bis siebzehn Uhr. Sie müssen nicht bleiben.Fohn FYOONF-tsayn bees ZEEP-tsayn oor. Zee MYOO-sayn neekht BLIGH-bayn.
From three to five p.m. You don't have to stay.
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YOU REPLY
Brauchen wir ein Geschenk? Was soll mein Kind mitbringen?
BROW-khayn veer ighn geh-SHAYNK? Vahs zol mighn keent MEET-breen-gayn?
Do we need a present? What should my child bring?
THEY SAY
Ein kleines Geschenk ist nett, zum Beispiel ein Buch oder ein Spielzeug. Nötig ist es aber nicht.Ighn KLIGH-nes geh-SHAYNK eest net, tsoom BIGHSH-peely ighn bookh OH-duh ighn SHPEEL-tsoyk. NYOH-teekh eest es AH-buh neekht.
A small present is nice, for example a book or a toy. It isn't necessary, though.
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YOU FINISH
Dann holen wir etwas. Danke für die Einladung!
Dahn KHOH-layn veer EH-tvuhs. DAHN-keh fyoor dee IGHN-luh-doong!
Then we'll get something. Thanks for the invitation!
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
Tochter
TOKH-tuh
noun
daughter
hat
khaht
verb
has
nächste
NEKS-teh
adjective
next
Woche
VOH-kheh
noun
week
Geburtstag
geh-BOORTS-tuhk
noun
birthday
Möchte
MYOKH-teh
verb
would like
42 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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