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You ask a neighbour to take in a parcel while you are out: what to say in German
You ask a neighbour to accept a parcel while you are away.
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How it's done. Asking a neighbour to accept a parcel is normal; say roughly when it will come, thank them and collect it quickly; the courier leaves a notice in your letterbox saying who has the parcel.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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YOU START
Guten Tag. Ich bin nächste Woche nicht zu Hause. Kann ich mein Paket bei Ihnen abgeben lassen?
GOO-tayn tahk. Eekh been NEKS-teh VOH-kheh neekht tsoo KHOW-zeh. Kahn eekh mighn puh-KET bigh EE-nayn AHB-geh-bayn LAH-sayn?
Good day. I won't be at home next week. Can I have my parcel delivered to you?
Or say:Entschuldigung, dürfte ich ein Paket an Ihre Adresse schicken lassen?
Aynt-SHOOL-dee-goong, DYOORF-teh eekh ighn puh-KET ahn EE-reh uh-DREH-seh SHEE-kayn LAH-sayn?
THEY SAY
Ja, natürlich. Wann kommt es denn?Yah, nuh-TYOOR-leekh. Vahn komt es dayn?
Yes, of course. When is it coming?
They might also say:
Gern, kein Problem. Wissen Sie, wann es kommt?
Gehrn, kighn proh-BLEM. VEE-sayn zee, vahn es komt?
Gladly, no problem. Do you know when it will come?
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YOU REPLY
Wahrscheinlich am Dienstag oder Mittwoch. Ich gebe Ihnen dann Bescheid.
Vuhr-SHIGHN-leekh ahm DEENS-tuhk OH-duh MEE-tvokh. Eekh GEH-beh EE-nayn dahn beh-SHIGHT.
Probably on Tuesday or Wednesday. I'll let you know then.
THEY SAY
Gut. Ich bin tagsüber meistens zu Hause.Goot. Eekh been TAHK-zyoo-buh MIGHS-tayns tsoo KHOW-zeh.
Good. I'm mostly at home during the day.
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YOU FINISH
Vielen Dank! Das ist sehr freundlich. Ich hole es am Donnerstag ab.
FEE-layn dahnk! Dahs eest zehr FROYN-dleekh. Eekh KHOH-leh es ahm DOH-nehrs-tuhk ahp.
Thank you very much! That is very kind. I'll collect it on Thursday.
THEY SAY
Gern geschehen.Gehrn geh-SHEH-ayn.
You're welcome.
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
Guten
GOO-tayn
adjective
good (in greetings)
Tag
tahk
noun
day
bin
been
verb
I am
nächste
NEKS-teh
adjective
next
Woche
VOH-kheh
noun
week
nicht
neekht
adverb
not
38 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?
Similar situations
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→A courier rings the doorbell with a parcelPaketbote · A1 in the app
→The courier asks whether the parcel can be left with a neighbourPaketbote · A1 in the app
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