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You ask a neighbour whether they took in your parcel: what to say in German
You ask a neighbour whether he took in your parcel.
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How it's done. If the card says the parcel went to neighbours, ring the bell and ask politely: Haben Sie vielleicht ein Paket für mich angenommen?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, entschuldigen Sie bitte die Störung. Haben Sie vielleicht ein Paket für mich angenommen?
GOO-tayn tahk, aynt-SHOOL-dee-gayn zee BEE-teh dee SHTYOH-roong. KHAH-bayn zee fee-LIGHKHT ighn puh-KET fyoor meekh AHN-geh-noh-mayn?
Good day, sorry for the disturbance. Did you perhaps accept a parcel for me?
Or say:Guten Tag, ich wohne im dritten Stock. Hat der Paketbote bei Ihnen ein Paket abgegeben?
GOO-tayn tahk, eekh VOH-neh eem DREE-tayn shtok. Khaht dehr puh-KET-boh-teh bigh EE-nayn ighn puh-KET AHB-geh-geh-bayn?
THEY SAY
Ja, einen Moment, es liegt im Flur.Yah, IGH-nayn moh-MAYNT, es leekt eem floor.
Yes, one moment, it is in the hallway.
They might also say:
Ach ja, kommen Sie rein. Das Paket steht hier.
Ahkh yah, KOH-mayn zee righn. Dahs puh-KET shtet kheer.
Oh yes, come in. The parcel is here.
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YOU FINISH
Das ist sehr nett von Ihnen. Vielen Dank!
Dahs eest zehr net fohn EE-nayn. FEE-layn dahnk!
That's very kind of you. Thank you very much!
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
entschuldigen
aynt-SHOOL-dee-gayn
verb
to excuse
Störung
SHTYOH-roong
noun
disturbance
Haben
KHAH-bayn
verb
to have
vielleicht
fee-LIGHKHT
adverb
perhaps
25 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?
Danke!
DAHN-keh!
Thank you!
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