German · Postfiliale / Abholschein
You go to the post office to collect a parcel after a notification: what to say in German
You come to the post office to collect a parcel with a notice.
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How it's done. The Abholschein is the card about a parcel waiting at the post office; with it and your passport the parcel is handed out; storage lasts a few days.Prepared by the Movko team, November 2026. This is language help, not legal or medical advice: check the rules with the office itself.
Cheat sheet for your visit
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YOU START
Guten Tag, ich habe einen Abholschein bekommen.
GOO-tayn tahk, eekh KHAH-beh IGH-nayn AHB-khol-shighn beh-KOH-mayn.
Good day, I received a collection notice.
Or say:Guten Tag, ich möchte ein Paket abholen. Hier ist mein Abholschein.
GOO-tayn tahk, eekh MYOKH-teh ighn puh-KET AHB-khoh-layn. Kheer eest mighn AHB-khol-shighn.
THEY SAY
Gern. Ihren Ausweis bitte.Gehrn. EE-rayn OW-svighs BEE-teh.
Gladly. Your ID please.
They might also say:
Haben Sie einen Ausweis dabei?
KHAH-bayn zee IGH-nayn OW-svighs duh-BIGH?
Do you have an ID with you?
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YOU FINISH
Hier ist mein Pass.
Kheer eest mighn pahs.
Here is my passport.
THEY SAY
Danke. Einen Moment, ich schaue nach Ihrem Paket.DAHN-keh. IGH-nayn moh-MAYNT, eekh SHOW-eh nahkh EE-rem puh-KET.
Thanks. One moment, I'll look for your parcel.
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
habe
KHAH-beh
verb
I have
Abholschein
AHB-khol-shighn
noun
collection slip
bekommen
beh-KOH-mayn
verb
to get, to receive
Gern
Gehrn
adverb
gladly
15 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?
Können Sie das bitte aufschreiben?
KYOH-nayn zee dahs BEE-teh OWFSH-righ-bayn?
Can you write it down, please?
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