German · Postfiliale / Abholschein
You send a parcel and ask about price, weight and delivery time: what to say in German
You send a parcel and ask about the price, weight and delivery time.
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How it's done. The price of a parcel depends on weight and size; you can buy a box and tape at the post office; the tracking number (Sendungsnummer) lets you follow the delivery online.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 möchte ein Paket verschicken. Wie viel kostet das?
GOO-tayn tahk, eekh MYOKH-teh ighn puh-KET fehr-SHEE-kayn. Vee feel KOS-tet dahs?
Good day, I'd like to send a parcel. How much does that cost?
Or say:Guten Tag, ich möchte ein Paket nach Hamburg schicken.
GOO-tayn tahk, eekh MYOKH-teh ighn puh-KET nahkh KHAHM-boork SHEE-kayn.
THEY SAY
Wie schwer ist das Paket? Und wie groß?Vee shvehr eest dahs puh-KET? Oont vee gros?
How heavy is the parcel? And how big?
They might also say:
Haben Sie das Paket schon gewogen? Wie groß ist es?
KHAH-bayn zee dahs puh-KET shohn geh-VOH-gayn? Vee gros eest es?
Have you already weighed the parcel? How big is it?
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YOU REPLY
Es wiegt ungefähr drei Kilo. Es ist etwa vierzig Zentimeter lang.
Es veekt OON-geh-fehr drigh KEE-loh. Es eest EH-tvuh FEER-tseekh tsayn-tee-MEH-tuh lahng.
It weighs about three kilos. It is about forty centimetres long.
THEY SAY
Dann nehmen Sie ein Paket bis fünf Kilo. Das kostet etwa sechs Euro.Dahn NEH-mayn zee ighn puh-KET bees fyoonf KEE-loh. Dahs KOS-tet EH-tvuh zeks OY-roh.
Then take a parcel up to five kilos. That costs about six euros.
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YOU REPLY
Wie lange dauert es?
Vee LAHN-geh DOW-ehrt es?
How long does it take?
THEY SAY
Ein bis zwei Werktage. Ich gebe Ihnen die Sendungsnummer, damit Sie es verfolgen können.Ighn bees tsvigh VEHRK-tuh-geh. Eekh GEH-beh EE-nayn dee ZAYN-doongs-noo-muh, duh-MEET zee es fehr-FOL-gayn KYOH-nayn.
One to two working days. I'll give you the tracking number so that you can follow it.
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YOU FINISH
Perfekt, vielen Dank!
Pehr-FEKT, FEE-layn dahnk!
Perfect, thank you very much!
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
Guten
GOO-tayn
adjective
good (in greetings)
Tag
tahk
noun
day
möchte
MYOKH-teh
verb
would like
Paket
puh-KET
noun
parcel, package
verschicken
fehr-SHEE-kayn
verb
to send
Wie
Vee
adverb
how
39 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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