German · Hausaufgaben / Nachhilfe
You ask about help with homework: what to say in German
You ask about help with homework.
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How it's done. Hausaufgabenbetreuung is supervised homework at school; Nachhilfe is tutoring; school options are often free or cheap.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
Gibt es in der Schule Hilfe bei den Hausaufgaben?
Geept es een dehr SHOO-leh KHEEL-feh bigh dayn KHOW-sowf-guh-bayn?
Is there help with homework at school?
Or say:Gibt es hier eine Nachhilfe?
Geept es kheer IGH-neh NAHKH-kheel-feh?
THEY SAY
Ja, wir haben eine Hausaufgabenbetreuung am Nachmittag.Yah, veer KHAH-bayn IGH-neh KHOW-sowf-guh-bayn-beh-troy-oong ahm NAHKH-mee-tuhk.
Yes, we have homework supervision in the afternoon.
They might also say:
Ja, nachmittags gibt es eine Betreuung für die Hausaufgaben.
Yah, NAHKH-mee-tuhks geept es IGH-neh beh-TROY-oong fyoor dee KHOW-sowf-guh-bayn.
Yes, in the afternoon there is supervision for the homework.
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YOU FINISH
Wie kann ich mein Kind anmelden?
Vee kahn eekh mighn keent AHN-mel-dayn?
How can I register my child?
THEY SAY
Füllen Sie bitte dieses Formular aus.FYOO-layn zee BEE-teh DEE-zes for-moo-LAHR ows.
Please fill in this form.
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
Gibt
Geept
verb
gives
Schule
SHOO-leh
noun
school
Hilfe
KHEEL-feh
noun
help
Hausaufgaben
KHOW-sowf-guh-bayn
noun
homework
Ja
Yah
adverb
yes
haben
KHAH-bayn
verb
to have
22 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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