German · Schulalltag
You ask how your child can get to school: what to say in German
You ask how your child can get to school.
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How it's done. Children who live far from school often get a school travel pass (Schülerfahrkarte): you apply at the secretary's office; you need a photo of the child.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
Entschuldigung, wie kommt mein Kind am besten zur Schule?
Aynt-SHOOL-dee-goong, vee komt mighn keent ahm BES-tayn tsoor SHOO-leh?
Excuse me, how does my child best get to school?
Or say:Gibt es einen Schulbus für unser Viertel?
Geept es IGH-nayn SHOOL-boos fyoor OON-zuh FEER-tel?
THEY SAY
Es gibt Linienbusse. Wenn der Weg weit ist, bekommen Kinder oft eine Schülerfahrkarte.Es geept LEE-neen-boo-seh. Vayn dehr vek vight eest, beh-KOH-mayn KEEN-duh oft IGH-neh SHYOO-lehr-fuhr-kuhr-teh.
There are regular buses. If the way is far, children often get a school travel pass.
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YOU REPLY
Wie bekomme ich die Fahrkarte?
Vee beh-KOH-meh eekh dee FAHR-kuhr-teh?
How do I get the pass?
THEY SAY
Sie stellen einen Antrag im Sekretariat. Sie brauchen ein Foto Ihres Kindes.Zee SHTEH-layn IGH-nayn AHN-truhk eem zeh-kreh-tuh-ree-AHT. Zee BROW-khayn ighn FOH-toh EE-res KEEN-des.
You make an application at the secretary's office. You need a photo of your child.
They might also say:
Das machen Sie im Sekretariat. Bringen Sie bitte ein Foto mit.
Dahs MAH-khayn zee eem zeh-kreh-tuh-ree-AHT. BREEN-gayn zee BEE-teh ighn FOH-toh meet.
You do that at the secretary's office. Please bring a photo.
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YOU REPLY
Und wie lange ist die Fahrt?
Oont vee LAHN-geh eest dee fahrt?
And how long is the journey?
THEY SAY
Etwa zwanzig Minuten. Die Haltestelle ist an der Hauptstraße.EH-tvuh TSVAHN-tseekh mee-NOO-tayn. Dee KHAHL-tes-teh-leh eest ahn dehr KHOWPTS-truh-seh.
About twenty minutes. The stop is on the Hauptstraße.
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YOU FINISH
Danke für die Information!
DAHN-keh fyoor dee een-for-muh-tsee-OHN!
Thanks for the information!
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
wie
vee
adverb
how
kommt
komt
verb
comes
Kind
keent
noun
child
besten
BES-tayn
adjective
best
Schule
SHOO-leh
noun
school
gibt
geept
verb
gives
43 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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