German · Elternabend / Elterngespräch
You ask the teacher how your child is doing: what to say in German
You ask the teacher about your child's progress.
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How it's done. Useful words: fleißig (diligent), aufmerksam (attentive), Schwierigkeiten (difficulties), Fortschritte (progress), Unterstützung (support).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, wie macht sich meine Tochter in der Klasse?
GOO-tayn tahk, vee mahkht zeekh MIGH-neh TOKH-tuh een dehr KLAH-seh?
Good day, how is my daughter doing in class?
Or say:Guten Tag, wie läuft es bei meinem Sohn?
GOO-tayn tahk, vee loyft es bigh MIGH-nem zohn?
THEY SAY
Sie ist sehr fleißig und aufmerksam. Das freut mich.Zee eest zehr FLIGH-seekh oont OWF-mehrk-zuhm. Dahs froyt meekh.
She is very diligent and attentive. That pleases me.
They might also say:
Es läuft gut. Sie macht gute Fortschritte.
Es loyft goot. Zee mahkht GOO-teh FORTSH-ree-teh.
It's going well. She is making good progress.
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YOU REPLY
Hat sie Schwierigkeiten in Deutsch?
Khaht zee SHVEE-reekh-kigh-tayn een doych?
Does she have difficulties in German?
THEY SAY
Ein wenig. Sie braucht noch Unterstützung beim Lesen.Ighn VEH-neekh. Zee browkht nokh OON-tehrsh-tyoo-tsoong bighm LEH-zayn.
A little. She still needs support with reading.
3
YOU FINISH
Verstehe. Was kann ich zu Hause tun?
Fehrsh-TEH-eh. Vahs kahn eekh tsoo KHOW-zeh toon?
I see. What can I do at home?
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
wie
vee
adverb
how
macht
mahkht
verb
makes
Tochter
TOKH-tuh
noun
daughter
Klasse
KLAH-seh
noun
class
30 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?
Ich spreche noch nicht gut Deutsch.
Eekh SHPREH-kheh nokh neekht goot doych.
I don't speak German well yet.
Was bedeutet das?
Vahs beh-DOY-tet dahs?
What does this mean?
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