German · Elternabend / Elterngespräch
You book a meeting with the teacher: what to say in German
You book a talk with the teacher.
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How it's done. The Elternsprechtag is a day of conversations with teachers (once or twice a year); the school has a sign-up list and a few minutes are allotted per talk.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 möchte einen Termin beim Elternsprechtag.
GOO-tayn tahk, eekh MYOKH-teh IGH-nayn tehr-MEEN bighm EL-tehrnsh-prekh-tuhk.
Good day, I'd like to book an appointment on parents' day.
Or say:Guten Tag, wie kann ich mich für den Elternsprechtag eintragen?
GOO-tayn tahk, vee kahn eekh meekh fyoor dayn EL-tehrnsh-prekh-tuhk IGHN-truh-gayn?
THEY SAY
Die Liste hängt vor dem Klassenzimmer. Sie können sich dort eintragen.Dee LEES-teh khayngt for dem KLAH-sayn-tsee-muh. Zee KYOH-nayn zeekh dort IGHN-truh-gayn.
The list hangs in front of the classroom. You can sign up there.
They might also say:
Sie können sich in die Liste eintragen. Wann passt es Ihnen?
Zee KYOH-nayn zeekh een dee LEES-teh IGHN-truh-gayn. Vahn pahst es EE-nayn?
You can add yourself to the list. When does it suit you?
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YOU FINISH
Danke. Wie lange dauert das Gespräch?
DAHN-keh. Vee LAHN-geh DOW-ehrt dahs gesh-PREKH?
Thank you. How long does the conversation take?
THEY SAY
Etwa zehn Minuten pro Familie.EH-tvuh tsayn mee-NOO-tayn proh fuh-MEE-lee-eh.
About ten minutes per family.
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
möchte
MYOKH-teh
verb
would like
Termin
tehr-MEEN
noun
appointment
Elternsprechtag
EL-tehrnsh-prekh-tuhk
noun
parent-teacher day
Liste
LEES-teh
noun
list
24 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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