German · Schulalltag
You enrol your child at school and answer the secretary's questions: what to say in German
You register your child at the school and answer the secretary's questions.
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How it's done. To register at a school you need the birth certificate, proof of registration and a vaccination record, including measles (Masernschutz); the school holds a talk to decide the class.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 mein Kind in der Schule anmelden.
GOO-tayn tahk, eekh MYOKH-teh mighn keent een dehr SHOO-leh AHN-mel-dayn.
Good day, I'd like to register my child at the school.
Or say:Guten Tag, mein Kind soll hier zur Schule gehen. Wie melde ich es an?
GOO-tayn tahk, mighn keent zol kheer tsoor SHOO-leh GEH-ayn. Vee MEL-deh eekh es ahn?
THEY SAY
Wie alt ist Ihr Kind, und seit wann sind Sie in Deutschland?Vee ahlt eest eer keent, oont zight vahn zeent zee een DOYCH-lahnd?
How old is your child, and since when have you been in Germany?
They might also say:
Wie alt ist Ihr Kind, und wo hat es bisher gelernt?
Vee ahlt eest eer keent, oont voh khaht es bees-KHEHR geh-LEHRNT?
How old is your child, and where has it studied so far?
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YOU REPLY
Mein Kind ist acht Jahre alt. Wir sind seit drei Monaten hier.
Mighn keent eest ahkht YAH-reh ahlt. Veer zeent zight drigh MOH-nuh-tayn kheer.
My child is eight years old. We have been here for three months.
THEY SAY
Dann brauche ich die Geburtsurkunde, die Meldebescheinigung und den Impfnachweis.Dahn BROW-kheh eekh dee geh-BOORT-soor-koon-deh, dee MEL-deh-beh-shigh-nee-goong oont dayn EEMPF-nuhkh-vighs.
Then I need the birth certificate, the registration certificate and the vaccination record.
They might also say:
Bringen Sie bitte Geburtsurkunde, Meldebescheinigung und Impfausweis mit.
BREEN-gayn zee BEE-teh geh-BOORT-soor-koon-deh, MEL-deh-beh-shigh-nee-goong oont EEMP-fow-svighs meet.
Please bring the birth certificate, the registration certificate and the vaccination record.
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YOU REPLY
Das habe ich dabei. Muss mein Kind einen Test machen?
Dahs KHAH-beh eekh duh-BIGH. Moos mighn keent IGH-nayn test MAH-khayn?
I have that with me. Does my child have to take a test?
THEY SAY
Es gibt ein Gespräch, in dem wir das Sprachniveau prüfen. Danach sagen wir, in welche Klasse es kommt.Es geept ighn gesh-PREKH, een dem veer dahs SHPRAHKH-nee-voh PRYOO-fayn. Duh-NAHKH ZAH-gayn veer, een VEL-kheh KLAH-seh es komt.
There is a talk in which we check the language level. Afterwards we say which class it will go into.
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YOU REPLY
Wann kann das Gespräch sein?
Vahn kahn dahs gesh-PREKH zighn?
When can the talk be?
THEY SAY
Nächsten Mittwoch um neun Uhr.NEKS-tayn MEE-tvokh oom noyn oor.
Next Wednesday at nine.
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YOU FINISH
Vielen Dank!
FEE-layn dahnk!
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.
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
Kind
keent
noun
child
Schule
SHOO-leh
noun
school
anmelden
AHN-mel-dayn
verb
to register
55 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?
Können Sie das bitte aufschreiben?
KYOH-nayn zee dahs BEE-teh OWFSH-righ-bayn?
Can you write it down, please?
Was bedeutet das?
Vahs beh-DOY-tet dahs?
What does this mean?
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