German · Schulalltag
Swimming lessons are starting at school and the teacher says what to bring: what to say in German
Swimming lessons begin in the class and the teacher says what to bring.
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How it's done. Swimming (Schwimmunterricht) is part of the school curriculum: you need swimming trunks or a swimsuit, a towel, often a cap; the children are divided into groups by ability.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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THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Ab nächster Woche hat die Klasse Schwimmunterricht. Ihr Kind braucht Badesachen.Ahp NEKS-tuh VOH-kheh khaht dee KLAH-seh SHVEE-moon-teh-reekht. Eer keent browkht BAH-deh-zuh-khayn.
From next week the class has swimming lessons. Your child needs swimming things.
They might also say:
Nächste Woche beginnt der Schwimmunterricht. Bitte denken Sie an die Badesachen.
NEKS-teh VOH-kheh beh-GEENT dehr SHVEE-moon-teh-reekht. BEE-teh DAYN-kayn zee ahn dee BAH-deh-zuh-khayn.
Swimming lessons begin next week. Please remember the swimming things.
YOU REPLY
Was muss mein Kind mitbringen?
Vahs moos mighn keent MEET-breen-gayn?
What does my child have to bring?
Or say:Was soll ich einpacken?
Vahs zol eekh IGHN-puh-kayn?
THEY SAY
Badehose oder Badeanzug, ein Handtuch und eine Badekappe. Bitte alles beschriften.BAH-deh-oh-zeh OH-duh BAH-deh-ahn-tsook, ighn KHAHN-tookh oont IGH-neh BAH-deh-kuh-peh. BEE-teh AH-les besh-REEF-tayn.
Swimming trunks or a swimsuit, a towel and a swimming cap. Please label everything.
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YOU REPLY
Und wenn mein Kind noch nicht schwimmen kann?
Oont vayn mighn keent nokh neekht SHVEE-mayn kahn?
And if my child can't swim yet?
THEY SAY
Das ist kein Problem. Die Kinder werden in Gruppen eingeteilt. Es lernt es bei uns.Dahs eest kighn proh-BLEM. Dee KEEN-duh VEHR-dayn een GROO-payn IGHN-geh-tighlt. Es lehrnt es bigh oons.
That's no problem. The children are divided into groups. It will learn it with us.
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YOU FINISH
Gut. Und wenn mein Kind krank ist?
Goot. Oont vayn mighn keent krahnk eest?
Good. And if my child is ill?
THEY SAY
Dann geben Sie eine Entschuldigung mit. Danke!Dahn GEH-bayn zee IGH-neh aynt-SHOOL-dee-goong meet. DAHN-keh!
Then send an excuse note. Thank you!
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
nächster
NEKS-tuh
adjective
next
Woche
VOH-kheh
noun
week
hat
khaht
verb
has
Klasse
KLAH-seh
noun
class
Schwimmunterricht
SHVEE-moon-teh-reekht
noun
swimming lessons
Kind
keent
noun
child
46 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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