German · Sprachförderung
The teacher tells you how your child is progressing in the preparatory class: what to say in German
The teacher tells you about your child's progress in the welcome class.
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How it's done. A Willkommensklasse is a preparatory class for children learning German; gradually the child joins regular lessons (Regelklasse), starting with sport and art.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
Ihr Kind ist jetzt drei Monate in der Willkommensklasse. Es macht gute Fortschritte.Eer keent eest yehtst drigh MOH-nuh-teh een dehr VEEL-koh-mayns-kluh-seh. Es mahkht GOO-teh FORTSH-ree-teh.
Your child has now been in the welcome class for three months. It is making good progress.
They might also say:
Ihr Kind lernt in der Willkommensklasse schnell Deutsch.
Eer keent lehrnt een dehr VEEL-koh-mayns-kluh-seh shnel doych.
Your child is learning German quickly in the welcome class.
YOU REPLY
Wann kann es in die Regelklasse wechseln?
Vahn kahn es een dee REH-gel-kluh-seh VEK-seln?
When can it move to the regular class?
Or say:Wird mein Kind bald in die normale Klasse gehen?
Veert mighn keent bahlt een dee nor-MAH-leh KLAH-seh GEH-ayn?
THEY SAY
Wir beginnen im nächsten Monat mit einzelnen Fächern, zum Beispiel Sport und Kunst.Veer beh-GEE-nayn eem NEKS-tayn MOH-nuht meet IGHN-tsel-nayn FEH-khehrn, tsoom BIGHSH-peely shport oont koonst.
Next month we'll begin with individual subjects, for example sport and art.
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YOU REPLY
Das klingt gut. Was können wir zu Hause tun?
Dahs kleengt goot. Vahs KYOH-nayn veer tsoo KHOW-zeh toon?
That sounds good. What can we do at home?
THEY SAY
Lesen Sie mit Ihrem Kind Bücher, auch auf Ukrainisch. Und lassen Sie es Deutsch hören, zum Beispiel im Fernsehen.LEH-zayn zee meet EE-rem keent BYOO-khuh, owkh owf oo-kruh-EE-neesh. Oont LAH-sayn zee es doych KHYOH-rayn, tsoom BIGHSH-peely eem FEHRN-zeh-ayn.
Read books with your child, also in Ukrainian. And let it hear German, for example on television.
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YOU FINISH
Das machen wir. Vielen Dank für Ihre Unterstützung!
Dahs MAH-khayn veer. FEE-layn dahnk fyoor EE-reh OON-tehrsh-tyoo-tsoong!
We'll do that. Thank you very much for your support!
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
Kind
keent
noun
child
ist
eest
verb
is
jetzt
yehtst
adverb
now
Monate
MOH-nuh-teh
noun
months
Willkommensklasse
VEEL-koh-mayns-kluh-seh
noun
welcome class
macht
mahkht
verb
makes
50 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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