German · Entschuldigung / Krankmeldung
Your child has a doctor's appointment during lessons and you ask for them to be let out: what to say in German
The child has a doctor's appointment during lessons and you ask for release.
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How it's done. If the child has to see a doctor during lessons, parents write a note or message to the class teacher in advance: Er muss früher gehen.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, mein Sohn hat morgen einen Arzttermin. Er muss früher gehen.
GOO-tayn tahk, mighn zohn khaht MOR-gayn IGH-nayn AHRTS-tehr-meen. Ehr moos FRYOO-uh GEH-ayn.
Good day, my son has a doctor's appointment tomorrow. He has to leave earlier.
Or say:Guten Tag, ich möchte meinen Sohn morgen früher abholen. Er muss zum Arzt.
GOO-tayn tahk, eekh MYOKH-teh MIGH-nayn zohn MOR-gayn FRYOO-uh AHB-khoh-layn. Ehr moos tsoom ahrtst.
THEY SAY
Das ist kein Problem. Wann holen Sie ihn ab?Dahs eest kighn proh-BLEM. Vahn KHOH-layn zee een ahp?
That's no problem. When will you pick him up?
They might also say:
Gern. Um wie viel Uhr holen Sie ihn ab?
Gehrn. Oom vee feel oor KHOH-layn zee een ahp?
Gladly. At what time will you pick him up?
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YOU FINISH
Um elf Uhr, nach der zweiten Stunde.
Oom elf oor, nahkh dehr TSVIGH-tayn SHTOON-deh.
At eleven o'clock, after the second lesson.
THEY SAY
Gut, dann sage ich Bescheid.Goot, dahn ZAH-geh eekh beh-SHIGHT.
Good, then I'll let them know.
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
Sohn
zohn
noun
son
hat
khaht
verb
has
morgen
MOR-gayn
noun
morning
Arzttermin
AHRTS-tehr-meen
noun
doctor's appointment
27 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?
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