German · Hausaufgaben / Nachhilfe
Your child needs help with maths: what to say in German
Your child needs help with maths.
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How it's done. Many schools have free homework help (Hausaufgabenhilfe); paid tutors (Nachhilfe) are separate; ask at the secretary's office about the schedule and registration.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
Mein Kind braucht Hilfe in Mathematik. Gibt es Nachhilfe?
Mighn keent browkht KHEEL-feh een muh-teh-MAH-teek. Geept es NAHKH-kheel-feh?
My child needs help in maths. Is there tutoring?
Or say:Gibt es hier Nachhilfe für die Schule?
Geept es kheer NAHKH-kheel-feh fyoor dee SHOO-leh?
THEY SAY
Ja, wir haben eine kostenlose Hausaufgabenhilfe am Nachmittag. Außerdem gibt es private Nachhilfe.Yah, veer KHAH-bayn IGH-neh KOS-tayn-loh-zeh KHOW-sowf-guh-bayn-kheel-feh ahm NAHKH-mee-tuhk. OW-sehr-dem geept es prih-VAH-teh NAHKH-kheel-feh.
Yes, we have free homework help in the afternoon. There is also private tutoring.
They might also say:
Es gibt eine Hausaufgabenbetreuung an der Schule. Das ist kostenlos.
Es geept IGH-neh KHOW-sowf-guh-bayn-beh-troy-oong ahn dehr SHOO-leh. Dahs eest KOS-tayn-los.
There is homework supervision at the school. It is free.
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YOU REPLY
Wann ist die Hausaufgabenhilfe?
Vahn eest dee KHOW-sowf-guh-bayn-kheel-feh?
When is the homework help?
THEY SAY
Montags und mittwochs von vierzehn bis sechzehn Uhr. Sie müssen Ihr Kind anmelden.MOHN-tuhks oont MEE-tvoks fohn FEER-tsayn bees ZEKH-tsayn oor. Zee MYOO-sayn eer keent AHN-mel-dayn.
On Mondays and Wednesdays from two to four p.m. You have to register your child.
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YOU REPLY
Wo melde ich mein Kind an?
Voh MEL-deh eekh mighn keent ahn?
Where do I register my child?
THEY SAY
Im Sekretariat. Das Formular liegt dort.Eem zeh-kreh-tuh-ree-AHT. Dahs for-moo-LAHR leekt dort.
At the secretary's office. The form is there.
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YOU FINISH
Danke schön!
DAHN-keh shyohn!
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.
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
braucht
browkht
verb
needs
Hilfe
KHEEL-feh
noun
help
Mathematik
muh-teh-MAH-teek
noun
maths
Gibt
Geept
verb
gives
Nachhilfe
NAHKH-kheel-feh
noun
tutoring
40 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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