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An office requires a translation of your documents and you ask where to get it done: what to say in German
An office requires a translation of your documents and you ask where to get it done.
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How it's done. Offices ask for a beglaubigte Übersetzung (certified translation) by a sworn translator (vereidigter Übersetzer): look in the online database of translators of your federal state; the price depends on the length.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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1
YOU START
Guten Tag, ich suche jemanden, der Dokumente übersetzen kann. Wissen Sie, wo?
GOO-tayn tahk, eekh ZOO-kheh YEH-mahn-dayn, dehr doh-koo-MAYN-teh yoo-behr-ZEH-tsayn kahn. VEE-sayn zee, voh?
Good day, I'm looking for someone who can translate documents. Do you know where?
Or say:Guten Tag, ich brauche eine Übersetzung meines Zeugnisses.
GOO-tayn tahk, eekh BROW-kheh IGH-neh yoo-behr-ZEH-tsoong MIGH-nes TSOYG-nee-ses.
THEY SAY
Für Behörden brauchen Sie eine beglaubigte Übersetzung. Die macht ein vereidigter Übersetzer.Fyoor beh-KHYOR-dayn BROW-khayn zee IGH-neh beh-GLOW-beekh-teh yoo-behr-ZEH-tsoong. Dee mahkht ighn feh-RIGH-deekh-tuh YOO-behr-zeh-tsuh.
For authorities you need a certified translation. A sworn translator does that.
They might also say:
Das muss ein vereidigter Übersetzer machen, damit es offiziell ist.
Dahs moos ighn feh-RIGH-deekh-tuh YOO-behr-zeh-tsuh MAH-khayn, duh-MEET es oh-fee-tsee-EL eest.
A sworn translator has to do it so that it is official.
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YOU REPLY
Wo finde ich einen vereidigten Übersetzer?
Voh FEEN-deh eekh IGH-nayn feh-RIGH-deekh-tayn YOO-behr-zeh-tsuh?
Where do I find a sworn translator?
THEY SAY
Im Internet gibt es eine Datenbank. Suchen Sie dort nach Übersetzern für Ukrainisch.Eem EEN-tehr-net geept es IGH-neh DAH-tayn-bahnk. ZOO-khayn zee dort nahkh YOO-behr-zeh-tsehrn fyoor oo-kruh-EE-neesh.
There is a database on the internet. Look there for translators for Ukrainian.
3
YOU REPLY
Was kostet das ungefähr?
Vahs KOS-tet dahs OON-geh-fehr?
What does that cost roughly?
THEY SAY
Das hängt von der Länge ab. Meistens zwischen dreißig und sechzig Euro pro Seite.Dahs khayngt fohn dehr LAYN-geh ahp. MIGHS-tayns TSVEE-shayn DRIGH-seekh oont ZEKH-tseekh OY-roh proh ZIGH-teh.
That depends on the length. Usually between thirty and sixty euros per page.
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YOU FINISH
Danke für die Information.
DAHN-keh fyoor dee een-for-muh-tsee-OHN.
Thanks for the information.
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
suche
ZOO-kheh
verb
I look for
Dokumente
doh-koo-MAYN-teh
noun
documents
übersetzen
yoo-behr-ZEH-tsayn
verb
to translate
kann
kahn
verb
can
48 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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