German · Reinigung
You take a duvet to the dry cleaner's: what to say in German
You hand a duvet in at the dry cleaner.
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How it's done. At the dry cleaner (Reinigung) the Abholschein shows the collection date; duvets (Bettdecken) take longer; they ask about the material: down (Daunen) or synthetic.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, ich möchte meine Bettdecke reinigen lassen. Machen Sie das?
GOO-tayn tahk, eekh MYOKH-teh MIGH-neh BET-deh-keh RIGH-nee-gayn LAH-sayn. MAH-khayn zee dahs?
Good day, I'd like to have my duvet cleaned. Do you do that?
Or say:Guten Tag, können Sie eine Daunendecke reinigen?
GOO-tayn tahk, KYOH-nayn zee IGH-neh DOW-nayn-deh-keh RIGH-nee-gayn?
THEY SAY
Ja, das machen wir. Ist die Decke aus Daunen oder aus Synthetik?Yah, dahs MAH-khayn veer. Eest dee DEH-keh ows DOW-nayn OH-duh ows zyoon-TEH-teek?
Yes, we do that. Is the duvet made of down or synthetic?
They might also say:
Ja, das geht. Aus welchem Material ist die Decke?
Yah, dahs get. Ows VEL-khem muh-teh-ree-AHL eest dee DEH-keh?
Yes, that's possible. What material is the duvet made of?
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YOU REPLY
Aus Daunen. Wie lange dauert das?
Ows DOW-nayn. Vee LAHN-geh DOW-ehrt dahs?
Of down. How long does it take?
THEY SAY
Etwa eine Woche. Das kostet vierzig Euro.EH-tvuh IGH-neh VOH-kheh. Dahs KOS-tet FEER-tseekh OY-roh.
About a week. It costs forty euros.
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YOU REPLY
Das ist in Ordnung. Wann kann ich sie abholen?
Dahs eest een ORD-noong. Vahn kahn eekh zee AHB-khoh-layn?
That's fine. When can I collect it?
THEY SAY
Ab nächstem Mittwoch. Hier ist Ihr Abholschein. Bitte bewahren Sie ihn auf.Ahp NEKS-tem MEE-tvokh. Kheer eest eer AHB-khol-shighn. BEE-teh beh-VAH-rayn zee een owf.
From next Wednesday. Here is your collection slip. Please keep it.
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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.
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Words worth knowing
Guten
GOO-tayn
adjective
good (in greetings)
Tag
tahk
noun
day
möchte
MYOKH-teh
verb
would like
Bettdecke
BET-deh-keh
noun
duvet
reinigen
RIGH-nee-gayn
verb
to clean
lassen
LAH-sayn
verb
to leave, to let
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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