German · Copyshop
The file is on your phone and needs printing: what to say in German
The file is on your phone and has to be printed.
💡
How it's done. At a copy shop they often accept a file on a USB-Stick or by email to the shop; ask what suits them.Prepared by the Movko team, November 2026. This is language help, not legal or medical advice: check the rules with the office itself.
Cheat sheet for your visit
The first phrase is open: tap ▶ to listen, or “Show” to show it to the other person. The rest of the dialogue is in the course in the app.
1
YOU START
Guten Tag, ich habe ein Dokument auf dem Handy. Kann ich das ausdrucken?
GOO-tayn tahk, eekh KHAH-beh ighn doh-koo-MAYNT owf dem KHAYN-dee. Kahn eekh dahs OWS-droo-kayn?
Good day, I have a document on my phone. Can I print it?
Or say:Guten Tag, ich möchte etwas ausdrucken. Die Datei ist auf meinem Handy.
GOO-tayn tahk, eekh MYOKH-teh EH-tvuhs OWS-droo-kayn. Dee duh-TIGH eest owf MIGH-nem KHAYN-dee.
THEY SAY
Ja, gern. Haben Sie einen USB-Stick oder können Sie es per E-Mail schicken?Yah, gehrn. KHAH-bayn zee IGH-nayn oo-es-beh-shteek OH-duh KYOH-nayn zee es pehr ee-mayl SHEE-kayn?
Yes, gladly. Do you have a USB stick or can you send it by email?
They might also say:
Das geht. Schicken Sie es mir per E-Mail oder bringen Sie es auf dem Stick.
Dahs get. SHEE-kayn zee es meer pehr ee-mayl OH-duh BREEN-gayn zee es owf dem shteek.
That's fine. Send it to me by email or bring it on a stick.
2
YOU REPLY
Ich schicke es per E-Mail. Wie ist Ihre Adresse?
Eekh SHEE-keh es pehr ee-mayl. Vee eest EE-reh uh-DREH-seh?
I'll send it by email. What is your address?
THEY SAY
Die Adresse steht hier auf dem Zettel.Dee uh-DREH-seh shtet kheer owf dem TSEH-tel.
The address is on this slip.
3
YOU FINISH
Danke schön. Jetzt habe ich es geschickt.
DAHN-keh shyohn. Yehtst KHAH-beh eekh es geh-SHEEKT.
Thank you. Now I have sent it.
THEY SAY
Super, ich drucke es gleich aus.ZOO-puh, eekh DROO-keh es glighkh ows.
Great, I'll print it right away.
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
habe
KHAH-beh
verb
I have
Dokument
doh-koo-MAYNT
noun
document
Handy
KHAYN-dee
noun
mobile phone
Kann
Kahn
verb
can
35 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 das bitte aufschreiben?
KYOH-nayn zee dahs BEE-teh OWFSH-righ-bayn?
Can you write it down, please?
Similar situations
A document needs laminatingCopyshop · A2 in the app
→You ask where you can scan a documentCopyshop · A1 in the app
→You need a certified copy of a document and ask the copy shop whether they do itCopyshop · A2 in the app
→An office requires a translation of your documents and you ask where to get it doneCopyshop · A2 in the app
→Found a mistake? Write to us and we will fix it. This is language help, not medical or legal advice.Report