German · Handy / Mobilfunk
Your phone will not charge and you ask a repairman: what to say in German
Your phone does not charge and you ask the repairman.
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How it's done. Akku is the battery, Ladekabel the charging cable, Anschluss the port; the repairman first checks the cable and the port and then names the price of a new battery.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. Mein Handy lädt nicht mehr. Was kann das sein?
GOO-tayn tahk. Mighn KHAYN-dee let neekht mehr. Vahs kahn dahs zighn?
Good day. My phone no longer charges. What can that be?
Or say:Guten Tag, mein Handy geht nach kurzer Zeit aus.
GOO-tayn tahk, mighn KHAYN-dee get nahkh KOOR-tsuh tsight ows.
THEY SAY
Haben Sie schon ein anderes Ladekabel probiert?KHAH-bayn zee shohn ighn AHN-deh-res LAH-deh-kuh-bel proh-BEERT?
Have you already tried another charging cable?
They might also say:
Haben Sie das Ladegerät schon gewechselt?
KHAH-bayn zee dahs LAH-deh-geh-ret shohn geh-VEK-selt?
Have you already swapped the charger?
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YOU REPLY
Ja, mit einem anderen Kabel funktioniert es auch nicht.
Yah, meet IGH-nem AHN-deh-rayn KAH-bel foonk-tsee-oh-NEERT es owkh neekht.
Yes, it doesn't work with another cable either.
THEY SAY
Dann ist wahrscheinlich der Akku oder der Anschluss kaputt. Ich prüfe das kurz.Dahn eest vuhr-SHIGHN-leekh dehr AH-koo OH-duh dehr AHNSH-loos kuh-POOT. Eekh PRYOO-feh dahs koorts.
Then probably the battery or the port is broken. I'll check it quickly.
3
YOU REPLY
Wie lange dauert das? Und was kostet ein neuer Akku?
Vee LAHN-geh DOW-ehrt dahs? Oont vahs KOS-tet ighn NOY-uh AH-koo?
How long does that take? And what does a new battery cost?
THEY SAY
Der neue Akku kostet etwa fünfzig Euro, und die Reparatur dauert eine halbe Stunde.Dehr NOY-eh AH-koo KOS-tet EH-tvuh FYOONF-tseekh OY-roh, oont dee reh-puh-ruh-TOOR DOW-ehrt IGH-neh KHAHL-beh SHTOON-deh.
The new battery costs about fifty euros and the repair takes half an hour.
4
YOU FINISH
Gut, dann machen Sie das bitte. Danke!
Goot, dahn MAH-khayn zee dahs BEE-teh. DAHN-keh!
Good, then please do that. Thanks!
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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
Handy
KHAYN-dee
noun
mobile phone
lädt
let
verb
charges
nicht
neekht
adverb
not
mehr
mehr
adverb
more
50 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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