German · Deutschlandticket / Fahrkarte
You ask about the Deutschlandticket: what to say in German
You ask about the Deutschlandticket.
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How it's done. The Deutschlandticket is a monthly subscription for local and regional transport across the country; it is usually bought in an app or online and can be cancelled before the end of the month.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 ein Deutschlandticket.
GOO-tayn tahk, eekh MYOKH-teh ighn DOYCH-lahn-tee-ket.
Good day, I'd like a Deutschlandticket.
Or say:Guten Tag, ich brauche eine Monatskarte für den Nahverkehr.
GOO-tayn tahk, eekh BROW-kheh IGH-neh MOH-nuhts-kuhr-teh fyoor dayn NAH-fehr-kehr.
THEY SAY
Das bekommen Sie bei uns oder online in der App.Dahs beh-KOH-mayn zee bigh oons OH-duh OHN-lighn een dehr ep.
You can get that here or online in the app.
They might also say:
Das können Sie bei uns kaufen, auch als Handyticket.
Dahs KYOH-nayn zee bigh oons KOW-fayn, owkh ahls KHAYN-dee-tee-ket.
You can buy that from us, also as a phone ticket.
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YOU REPLY
Wie lange gilt es?
Vee LAHN-geh geelt es?
How long is it valid?
THEY SAY
Das ist ein Abo für einen Monat. Es verlängert sich automatisch.Dahs eest ighn AH-boh fyoor IGH-nayn MOH-nuht. Es fehr-LAYN-gehrt zeekh ow-toh-MAH-teesh.
It is a subscription for one month. It renews automatically.
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YOU FINISH
Und wie kann ich es kündigen?
Oont vee kahn eekh es KYOON-dee-gayn?
And how can I cancel it?
THEY SAY
Sie können es bis zum Monatsende kündigen, zum Beispiel online.Zee KYOH-nayn es bees tsoom MOH-nuht-sayn-deh KYOON-dee-gayn, tsoom BIGHSH-peely OHN-lighn.
You can cancel it until the end of the month, for example online.
They might also say:
Das geht jeden Monat, bis spätestens zum Ende.
Dahs get YEH-dayn MOH-nuht, bees SHPEH-tes-tayns tsoom AYN-deh.
You can do that every month, at the latest until its end.
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
möchte
MYOKH-teh
verb
would like
Deutschlandticket
DOYCH-lahn-tee-ket
noun
Deutschlandticket (nationwide travel pass)
bekommen
beh-KOH-mayn
verb
to get, to receive
online
OHN-lighn
adverb
online
30 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?
Similar situations
You buy a single ticketDeutschlandticket / Fahrkarte · A1 in the app
→An inspector checks tickets on the trainDeutschlandticket / Fahrkarte · A1 in the app
→You turn out not to have a valid ticketDeutschlandticket / Fahrkarte · A2 in the app
→You want to cancel your Deutschlandticket subscriptionDeutschlandticket / Fahrkarte · A2 in the app
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