German · Deutschlandticket / Fahrkarte
You ask whether a child pays for the journey: what to say in German
You ask whether a child has to pay for the fare.
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How it's done. Small children travel free (the age depends on the city), older ones with a children's ticket (Kinderticket); for a family there is often a Familienkarte or a group ticket.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
Entschuldigung, müssen Kinder auch ein Ticket kaufen?
Aynt-SHOOL-dee-goong, MYOO-sayn KEEN-duh owkh ighn TEE-ket KOW-fayn?
Excuse me, do children have to buy a ticket too?
Or say:Entschuldigung, wie viel kostet ein Kind?
Aynt-SHOOL-dee-goong, vee feel KOS-tet ighn keent?
THEY SAY
Kleine Kinder fahren meistens kostenlos. Ab sechs Jahren brauchen sie ein Kinderticket.KLIGH-neh KEEN-duh FAH-rayn MIGHS-tayns KOS-tayn-los. Ahp zeks YAH-rayn BROW-khayn zee ighn KEEN-dehr-tee-ket.
Small children mostly travel free. From six years they need a children's ticket.
They might also say:
Bis sechs Jahre meistens frei, danach brauchen Kinder ein Kinderticket.
Bees zeks YAH-reh MIGHS-tayns frigh, duh-NAHKH BROW-khayn KEEN-duh ighn KEEN-dehr-tee-ket.
Up to six years mostly free, after that children need a children's ticket.
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YOU REPLY
Mein Kind ist sieben Jahre alt. Was kostet das?
Mighn keent eest ZEE-bayn YAH-reh ahlt. Vahs KOS-tet dahs?
My child is seven years old. What does that cost?
THEY SAY
Ein Kinderticket kostet zwei Euro zwanzig. Oder Sie nehmen eine Familienkarte.Ighn KEEN-dehr-tee-ket KOS-tet tsvigh OY-roh TSVAHN-tseekh. OH-duh zee NEH-mayn IGH-neh FAH-mee-leen-kuhr-teh.
A children's ticket costs two euros twenty. Or you take a family ticket.
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YOU FINISH
Danke. Dann nehme ich das Kinderticket.
DAHN-keh. Dahn NEH-meh eekh dahs KEEN-dehr-tee-ket.
Thanks. Then I'll take the children's ticket.
THEY SAY
Gern. Gute Fahrt!Gehrn. GOO-teh fahrt!
You're welcome. Have a good journey!
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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
müssen
MYOO-sayn
verb
to have to
Kinder
KEEN-duh
noun
children
auch
owkh
adverb
also, too
Ticket
TEE-ket
noun
ticket
kaufen
KOW-fayn
verb
to buy
Kleine
KLIGH-neh
adjective
small
34 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 ask about the DeutschlandticketDeutschlandticket / Fahrkarte · A2 in the app
→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
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