German · Taxi / Mitfahrt
You order a taxi by phone: what to say in German
You order a taxi by phone.
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How it's done. In Germany taxis are often ordered by phone or in an app; the dispatcher asks for the address, time and phone number.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
THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Taxizentrale, guten Tag!TAHK-see-tsayn-truh-leh, GOO-tayn tahk!
Taxi service, good day!
They might also say:
Taxi Müller, guten Tag, wohin soll es gehen?
TAHK-see MYOO-luh, GOO-tayn tahk, voh-KHEEN zol es GEH-ayn?
Müller taxi, good day, where to?
YOU REPLY
Guten Tag, ich brauche ein Taxi zum Hauptbahnhof.
GOO-tayn tahk, eekh BROW-kheh ighn TAHK-see tsoom KHOWPT-bahn-khof.
Good day, I need a taxi to the main station.
THEY SAY
Wann soll das Taxi kommen?Vahn zol dahs TAHK-see KOH-mayn?
When should the taxi come?
They might also say:
Wann brauchen Sie das Taxi?
Vahn BROW-khayn zee dahs TAHK-see?
When do you need the taxi?
2
YOU REPLY
Jetzt gleich, wenn möglich.
Yehtst glighkh, vayn MYOH-gleekh.
Right now, if possible.
THEY SAY
Wo sind Sie?Voh zeent zee?
Where are you?
They might also say:
Wie ist Ihre Adresse?
Vee eest EE-reh uh-DREH-seh?
What is your address?
3
YOU FINISH
Ich bin in der Lindenstraße zwölf.
Eekh been een dehr LEEN-dayns-truh-seh tsvyolf.
I'm at Lindenstraße twelve.
THEY SAY
Das Taxi ist in fünf Minuten da.Dahs TAHK-see eest een fyoonf mee-NOO-tayn duh.
The taxi will be there in five minutes.
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
Taxizentrale
TAHK-see-tsayn-truh-leh
noun
taxi dispatch
guten
GOO-tayn
adjective
good (in greetings)
Tag
tahk
noun
day
brauche
BROW-kheh
verb
I need
Taxi
TAHK-see
noun
taxi
Hauptbahnhof
KHOWPT-bahn-khof
noun
main station
23 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?
Können Sie das bitte aufschreiben?
KYOH-nayn zee dahs BEE-teh OWFSH-righ-bayn?
Can you write it down, please?
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