German · Arbeitsvertrag
You go through the clauses of the employment contract: what to say in German
You look at points of an employment contract.
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How it's done. In the contract look at Probezeit (probation), Kündigungsfrist (notice period), Arbeitszeit (hours) and Urlaubstage (holiday days).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, wie lange ist die Probezeit?
Aynt-SHOOL-dee-goong, vee LAHN-geh eest dee PROH-beh-tsight?
Excuse me, how long is the probation period?
Or say:Entschuldigung, gibt es eine Probezeit?
Aynt-SHOOL-dee-goong, geept es IGH-neh PROH-beh-tsight?
THEY SAY
Die Probezeit dauert sechs Monate.Dee PROH-beh-tsight DOW-ehrt zeks MOH-nuh-teh.
The probation period lasts six months.
They might also say:
Es gibt eine Probezeit von sechs Monaten.
Es geept IGH-neh PROH-beh-tsight fohn zeks MOH-nuh-tayn.
There is a probation period of six months.
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YOU REPLY
Und wie ist die Kündigungsfrist in der Probezeit?
Oont vee eest dee kyoon-dee-goongs-FREEST een dehr PROH-beh-tsight?
And what is the notice period in the probation period?
THEY SAY
Die ist kürzer, zwei Wochen.Dee eest KYOOR-tsuh, tsvigh VOH-khayn.
It is shorter, two weeks.
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YOU FINISH
Danke, das ist gut zu wissen.
DAHN-keh, dahs eest goot tsoo VEE-sayn.
Thanks, that's good to know.
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Words worth knowing
wie
vee
adverb
how
lange
LAHN-geh
adverb
for a long time
ist
eest
verb
is
Probezeit
PROH-beh-tsight
noun
probation period
dauert
DOW-ehrt
verb
lasts
Monate
MOH-nuh-teh
noun
months
15 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.
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KYOH-nayn zee dahs BEE-teh vee-dehr-KHOH-layn?
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Können Sie das bitte aufschreiben?
KYOH-nayn zee dahs BEE-teh OWFSH-righ-bayn?
Can you write it down, please?
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Vahs beh-DOY-tet dahs?
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