Eingewöhnung with my child at her Kita: Sharing your child's essentials
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Key Phrases
Herzlich willkommen in der Kita.
Welcome to the daycare center.
Was braucht Emma heute?
What does Emma need today?
Hier sind ihre Hausschuhe, Wechselkleidung und ihre Brotdose.
Here are her slippers, a change of clothes, and her lunch box.
Skills You'll Learn
Introducing your child in German.
Das eigene Kind auf Deutsch vorstellen.
Talking about daycare items and daily needs.
Über Sachen für die Kita und den täglichen Bedarf sprechen.
Explaining what your child has brought for settling in and later use.
Erklären, was das Kind für die Eingewöhnung und später dabeihat.
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you are dropping off your daughter Emma at a daycare center in Germany. You greet the staff, hand over her things like slippers, spare clothes, water bottle, comfort toy, and lunch box, and briefly talk about what she needs for the day.
Guten Morgen. Das ist meine Tochter Emma.
Good morning. This is my daughter Emma.
Guten Morgen. Herzlich willkommen in der Kita.
Good morning. Welcome to the daycare center.
Ich habe ihre Sachen dabei.
I brought her things with me.
Sehr gut. Was braucht Emma heute?
Very good. What does Emma need today?
Hier sind ihre Hausschuhe und Wechselkleidung.
Here are her slippers and a change of clothes.
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Guten Morgen.
GOO-ten MOR-gen
Good morning.
Das ist meine Tochter.
dahs ist MY-nuh TOKH-ter
This is my daughter.
Emma.
EM-mah
Emma.
Das ist meine Tochter Emma.
dahs ist MY-nuh TOKH-ter EM-mah
This is my daughter Emma.
Herzlich willkommen.
HERTS-likh vil-KOM-men
Welcome.
🇩🇪 [Herzlich willkommen] is a warm standard welcome from staff and sounds natural in places like a Kita, doctor's office, or hotel. It is friendly but not personal in the way [schön, dass Sie da sind] would be.
See breakdown →In der Kita
in dair KEE-tah
At the daycare center
💬 After [in], German can mean either movement into a place or being already there. [In der Kita] means being there; compare [in die Kita] for going there.
See breakdown →Herzlich willkommen in der Kita.
HERTS-likh vil-KOM-men in dair KEE-tah
Welcome to the daycare center.
🇩🇪 [Herzlich willkommen] is a warm standard welcome from staff and sounds natural in places like a Kita, doctor's office, or hotel. It is friendly but not personal in the way [schön, dass Sie da sind] would be.
See breakdown →Ich habe ihre Sachen dabei.
ikh HAH-buh EE-ruh ZAH-khen dah-BY
I have her things with me.
💬 [Dabei] often means "with me/with us," not just "there." You can reuse it with items: [Ich habe den Impfpass dabei.]
See breakdown →Sehr gut.
zair goot
Very good.
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