Visiting the Ausländerbehörde: Handing over and explaining your documents
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Key Phrases
Ich habe einen Termin.
I have an appointment.
Haben Sie Ihre Unterlagen dabei?
Do you have your documents with you?
Alles ist vollständig.
Everything is complete.
Skills You'll Learn
Greeting staff and responding politely in an office setting.
Mitarbeitende begrüßen und höflich in einer Behörde reagieren.
Saying you have an appointment and presenting required documents.
Sagen, dass man einen Termin hat, und wichtige Unterlagen vorzeigen.
Understanding common questions and requests at the foreigners' office.
Häufige Fragen und Bitten in der Ausländerbehörde verstehen.
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you are at the Foreigners' Registration Office in Germany, speaking politely with an official about your appointment and showing important documents like your passport, photo, registration certificate, and health insurance paper.
Guten Morgen, willkommen bei der Ausländerbehörde.
Good morning, welcome to the Foreigners' Registration Office.
Guten Morgen. Ich habe einen Termin.
Good morning. I have an appointment.
Sehr gut. Haben Sie Ihre Unterlagen dabei?
Very good. Do you have your documents with you?
Ja, hier sind mein Pass und das Formular.
Yes, here is my passport and the form.
Danke. Haben Sie auch ein Passfoto?
Thank you. Do you also have a passport photo?
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Guten
GOO-ten
Good
Morgen
MOR-gen
Morning
Guten Morgen.
GOO-ten MOR-gen
Good morning.
Willkommen
VIL-kom-men
Welcome
Bei
bye
At / with
💬 [bei] often means more than physical [at]. In phrases like [Willkommen bei der Ausländerbehörde], it is the normal word for being at or with an office, company, or institution.
See breakdown →Der Ausländerbehörde
dare OWS-len-der-beh-HER-duh
The foreigners' office
💬 After [bei], [die Ausländerbehörde] changes to [der Ausländerbehörde]. The same thing happens with [bei der Bank] or [bei der Schule].
See breakdown →Willkommen bei der Ausländerbehörde.
VIL-kom-men bye dare OWS-len-der-beh-HER-duh
Welcome to the Foreigners' Registration Office.
Ich
ikh
I
Habe
HAH-buh
Have
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