German conversation guides
Situation-based German guides for appointments, doctors, housing, bureaucracy, and speaking confidence — each one designed to become a 5-minute roleplay with Leni.
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Every article includes phrases, likely replies, mistakes to avoid, related guides, and a prompt to practice with Leni.
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Learn what to say at the Bürgeramt in German: Anmeldung phrases, officer questions, rescue sentences, and a mini roleplay you can practice before your appointment.
Prepare for Anmeldung in Germany with essential documents, German vocabulary, questions you may hear, and a short Bürgeramt roleplay.
Copy a polite German email template for Ausländerbehörde or Bürgeramt appointments, plus phrases for follow-up calls and corrections.
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Need to see a doctor in Germany? Learn German phrases for booking an appointment, explaining symptoms, answering questions, and asking for help.
Use this German phone script to call a doctor in Germany, explain basic symptoms, ask for an appointment, and understand receptionist questions.
Learn how to describe symptoms in German: pain, fever, dizziness, nausea, duration with seit, and common doctor questions.
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Prepare for a Wohnungsbesichtigung in Germany with German phrases for rent, deposit, documents, landlord questions, and apartment viewing roleplay.
Copy a polite German apartment application message, learn landlord vocabulary, and practice follow-up questions before a viewing.
Learn essential German rental vocabulary for apartment hunting: Warmmiete, Kaltmiete, Nebenkosten, Kaution, Mietvertrag, Kündigungsfrist, and more.
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Learn how to book an appointment in German with natural phrases for phone calls, emails, Bürgeramt, doctors, and everyday appointments.
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If you understand German but freeze when speaking, you need retrieval practice, roleplays, and corrections — not more passive input.
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Learn simple German small talk phrases for colleagues: Monday mornings, coffee kitchen, lunch, weekend plans, and polite exits.
Useful German phrases for work meetings: giving updates, asking questions, agreeing, disagreeing politely, and recovering when you miss something.
Prepare for a German job interview with practical phrases, likely recruiter questions, rescue sentences, and a mini roleplay you can practice before the call.
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German phrases for customer service calls: explain your problem, give account details, ask for next steps, and complain politely.
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German phrases for Kita and school meetings: ask about progress, behavior, homework, support, and next steps with confidence.