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Public Services: German words for moving abroad

The “Public Services” set from the “Moving Abroad” goal. These are German words you can actually use — with translation, examples and pronunciation.

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Words in the “Public Services” set

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Kundennummer [ˈkʊndn̩ˌʊmɐ] customer number phrase Wertstoffabfuhr [ˈvɛʁtʃtɔfˌapfuʁ] recycling collection phrase Müllabfuhr [ˈmʏl̩apˌfuːʁ] waste collection phrase Formularübermittlung [fɔʁmyˌlaːʁʊˈbɛʁmɪtlʊŋ] form submission noun Berufung einlegen [bəˈʁuːfʊŋ ˈaɪnˌleːgn] appeal verb Lizenz [liˈtsɛnts] license noun Strafe [ˈʃtʁaːfə] penalty noun amtliches Schreiben [ˈamt.lɪçəs ˈʃraɪ.bən] official letter phrase öffentliche Bekanntmachung [ˈɛfɛntlɪçə bɛˈkaŋtmaːxʊŋ] public notice phrase Kündigung des Dienstes [ˈkʏn.dɪ.gʊŋ dɛs ˈdiːn.stəs] service cancellation phrase Zählerstand [ˈt͡seːlɐʃtant] meter reading noun Fernwärme [ˈfɛrnˌvɛʁmə] district heating noun Gasanbieter [ˈgaːzˌanˌbiːtɐ] gas provider noun Wasserversorger [ˈvasɐfɛʁˌzoʁgɐ] water provider phrase Stromanbieter [ˈʃtʁoːmanˌbiːtəʁ] electricity provider noun Versorgungsunternehmen [fɛrˈzoʁgʊŋsʊntɐˌneːmən] public utility phrase Familienregister [faˈmiːli̯ənʁeˌgɪstɐ] family registration noun Adressänderung [ʔaˈdʁɛsˌɛndɐʊ̯ʁʊŋ] address change phrase Zeitkarte [ˈtsaɪtˌkaʁtə] transport pass phrase Krankenkasse [ˈkʁaŋkənˌkasə] health insurance fund noun Polizeiwache [po.liˈtsaɪ̯.va.xə] police station phrase Arbeitsamt [ˈaʁbaɪ̯tsˌʔamt] employment office noun Finanzamt [fiˈnantsˌamt] tax office phrase Sozialleistung [zoˈtsi̯a̯lˌlaɪ̯stʊŋ] social benefit phrase öffentlicher Dienst [ˈøfɛntlɪçɐ diːnst] public service phrase Sachbearbeiter [ˈzakˌbɛʁˌaɪ̯tɐ] case worker phrase Zugangsdaten [ˈtsuːgaŋsˌdaːtən] login credentials phrase elektronische Signatur [ɛlɛk'tʁoːnɪʃə zigna'tuʁ] electronic signature noun Genehmigung [geːnˈeːmɪgʊŋ] permit noun Post [pɔst] post office noun Warteschlangennummer [ˈvaʁtəʃlaŋənˌnʊmɐ] queue number noun Service-Desk [ˈsœːɐvɪs dɛsk] service desk noun Rathaus [ˈʁaːˌhaʊs] city hall noun Online-Portal [ˈɔnlaɪnpɔʁˌtaːl] online portal noun Klage [ˈklaːgə] complaint noun Gemeinde [gəˈmaɪndə] municipality noun fein [faɪn] fine adjective digitale ID [ˌdigiˈtaːlə iˈdeː] digital ID noun Post post office phrase Genehmigung permit noun Behauptungen claims noun Rathaus city hall noun Attraktivität Attractiveness noun Attraktion attraction noun

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