Führerschein und Auto
Depending on your home country, you may need to convert your driver's license (Führerschein) within a set window after moving to Germany - another Amt-related task, reusing Lesson 9's bureaucracy vocabulary.
| der Führerschein | driver's license | die Umschreibung | conversion (of a license) |
| das Auto | car | die Werkstatt | repair shop |
Ich möchte meinen Führerschein umschreiben lassen. (I'd like to have my license converted.)
Welche Dokumente brauche ich dafür? (What documents do I need for that?)
umschreiben lassen ("have [something] converted") uses lassen - a common construction for "have something done" that behaves like a modal verb (verb second, main verb to the end).
Mein Auto funktioniert nicht. (reusing Lesson 59's funktioniert)
Können Sie das reparieren? (Can you repair that?)
Wie lange dauert die Reparatur? (How long does the repair take? - reusing dauern, Lesson 54)
1. What's the German word for "driver's license"?
2. "What documents do I need for that?" - Welche Dokumente ______ ich dafür?
3. "How long does the repair take?" - Wie lange ______ die Reparatur?
4. What's the German word for "repair shop"?
5. What's the article for "Führerschein"?
Vocabulary cross-checked against the official Goethe-Zertifikat A1 Wortliste.
Navigating a real license-conversion process for your specific home country? Ask your teaching agent - the exact rules vary by country of origin.