Geburt und Elternzeit
Germany has a well-known parental leave and benefits system (Elternzeit, Elterngeld) - genuinely useful vocabulary if you or someone close to you has a child while living there.
| die Geburt | birth | die Elternzeit | parental leave |
| das Elterngeld | parental benefit (income replacement) | die Hebamme | midwife |
Quick check: what's the German word for "midwife"?
Wir haben ein Baby bekommen! (We had a baby! - bekommen, Lesson 72.)
Herzlichen Glückwunsch zur Geburt! (Congratulations on the birth!)
Quick check: "We had a baby!" - Wir haben ein Baby ______!
Ich möchte Elternzeit beantragen. (I'd like to apply for parental leave - beantragen, Lesson 118.)
Wie lange dauert das Elterngeld? (How long does parental benefit last? - dauern, Lesson 54.)
Quick check: "I'd like to apply for parental leave." - Ich möchte Elternzeit ______.
1. What's the German word for "parental leave"?
2. What's the German word for "parental benefit"?
3. "Congratulations on the birth!" - Herzlichen ______ zur Geburt!
Vocabulary cross-checked against the official Goethe-Zertifikat A1 Wortliste; Elterngeld rules and amounts change, worth checking current details directly.
Navigating a real Elternzeit application? Ask your teaching agent to help with the vocabulary.