German · Real conversations
How to say “Could you tell me when to get off?” in German
Ask someone to alert you when your stop arrives.
Könnten Sie mir sagen, wann ich aussteigen muss?
Could you tell me when to get off?
Name your destination before or after the request.
Use it in three situations
An unfamiliar bus route
Könnten Sie mir sagen, wann ich aussteigen muss?
Could you tell me when to get off?
A tram journey
Könnten Sie mir sagen, wenn wir am Bahnhof sind?
Could you tell me when we reach the station?
Asking a fellow passenger
Sagen Sie mir bitte, wann ich aussteigen muss.
Please let me know when to get off.
What to watch for
This requests a reminder; you should still pay attention to announcements and signs.
Read the whole expression before replacing a detail. The natural wording may use a different order or construction from the English sentence.
Your turn
Imagine local transport. Say this in German: Could you tell me when we reach the station?
Reveal a sample reply
Könnten Sie mir sagen, wenn wir am Bahnhof sind?
Could you tell me when we reach the station?
Build a useful exchange
Find the right route and the right stop.
This expression in other languages
A note on speaking German
Use Sie for formal address and du with people you address informally. Könnten Sie …? is a useful polite request. Keep noun capitals and the verb position shown in each complete sentence.
The examples preserve German accents and ß. Read a full sentence before replacing a detail: a subordinate clause can move the verb to the end, and case can change an article or pronoun.
