Practical German for petrol stations/ repair shops

Welcome to my next blog post based on our ‘Ask Angelika’ shows with practical or useful sentences you might hear or use yourself in certain scenarios.

Today we will cover sentences you might need to say at a petrol station or repair shop in Germany.

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Gibt es hier in der Nähe eine Tankstelle?
Is there a petrol station nearby?

Wo kann ich den Reifendruck überprüfen?
Where can I check the tyre pressure?

Haben Sie eine Waschanlage?
Do you have a car wash?

Verkaufen Sie Ersatzteile für Autos?
Do you sell spare parts for cars?

Gibt es hier in der Nähe eine VW-Werkstatt?
Is there a VW garage nearby?

Könnten Sie bitte das Öl überprüfen?
Could you please check the oil?

Mein Auto macht ein seltsames Geräusch.
My car is making a strange noise.

Können Sie es sich ansehen?
Can you take a look at it?

Könnten Sie die Bremsen überprüfen?
Could you check the brakes?

Ich habe eine Reifenpanne/ einen platten Reifen.
I have a flat tyre.

Here’s the video where Steven gets to practise saying and translating the sentences:

What can you do with these sentences to remember them?

You can bookmark this post or make a vocabulary list with them. You can do that with any paper or electronic notebook. Or you could buy my notebook which I designed specially for German vocab learners. It has space for vocabulary lists and sentences. You can even choose one of two colours ????

Red notebook  Orange notebook

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