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Opening a bank account as a foreigner in German

You're standing at the counter with your passport and residence permit, wanting to open your first account in Germany.

The phrase

Ich möchte gern ein Konto bei Ihnen eröffnen.
I'd like to open an account with you.

10 words10 sentences

The ten words3 of 10

  1. 1
    Konto/ˈkɔnto/

    accountnoun

    A place at a bank where your money is held and through which payments are made.

  2. 2
    eröffnen/ɛɐ̯ˈœfnən/

    to openverb

    To make something newly accessible so it can be used from now on.

  3. 3
    Ausländer/ˈaʊ̯slɛndɐ/

    foreignernoun

    A man or person who holds the citizenship of another country.

  4. 4

    Aufenthaltstitelresidence permit

  5. 5

    Girokontochecking account

  6. 6

    Staatsangehörigkeitnationality

  7. 7

    Nachweisproof

  8. 8

    überweisento transfer

  9. 9

    ausfüllento fill out

  10. 10

    onlineonline

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The sentences3 of 10

  1. Ich möchte gern ein Konto bei Ihnen eröffnen.

    I'd like to open an account with you.

  2. Können Sie mir sagen, wie ich ein Girokonto eröffnen kann?

    Can you tell me how to open a checking account?

  3. Ich bin Ausländer und wohne seit kurzem hier.

    I'm a foreigner and I've lived here only a short time.

Pronunciation

  • eröffnen/ɛɐ̯ˈœfnən/

    The stress falls on -öff-, and this ö is short.

  • Ausländer/ˈaʊ̯slɛndɐ/

    The ä in -län- is short, like the e in "bed".

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Questions

How do I say I want to open an account in German?
You can say: "Ich möchte gern ein Konto bei Ihnen eröffnen."
What does Aufenthaltstitel mean?
Aufenthaltstitel is the official permit to live in a country for an extended period.

The same situation in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, French.

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