A wallet that has gone missing in German

1. 1
   Portemonnaie/pɔʁtmoˈneː/

   walletnoun

   A small pouch you carry money, cards and papers in.
2. 2
   verlieren/fɛʁˈliːʁən/

   to loseverb

   To no longer have something because you don't know where it has gone.
3. 3
   Tasche/ˈtaʃə/

   pocketnoun

   The sewn-in pouch in a piece of clothing that you can put something into.
4. 4
   Kreditkarte/kʁeˈdiːtkaʁtə/

   credit cardnoun

   A small plastic card for paying; the money comes out of your account later.
5. 5
   sperren/ˈʃpɛʁən/

   to blockverb

   To make sure something can no longer be used, for example a card.
6. 6
   durchsuchen/dʊʁçˈzuːχən/

   to searchverb

   To look everywhere inside something to see if a particular thing is there.
7. 7
   Diebstahl/ˈdiːpʃtaːl/

   theftnoun

   The act of someone taking something that doesn't belong to them.
8. 8
   melden/ˈmɛldən/

   to reportverb

   To tell an authority in charge that something has happened.
9. 9
   Polizei/poliˈtsaɪ̯/

   policenoun

   The state service that pursues crimes and looks after safety.
10. 10
    Fundbüro/ˈfʊntbyʁoː/

    lost-and-foundnoun

    An office where found items are handed in and can be picked up again.

The sentences

1. Mein Portemonnaie ist weg, ich finde es nicht mehr.

   My wallet is gone, I can't find it anymore.

2. Man kann sein Portemonnaie schnell in der Bahn verlieren.

   You can easily lose your wallet on the train.

3. Ich hatte es noch in der Tasche meiner Jacke.

   I still had it in my jacket pocket.

4. In meinem Portemonnaie war auch eine Kreditkarte.

   My wallet also had a credit card in it.

5. Können Sie meine Kreditkarte bitte sofort sperren?

   Could you please block my credit card right away?

6. Ich will zu Hause noch einmal jede Tasche durchsuchen.

   I want to search every pocket again once I'm home.

7. Es sieht leider nach einem Diebstahl aus.

   Unfortunately, it looks like theft.

8. Ich möchte den Verlust bei der Polizei melden.

   I'd like to report the loss to the police.

9. Ich gehe jetzt zur Polizei und melde den Diebstahl.

   I'm going to the police now to report the theft.

10. Vielleicht liegt mein Portemonnaie schon im Fundbüro.

    Maybe my wallet is already at the lost-and-found.

Pronunciation

• Portemonnaie/pɔʁtmoˈneː/

  A French loanword: the stress falls on the last syllable, and the e at the end is a long ay.

• verlieren/fɛʁˈliːʁən/

  The v sounds like an f, and the stress falls on the second syllable, with a long ie.

• Kreditkarte/kʁeˈdiːtkaʁtə/

  The i in Kredit is long.

• sperren/ˈʃpɛʁən/

  The sp at the start sounds like shp.

• durchsuchen/dʊʁçˈzuːχən/

  Two different ch sounds: in durch it's the soft one made toward the front, in suchen the hard one made further back in the throat. The stress is on the second part, and the s in it sounds like a z.

• Diebstahl/ˈdiːpʃtaːl/

  The b sounds like a p, the st in the middle sounds like shht; the ie and a are long, and the stress is on the first syllable.

• Polizei/poliˈtsaɪ̯/

  The stress falls on the last syllable, and the z in it sounds like ts.

• Fundbüro/ˈfʊntbyʁoː/

  The d at the end of Fund sounds like a t.

Questions

How do you say 'my wallet is gone' in German?

You can say Mein Portemonnaie ist weg, ich finde es nicht mehr.

How do you ask someone to block your credit card in German?

You ask Können Sie meine Kreditkarte bitte sofort sperren?

What does Fundbüro mean?

Fundbüro is a lost-and-found office, a place where found items are handed in and can be picked up again.