How to Say ‘Welcome to the daycare.’ in German
Willkommen in der Kita.
VIL-kom-men in dair KEE-ta
[VIL-kom-men in dair KEE-ta]
💬 Usage Tip: A useful set phrase. Notice in der = "in the" for feminine nouns like die Kita.
🇩🇪 In Germany: This is exactly the kind of phrase staff might say to make a child and parent feel at ease on day one.
Phrase Breakdown
Willkommen
[VIL-kom-men]
welcome
Used to greet someone and make them feel accepted.
Willkommen in der Kita, Emma!
Welcome to the daycare, Emma!
In der Kita
in dair KEE-ta
in the daycare / kindergarten
Prepositional phrase meaning inside or at the daycare center.
In der Kita spielen die Kinder.
The children play in the daycare.
Words in this phrase
in
[in]
in
Preposition meaning in or into, depending on context.
Wir sind in der Kita.
We are in the daycare.
der
[dair]
the
Dative feminine definite article used with Kita here.
In der Kita gibt es viele Spiele.
There are many games in the daycare.
Kita
[KEE-ta]
daycare
A childcare center or preschool; very common everyday word in Germany.
Die Kita ist gleich um die Ecke.
The daycare is just around the corner.
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