German travel phrases

You want to travel to a German-speaking country or live there for a certain period of time? Then you should at least learn the most important travel-related words and phrases in German! Enjoy your trip!

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1.German travel vocabulary
1.1.German transportation vocabulary
1.2.German hotel vocabulary
2.Exercises
2.1.German travel phrases: Fill in the blanks part 1
2.2.German travel phrases: Filll in the blanks part 2
2.3.German travel phrases: Multiple Choice Exercise

German travel vocabulary

First of all, I will show you the most important vocabulary related with public transportation. Afterwards, you will find a list with some usefull vocabulary about the topic accommodation.

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German transportation vocabulary

English	German
the passport	der Reisepass
the identification card	der Ausweis
the airport	der Flughafen
the flight	der Flug
the airplane ticket	das Flugticket
the customs	der Zoll
the train station	der Bahnhof
the train	der Zug
the bus stop	die Bushaltestelle
the bus	der Bus
the subway	die U-Bahn
the cab	das Taxi
the ticket	die Fahrkarte
the one-way ticket	die einfache Fahrkarte
the round trip ticket	die Hin- und Rückfahrkarte
the seat	der Platz
the reservation	die Reservierung
the luggage	das Gepäck
the hand luggage	das Handgepäck
the suitcase	der Koffer
the backpack	der Rucksack

In the following list you can find some practical examples about how to use the beforehead showed vocabulary:

English	German
I would like to buy a ticket	Ich möchte eine Fahrkarte kaufen
How much does the ticket cost?	Wie viel kostet die Fahrkarte?
When does the bus leave?	Wann fährt der Bus los?
When does the train leave?	Wann fährt der Zug los?
When does the bus arrive?	Wann kommt der Bus an?
When does the train arrive?	Wann kommt der Zug an?
Where can I find the bus stop?	Wo finde ich die Bushaltestelle?
Where can I find the train station?	Wo finde ich den Bahnhof?

German hotel vocabulary

English	German
the hotel	das Hotel
the hostel	das Hostel
the single room	das Einzelzimmer
the double room	das Doppelzimmer
the shared room	das Mehrbettzimmer
the reception desk	die Rezeption
the key	der Schlüssel
the bed	das Bett
the pillow	das Kissen
the blanket	die Bettdecke
the sheet	das Betttuch
the bathroom	das Bad
the toilet	die Toilette
the shower	die Dusche
the towel	das Handtuch
the toilet paper	das Toilettenpapier
the soap	die Seife
the air-conditioning	die Klimaanlage
the heater	die Heizung