In This

Book Speaking
the local language
is the quickest way to make
a connection with a place, but
=~Ta&t iPhrciA€A an emphasis on grammar can make
The most important
it seem unnecessarily complex. That’s
phrases for your trip
why this book is designed to strip away
the school-textbook paraphernalia
and give you the phrases you
really need.

An easy-to-remember
alternative to We’ll get you
the full phrase
talking from
the moment you f a it Talk
step into the taxi
at the airport, giving
Expert tips to build yc
you expert advice to confidence and
make the most of get you talking
what you already
And know.
because we
know the best advice PHRASE BUILDER
comes from people who Mix and match words
really know a place, we’ve and phrases with ease
included the best ways to
get recommendations
from local experts.
local
Hnowledg£
Choose the right Discover the best
phrase with these local recommendations
abbreviations: and hidden gems
m masculine f feminine
sg singular pi plural
pol polite inf informal
 lonely planet

GUARANTEED TO GET YOU TALKING

Acknowledgments
Associate Publisher Mina Patria
Managing Editor Annelies Mertens
Editors Jodie Martire, Branislava Vladisavljevic
Managing Layout Designer Chris Girdler
Layout Designer Carol Jackson
Product Development Janine Eberle, Laura Jane, Michael Ruff. Laura
Stansfeld
Language Writers Gunter Muehl, Birgit Jordan, Mario Kaiser
Thanks
Sally Darmody, Larissa Frost, Jennifer Mullins, Kirsten Rawlings,
Jacqui Saunders, Juan Winata
Published by Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd
ABN 36 005 607 983
2nd Edition - May 2013
ISBN 978 1 74179 131 0
Text © Lonely Planet 2013
Cover Image Reichstag, Berlin, Mark Daffey/Getty Images©
Printed in China io 9 s i e 5 4 3 2

Contact lonelyplanet.com/contact
All rig h ts reserved . No p a rt o f th is p u b lic a tio n m a y be re p ro d u ce d , s to re d in a re trie v a l s y s te m o r
tra n s m itte d in any fo rm by any means, electronic, m echanical, photocopying, re co rd in g o r otherw ise,
e xce p t b rie f e x tra c ts fo r th e p u rp o s e o f review, w ith o u t th e w ritte n p e rm is s io n o f th e pub lisher.
Lonely P lan et and th e Lonely P lan et logo are tra d e m a rk s o f Lonely P lanet a n d are re g iste re d
in th e U.S. P a te n t and T ra d e m a rk O ffice and in o th e r c o u n trie s . Lonely P lanet doe s n o t a llo w its
nam e o r logo to be a p p ro p ria te d by c o m m e rc ia l e s ta b lis h m e n ts , s u c h as re ta ile rs , re s ta u ra n ts
o r h o te ls. Please le t us kn o w o f any m isu se s: w w w .lo n e ly p la n e t.c o m /ip

Although the authors and Lonely Planet try to make the information
as accurate as possible, we accept no responsibility for any loss, injury
or inconvenience sustained by anyone using this book. MIX
Paper from
Paper in this book is certified against the Forest Stewardship Council™ responsible sources
standards. FSC™ promotes environmentally responsible, socially wwwfscorg FSC“ C021741
beneficial and economically viable management of the world's forests.
 Content,i
Before You Go 4

Chatting &
fia iic A 9 SiqhtACcing 52

It,
Hirport & k
( Transport 2*1 57

32 Entertainment 62

Eating & r

Drinking 38 k fraclicatiticA 65

English to German Dictionary 7H

German to English Dictionary 82
Index 92
 ' b e f o r e 'Y o u Q o
It is possible to travel in Germany without
speaking a ward of German, but ju st a few
phrases go a long way in making friends,
inviting service with a smile, and ensuring a
rich and rewarding travel experience - you
could discover a hidden Berlin bar, find the best
BEFORE YOU GO

new fashion boutiques, or be able to buy last-

minute tickets to the opera.

PRONUNCIATION TIPS mouth tenser than in English,

The sounds of German
can almost all be found in
English, and if you read
our coloured pronunciation
guides as if they were English
you’ll have no problems being
understood. The stressed
syllables are indicated with
italics.
★ The few sounds that do
differ from English include
the ü (pronounced as the ‘ee’
in ‘see’ with rounded lips),
plus kh (pronounced at the
back of the throat, like in
the Scottish loch) and r (also
throaty, a bit like gargling).
★ Vowels are pronounced
crisply and cleanly, with your
eg Tee is pronounced tay, not
tay-ee.
★ Note also that zh is
pronounced as the ‘s’ in
‘pleasure’.
MUST-KNOW GRAMMAR
The structure of German
holds no major surprises
for English speakers since
the two languages are quite
closely related.
★ German has a formal and
informal word for ‘you’ (Sie
zee and du doo respectively).
When talking to someone
familiar or younger than you,
use the informal du form.

4
 Phrases in this
book use the form
that is appropriate
to the situation.
Where both forms
can be used, they
are indicated by pol
and inf respectively.
★ German also
distinguishes between
masculine and feminine
forms of words, eg Freund/
Freundin ivoynt/froyn-dm
(friend), indicated in this
book by m and f. German also
has neuter nouns, indicated
with n where required.
★ German words can have a
number of different endings,
depending on their role in
the sentence (it’s similar
to some verbs in English,
eg ‘I do’ vs ‘he/she does’).
Travellers don’t need to
worry too much about this
though - if you use the
dictionary form of a word
in all contexts, you’ll still be
understood.
SOUNDS FAMILIAR?
Numerous German words are
already part of the English
vocabulary - you’re sure
to recognise kindergarten,
kitsch, waltz, hamburger,
poodle...
Ta&t Talk Qerman
Don’t worry if you've never
learnt German (Deutsch
doytsh) before - it's all
about confidence. You don't
need to memorise endless
grammatical details or long
lists of vocabulary - you just
need to start speaking. You
BEFORE YOU GO
have nothing to lose and
everything to gain when the
locals hear you making an
effort. And remember that
body language and a sense
of humour have a role to
play in every culture.
“you just need to start
speaking”
Even if you use the very
basics, such as greetings
and civilities, your travel
experience will be the better
for it. Once you start, you’ll
be amazed how many
prompts you’ll get to help
you build on those first
words. You’ll hear people
speaking, pick up sounds
and expressions from the
locals, catch a word or two
that you know from TV
already, see something
on a billboard - all these
things help to build your
understanding.
5
 Phrases
to learn Hefore "YouQo

Do you accept credit cards?

Nehmen Sie Kreditkarten?
nay-men zee kre-c/eef-kar-ten
Cash payment is still common in Germany, so don’t assume
BEFORE YOU GO

you’ll be able to pay by credit card - it’s best to enquire first.

Which beer would you recommend?

27
. Welches Bier empfehlen Sie?
ve/-khes beer emp-fay-len zee
Who better to ask for advice on beer than the Germans,
whether at a beer garden, hall, cellar or on a brewery tour?

Can I get this without meat?

3r. Kann ich das ohne Fleisch bekommen?
kan ikh das aw-ne flaish be-ko-men
In the land of Wurst and Schnitzel it may be difficult to find a
variety of vegetarian meals, especially in smaller towns.

A (non)smoking table, please.

Einen (Nicht)Rauchertisch, bitte.
a/'-nen (nikht)row -khertish b/'-te
Germany and Austria have only partial smoking bans, so you
may want to choose where to sit in cafes, bars and restaurants.

Do you run original versions?

5. Spielen auch Originalversionen?
shpee-len owkh o-ri-gi-nah/-fer-zi-aw-nen
German cinemas usually run movies dubbed into German -
look for a cinema that runs subtitled original versions.
•••••

6
 Hey! Hey! hei

Great! Toll! tol

BEFORE YOU GO
Cool! Spitze! shpi-tse

No problem. Kein Problem, kain pro -blaym

Sure. Klar! klahr

Maybe. Vielleicht. fi -laikht

No way! Auf keinen Fall! owf kai-nen fal

It’s OK. Alles klar. a les klahr

What a pity! Schade! shah-öe

Doesn’t matter. Macht nichts. makht nikhts

7
 Phrases
to Start a Sentence

When’s (the Wann ist (der nächste Flug)?

next flight)? van ist (dair naykhs-te flook)

Where’s Wo ist (der Bahnhof)?

(the station)? vaw ist (dairbahn-hawf)

Where do 1 Wo muss ich (bezahlen)?

(pay)? vaw mus ikh (be-tsah-len)
•

Do you have Haben Sie (eine Karte)?

(a map)? hah-ben zee (a/-ne karte)

Is there Gibt es (eine Toilette)?

(a toilet)? 4-
giptes(a/-neto-a-/e-te)

I’d like lch möchte (einen Kaffee).

(a coffee). j ikh merkh-te (a/'-nen ka-fay)

I’d like Ich möchte (ein Auto mieten).

(to hire a car). ikh merkh-te (ain ow-to mee-ten)

Can 1(enter)? Dart ich (hereinkommen)?

i dart ikh (her-e/n-ko-men)

Can you please Könnten Sie (m ir helfen)?

(help me)? j kern-ten zee (meer he/-fen)

Do 1have to Muss ich (umsteigen)?

(change trains)? ! mus ikh (um-shtai-gen)
 s - Ta&t PhraACfi
Hello./Goodbye. Guten Tag./
Auf Wiedersehen.
goo-ten tahk/
owf vee-der-zay-en
Please./Thank you. Bitte./Danke.
Jb/'-te/dang-ke
Do you speak Sprechen Sie Englisch?
English? sdpre-khen zee eng-lish

C M e n tia lA

Yes./No. Ja./Nein.
yah/nain
Please. Bitte.
bhte
Thank you. Danke.
dang- ke
Thank you very much. Vielen Dank.
fee-len dangk
You’re (very) welcome. Bitte (sehr).
bi te (zair)
Excuse me./Sorry. Entschuldigung.
ent-shu/-di-gung

9
 ianguaqe D iffiadtm
Do you speak English? Sprechen Sie Englisch? poi
sbpre-khen zee eng-lish
Sprichst du Englisch? inf
shprikhst doo eng-lish
Does anyone speak Spricht hier jemand Englisch?
English? shprikht heeryay-mant eng-lish
Do you understand Verstehen Sie (mich)?
(me)? fer-sbtay-en zee (mikh)
1(don’t) understand. Ich verstehe (nicht).
C H A T T I N G & BASI CS

ikh f er-shtay-e (nikht)

1speak a little German. Ich spreche ein bisschen Deutsch.
ikh s/pre-khe ain bis -khen doytsh
What does... mean? Was bedeutet...?
vas be-doy-tet...
How do you Wie spricht man dieses Wort aus?
pronounce this? vee shprikht man dee-zes vort ows
How do you write ...? Wie schreibt m a n ...?
vee shraipt m a n ...
Could you please repeat Könnten Sie das bitte
that? wiederholen?
kern-ten zee dasb/'-te
vee-der-baw-len
Could you please write Könnten Sie das bitte
it down? aufschreiben?
kern-ten zee das bi -te
owf-shrai-ben
Could you please speak Könnten Sie bitte langsamer
more slowly? sprechen?
kern-ten zee bi -te \ang-za-mer
s/pre-khen
Slowly, please! Langsamer, bitte!
/ang-za-mer b/'-te

10
Hello. Guten Tag.
goo-ten tahk
Hi. Hallo.
ha-lo
Good morning. Guten Morgen,
goo-ten mor-gen
Good evening. Guten Abend,
goo-ten a/i-bent
Good night. Gute Nacht.
goo-te nakht
See you later. Bis später.
bis shpay-ter
Goodbye. Auf Wiedersehen.
owf vee-der-zay-en
How are you? Wie geht es Ihnen? poi
vee gayt es ee-nen
Wie geht es dir? inf
vee gayt es deer
Fine, thanks. And you? Danke, gut. Und Ihnen? poi
dang-ke goot unt ee-nen
Danke, gut. Und dir? inf
dang-ke goot unt deer

Greetings
The standard greeting (Hello) in German
varies depending on the destination: while Guten Tag
goo-ten tahk is commonly used in all of Germany, you’ll
also hear Grüß Gott grtis got in the south of the country,
Grüezi grii-e-tsi in Switzerland, and Servus zer-vus in
Austria.

11
 T itie ii

Mr Herr
her
Mrs Frau
trow
Miss Fräulein
froy- lain

Introductioiw
CHATTING & BASICS

What’s your name? Wie ist Ihr Name? poi

vee ist eernah -me
Wie heißt du? inf
vee haist doo
My name is ... Mein Name is t ... poi
main nah-me is t ...
Ich heiße... inf
ikh hai-se ...
I’m pleased to meet you. Angenehm.
an-ge-naym
It’s been great meeting Es war schön, Sie kennen zu
you. lernen. poi
es vahr shern zee ke-nen tsoo
/er-nen
Es war schön, dich kennen zu
lernen. inf
es vahr shern dikh ke-nen tsoo
/er-nen
I’d like to introduce you Dart ich Ihnen ... vorstellen? poi
t o ... dart ikh ee-nen ... fawr-shte-len
Dart ich d ir ... vorstellen? inf
dart ikh d ir ... fawr-shte-len

12
 This is ... Das is t ...
das is t ...

PHRASE BUILDER
This is m y ... Das is t ... das is t ...
child mein Kind main kint
colleague mein Kollege m main ko-/ay-ge
meine Kollegin f ma/'-ne ko-/ay-gin
friend mein Freund m main froynt
meine Freundin f ma/'-ne froyn-6\n
husband mein Mann main man
partner mein Partner m main part -ner
meine Partnerin f ma/'-ne part-ne-rin
wife meine Frau ma/'-ne trow

What’s your...? Wie ist Ihre ...? poi

vee ist ee-re...
Wie ist deine ...? inf
vee istda/'-ne...

PHRASE BUILDER
Here’s m y ... Hier ist meine ... heer ist ma/'-ne ...
address Adresse a-c/re-se
email E-mail-Adresse ee-mayl-a-dre-se
address
mobile Handynummer den-di-nu-mer
number
phone Telefonnummer te-le-fawn-nu-mer
number
fc n c iia l DetailA
Where are you from? Woher kommen Sie? poi
vaw-hairko-men zee
Woher kommst du? inf
vaw-hair komst doo

PHRASE BUILDER

I’m fro m ... Ich komme a u s ... ikh ko-me o w s...

Australia Australien ows-frah-li-en
Canada Kanada ka-na-da
England England eng-lant
New Zealand Neuseeland noy-zay-lant
the USA den USA dayn oo-es-ah

Are you married? Sind Sie verheiratet? poi

zint zee fer-ha/'-ra-tet
Bist du verheiratet? inf
bistdoofer-ha/-ra-tet
I’m single. Ich bin ledig.
ikh bin lay-dikh
I’m married. Ich bin verheiratet.
ikh bin fer-ha/-ra-tet
I’m separated. Ich bin getrennt.
ikh bin ge-trent

H qe

How old are you? Wie alt sind Sie? poi

vee alt zint zee
Wie alt bist du? inf
vee alt bist doo
I’m ...years old. Ich bin ... Jahre alt.
ikh bin ...yah -re alt

14
How old is your son? Wie alt ist Ihr Sohn? poi
veealt ist eerzawn
Wie alt ist dein Sohn? inf
vee alt ist dain zawn
How old is your Wie alt ist Ihre Tochter? poi
daughter? vee alt ist ee-re tokh-ter
Wie alt ist deine Tochter? inf
vee alt ist da/’-ne tokh-ter
He/She is ... years old. Er/Sie is t ... Jahrealt.
air/zee ist ...yah-re alt

C H A T T I N G & BASI CS
'öcaipationA & Study
What’s your Als was arbeiten Sie? poi
occupation? als vasar-bai-ten zee
Als was arbeitest du? inf
als vasar-bai-test doo
1work in (IT). Ich arbeite in (der
IT-Branche).
ikhar-bai-te in (dair
ai-tee-brang-she)
1work in (sales). Ich arbeite im (Verkauf).
ikh ar-bai-te im (f er-kowf)

PHRASE BUILDER
I’m ( a ) ... Ich b in ... ikh b in ...
retired ein Rentner m ain rent-ner
eine Rentnerin f ain-erent-ne-rin
self-employed selbstständig zelpst-shten-dikh
student ein Student m ain shtu-denf
eine Studentin f ain-e shtu-c/en-tin
unemployed arbeitslos ar-baits-laws

15
 What are you studying? Was studieren Sie? poi
vas shtu-dee-ren zee
Was studierst du? inf
vas shtu -deerst doo
I’m studying engineering. Ich studiere
Ingenieurwesen.
ikh shtu-dee-re
in-zhe-nyer-vay-zen
I’m studying German. Ich studiere Deutsch.
ikh shtu-dee-re doytsh
C H A T T I N G & BASI CS

1 rd e re & t&

What do you do in your Was machen Sie in Ihrer

spare time? Freizeit? poi
vas ma-khen zee in ee-rer
frai-tsait
Was machst du in deiner
Freizeit? inf
vas makhst doo in da/'-ner
frai-tsait
Do you like (art)? Mögen Sie (Kunst)? poi
mer -gen zee (kunst)
Magst du (Kunst)? inf
mahkst doo (kunst)
Do you like (sport)? Mögen Sie (Sport)? poi
mer -gen zee (shport)
Magst du (Sport)? inf
mahkst doo (shport)
1like (music). Ich mag (Musik).
ikh mahk (mu-zeek)
1don’t like (movies). Ich mag keine (Filme).
ikh mahk ka/'-ne (f/7-me)
1like (cooking). Ich(koche) gern.
ikh (ko-khe) gern

16
I don’t like (hiking). Ich (wandere) nicht gem.
ikh (van-de-re) nikht gem

feelings
Are you ...? Sind S ie ...? poi
zint zee...
Bist d u ...? inf
bist d o o ...

PHRASE BUILDER

C H A T T I N G & BASI CS
I’m (n o t)... Ich bin (n ic h t)... ikh bin (n ik h t)...
happy glücklich glük -1ikh
in a hurry in Eile ina/'-le
sad traurig frow rikh
tired mode mü-de

Are you (hungry)? Haben Sie (Hunger)? poi

hah-ben zee ( hung-er)
Hast du (Hunger)? inf
hast doo (hung-er)
I’m not (thirsty). Ich habe kein (Durst),
ikh hah-be kain (durst)
Are you (hot)? 1st Ihnen (heiß)? poi
ist ee-nen (hais)
1st dir (heiß)? inf
ist deer (hais)
I’m not (cold). Mir ist nicht (kalt).
meer ist nikht (kalt)
1feel very lucky. Ich schätze mich sehr gldcklich.
ikh she -tse mikh zairg/ük-likh
I’m terribly sorry. Es tu t mir furchtbar Leid.
es toot meer furkht -bahr lait

17
 Number*
1 eins . ••«•»••••*•*** * *
ains
2 zwei - , 0 ••I !••••••»••*•*
tsvai
•••«»•*••••• » ».••••••••••••««

3 drei drai
4 vier feer
5 fiin f fiin f
6 sechs zeks
7 sieben zee ben
8 acht akht
C H A T T I N G & BASI CS

_ .. .«•••••••!*(*•**

9 neun noyn
10 zehn ..•••to«'*
tsayn
11 elf tft ft
%%AAA A 1ftftft ft
elf
.................. . . . ............................ ................. ....... . .

1 2 zwölf tsverlf
13 ••••••••••••••«•.• •••••••••••••••••••»I
dreizehn •• * •«••••••••••••■• •*•••••****"***
drai-tsayn
14 vierzehn feer-tsayn
17 siebzehn zeep-tsayn
20 zwanzig tsvan-tsikh
21 •% ft ft %A-t • it' « ••
einundzwanzig ■ ti tiA i itftiitA 1 1 ftftAAftÉAAAAtA t
ain-unt-tsvan-tsikh
22 zweiundzwanzig fsva/'-unt-tsvan-tsikh
30 dreißig drai-tsikh
40 vierzig feer-tsikh
50 fünfzig ftinftsikh

Telling the Time

The 24-hour clock is commonly used when
telling the time in German. To denote the time between
noon and midnight, use nachmittags nahkh-mi-tahks for
times between noon and 6pm, and abends ah-bents for
times from 6pm to midnight.

18
60 sechzig zekh' tsikh
70 siebzig zeep-tsikh
80 achtzig akht-tsikh
90 neunzig noyn -tsikh
100 hundert hun-dert
1000 » I«
tausend i t « . Af t A AA A A ft ft ft ft ft ft ft • ft ft A a'
tow-sent
1,000,000 eine Million a/-ne mil -yawn

Tune
What time is it? Wie spät ist es?
vee shpayt ist es
It’s (2.12pm). Es ist (14:12).
'i ' illlllllllllll'* 1 M’ l ' I M I I t l t ' f ' * * * * • , llllllllkl . H I ■ ft i i t t l l l l l l t t . l i l i l . l ,
es ist (feer-tsayn oor tsverlf)
. a a a a, a a ftaft* • • ft• a• ft• a*| • • • ftft• • • • • • • • • • * •

It’s (10) o’clock. Es ist (zehn) Uhr.

es ist (tsayn) oor
Quarter past (one). Viertel nach (eins).
•( I •>1 • • a.••a*«aa*«*aaaaa a. a. •<•••%•»••••••• t 1 lllllltllllll
f ir tel nahkh (ains)
Half past one. Halbzwei. (lit: half two)
• • •t• •%• ft« •\ » •ft•ft•ft»ft•*
• ft ft fttftftft
■ lift t ft ft ft \ ftaft'ftftAftftftft
• • ft ■
* f
*t ift* ftftftftftftftift •• • f
•t f
•t•ftftltftftlftfl
•••••••
halptsvai
Twenty to (one). Zwanzig vor (eins).
tsvan-tsikh fawr (ains)
At what time? Um wie viel Uhr?
ft ft ft > fta ftftA ftA ft ft ftA A A ft fti f t f t t ft ft t ftftfttftlftlrl ft ft ft A ■
um vee feel oor
A t ... U m ...
ft• A % f
t
u m ...
in the morning vormittags
fawr-
mi-tahks
in the afternoon nachmittags
nahkh-mi-tahks
in the evening abends
ah-bents

19
 S ta rtin g O ff
When starting to speak another language,
your biggest hurdle is saying aloud what may seem to be
just a bunch of sounds. The best way to do this is to memo­
rise a few key words, like ‘hello’ ‘thank you’ and ‘how
much?’, plus at least one phrase that’s not essential, eg
‘how are you’ ‘see you later’ or ‘it’s very cold/hot’ (people
love to talk about the weather!). This will enable you to
make contact with the locals, and when you get a reply and
a smile, it’ll also boost your confidence.
C H A T T I N G & BASI CS

V a ip

Monday Montag m mawn -tahk

Tuesday Dienstag m deenstahk
Wednesday Mittwoch m m/'f-vokh
Thursday Donnerstagm do-ners-tahk
Friday Freitag m frai-tahk
Saturday Samstag m zams-tahk
Sunday Sonntagm zon-tahk

<
M onU u

January Januarm yan-u-ahr

February Februarm faybru-ahr
March März m merts
April April m a-pril
May Mai m mai
June Juni m yo o n i

20
July Juli m yo o li
August August m 0\N-gUSt
September September m zep-tem-ber
October Oktober m ok-faw-ber
November November m no-vember
December Dezember m de-fsem-ber

D a te d

What date? Welches Datum?

What date is it today?
It’s (18 October) today.
yesterday morning
tomorrow morning
yesterday afternoon
tomorrow afternoon
yesterday evening
tomorrow evening
last week
next week
ve/-khes dab-turn
Der Wievielte ist heute?
dair vee-feel-te ist boy-te
Heute ist (der 18. Oktober).
boy-te ist (dair a k h - tsayn-te
ok-taw-ber)
gestern Morgen
ges-tern m orgen
morgen früh
m orgen frü
gestern Nachmittag
ges-tern na/ikh-mi-tahk
morgen Nachmittag
mor-gen n a h k h - mi-tahk
gestern Abend
gestern ah-bent
morgen Abend
m orgen ah-bent
letzte Woche
le ts - te vo-khe
nächste Woche
n a y k h s - te vo-khe

21
 last month letzten Monat
lets -ten maw-nat
next month nächsten Monat
naykhs-ten maw -nat
last year letztes Jahr
lets-tes yahr
next year nächstes Jahr
naykhs-tes yahr

AS
yV
y
vv. ^ ^^
A ^ M
^ V•. ' v
"’' •
/
n
• • ‘M
. < ■ /
C H A T T I N G & BASI CS

'W e a th e r

What’s the weather like? Wie ist das Wetter?

vee ist das ve-ter
What’s the weather Wie ist der Wetterbericht?
forecast? vee ist dair ve-ter-be-rikht
It’s raining. Es regnet.
esreg-net
It’s snowing. Es schneit.
es shnait

PHRASE BUILDER
It’s ... Es is t ... es is t ...
cold kalt kalt
hot heiß hais
sunny sonnig zo-nikh
windy windig wn-dikh

Directiom
Where’s (a bank)? Wo ist (eine Bank)?
vaw ist (a/'-ne bangk)

22
 What’s the address? Wie ist die Adresse?
vee ist dee a-dre-se
Could you please write it Könnten Sie das bitte
down? aufschreiben?
kern -ten zee dasb/'-te
owf-shrai-ben
Can you show me Können Sie es mir
(on the map)? (auf der Karte) zeigen?
ker-nen zee es meer
(owf dair /carte) tsai-gen
How far is it? Wie weit ist es?

C H A T T I N G & BASI CS
1 • • • * • • • • • • • • • * • ■ • ' • • • “ • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ..................... • • • * • « • « • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ( • • • • • • <
vee vait ist es
Turn at the corner. Biegen Sie an der Ecke ab.
bee-gen zee an daire-ke ap
Turn at the traffic lights. Biegen Sie bei der
Ampel ab.
bee-gen zee bai dair
am-pel ap
Turn left. Biegen Sie links ab.
bee-gen zee lingks ap
Turn right. Biegen Sie rechts ab.
bee-gen zee rekhts ap
m m .<T« » t T i r 4n r i T i - . s s > v a s > s s a a # M C v a < s . tf • . ■ • • • ■ • • • • • • • •

behind ... h in te r...

b/'n-ter...
in front o f ... v o r...
fa w r...
next t o ... neben...
nay-ben...
opposite... gegeniiber...
gay-gen-ü-ber...
straight ahead geradeaus
ge-rah-de-ows

23
 ilirp o rt &
Trcuuport

-- T a\t fh r a m
When’s the next (bus)? Wann fährt der nächste
(Bus)?
van fairt dair naykhs-te
AIRPORT & TRANSPORT

(bus)
Does this (train) Halt dieser (Zug) in ...?
stop a t ...? helt dee-zer (tsook) in ...
One ticket to ...» please. Eine Fahrkarte nach ....
bitte.
a/'-ne fahr-kar-te nahkh ...
b ite

i t t th e H ir p o r t

I'm here on business. Ich bin hier auf

Geschäftsreise.
ikh bin heer owf
ges hefts rai-ze
I’m here on holiday. Ich bin hier im Urlaub.
ikh bin heer im oor-lowp
I’m here for (three) days. Ich bin hier für (drei) Tage.
ikh bin heer fü r (drai) ta b ge
I’m here for (two) weeks. Ich bin hier für (zwei) Wochen.
ikh bin heer für (tsvai) vo-khen

24
I’m in transit.
I'm going to (Salzburg).
1have nothing to declare.
1have something to
declare.
Ich bin hier auf der
Durchreise.
ikh bin heer owf dair
durkh-rai-ze
Ich gehe nach (Salzburg),
ikhgay-e nahkh (za/fs-burg)
Ich habe nichts zu verzollen.
ikh hah-be nikhts tsoo
fertso'len
Ich habe etwas zu verzollen.
ikh hah-be et-vas tsoo

AIRPORT & TRANSPORT

fer-tso-len

getting i t round
PHRASE BUILDER
At what time Wann fä h rt... ab? van fa ir t... ap
does th e ... leave?
boat das Boot das bawt
bus der Bus dair bus
plane das Flugzeug das flook -tsoyk
train derZug dair tsook

When’s the first bus? Wann fährt der erste Bus?

When's the last bus?
When’s the next bus?
How long does the trip
van fairt dair ers-te bus
Wann fährt der letzte Bus?
van fairt dair lets-te bus
Wann fährt der nächste Bus?
van fairt dair naykhs-te bus
Wie lange dauert die Fahrt?
vee lang e dow-ert dee fahrt

25
 Is it a direct route? 1st es eine direkte
Verbindung?
ist es a/'-ne di-rek-te
fer-b/n-dung
That’s my seat. Dieses ist mein Platz.
dee-zes ist main plats
Is this seat free? 1st dieser Platz frei?
ist dee-zer plats frai
Is it free? 1st hier frei?
ist heer frai

Buying Tickets
Where can I buy a ticket? Wo kann ich eine Fahrkarte
kaufen?
vaw kan ikh a/'-ne fahrkarte
kow-fen
Do 1need to book? Muss ich einen Platz
reservieren lassen?
mus ikha/'-nen plats
re-zer-vee-ren /a- sen
What time do 1have to Wann muss ich einchecken?
check in? van mus ikh a/'n-che-ken

— --------------------------------------------------------------- \
[ Twit Talk Asking Questions
The easiest way of forming ‘yes/no’ questions
is to add nicht wahr nikht var (lit: not true) to the end of a
statement, similar to ‘isn’t it?’ in English.
The question words for more specific questions go at the
start of the sentence: wie vee (how), was vas (what), wann
van (when), wo vaw (where), wer vair (who) or warum
va-rum (why).

26
 PHRASE BUILDER
O n e... ticket Eine... (nach a/'-ne... (nahkh
(to Berlin), Berlin), bitte. ber-/een) b/'-te
please.
lst-class Fahrkarte fa hr- kar-te
erster Klasse ers-ter kla- se
2nd-class Fahrkarte fahr-kar-te
zweiter Klasse tsvai-ter kla-se
child’s Kinderfahrkarte kin-der-fahr-kar-te
one-way einfache ain-fa-khe
Fahrkarte fahr-kar-te
return Rückfahrkarte rük-fahr-kar-te
student’s Studenten- shtu-den-ten-
fahrkarte fahr-kar-te

I’d like an aisle seat. lch hätte gern einen Platz

am Gang.
ikh he-te gern a/'-nen plats
am gang
I’d like a window seat. lch hätte gern einen
Fensterplatz.
ikh he-te gern a/'-nen
fens-ter-plats
I’d like a (non)smoking lch hätte gern einen
seat. (Nicht)Raucherplatz.
ikh he-te gern a/'-nen
(n/kbf-)row-kher-plats
day ticket Tageskarte f
tah-ge s-kar-te
weekly ticket Wochenkarte f
vo-khen-kar-te
ticket for multiple trips Mehrfachfahrkartef
main fakh-fahr-kar-te

27
'lu q q a q e

My luggage has been Mein Gepäck ist beschädigt.

damaged. main ge-pek ist be-shay-dikht
My luggage has been Mein Gepäck ist gestohlen
stolen. worden.
main ge-pek ist ge-shtaw-\en
vor- den
My luggage has been lost. Mein Gepäck ist verloren
gegangen.
main ge-pek ist fer/aw-ren
ge-gang-en
I’d like a luggage locker. lch hätte gern ein
Gepäckschließfach.
ikh h ete gern ain
ge-pekshlees-fakh
Can 1have some coins/ Können Sie mir ein paar
tokens? Münzen/Wertmarken geben?
ker-nen zee meer ain pahr
mün-tser\/vert-mar-ken gay -ben

H u a & T r a in

Where’s the bus stop? Wo ist die Bushaltestelle?

vo ist dee bus-hal-te shte-le
Which bus goes to ...? Welcher Bus fährt nach ...?
ve/-kher busfa irt n a kh ...
Is this the bus to ...? Fährt dieser Bus nach ...?
fairt c/ee-zer bus nakh...
What station is this? Welcher Bahnhof ist das?
ve/-kher bahn-hawf ist das
What’s the next stop? Welches ist der nächste Halt?
ve/-khes ist dair naykh-ste halt

28
What’s the next station?
Does this train stop a t ...?
Do 1need to change
trains?
Can you tell me when we
get t o ...?
1want to get off
(at Alexanderplatz).
1want to get off here.
Taxi
Where’s the taxi stand?
I’d like a taxi at (9am).
Are you available?
How much is it to ...?
Welches ist der nächste
Bahnhof?
ve/-khes ist dair naykhs-te
bahn- hawf
Hält dieser Zug in ...?
helt dee-zer tsook in ...
Muss ich umsteigen?
mus ikh um-shtai-gen
Könnten Sie mir bitte sagen,
wann wir in ... ankommen?
kern-ten zee meer bi -te zab-gen
A I RP O R T & T R A N S P O R T
van veer in ... an-ko-men
Ich möchte (am
Alexanderplatz) aussteigen.
ikh merkh -te (am
a-lek-san-der-plats)
ows-shtai-gen
Ich möchte hier aussteigen.
ikh merkh -te heer
ows-shtai-gen
Wo ist der Taxenstand?
vaw ist dair tak-sen-shtant
Ich hätte gem ein Taxi fdr
(neun Uhr).
ikh be-te gern ain tak -si für
(noyn oor)
Sind Sie frei?
zint zee frai
Was kostet es bis ...?
vaskos-tet es b is ...
29
 Please put the meter on. Schalten Sie bitte den
Taxameter ein.
shal-ten zee b/'-te dayn
tak-sa-may-ter ain
Please take me to Bitte bringen Sie mich zu
(this address). (dieser Adresse).
b/'-te bring-er\ zee mikh tsoo
(dee-zer a-dre-se)
Zu...
tsoo
AIRPORT & TRANSPORT

Please slow down. Fahren Sie bitte langsamer.

fab-ren zee b/'-te lang-za-mer
Please wait here. Bitte warten Sie hier.
b/'-te var-ten zee heer
Stop at the corner. Halten Sie an der Ecke.
hal-ten zee an dair e-ke
Stop here. Halten Sie hier.
ba/-ten zee heer

Car & Motorbike

I’d like to hire a car.
I’d like to hire a
motorbike.
How much is it per day?
How much is it per week?
Does this road go to ...?
. . . . . . . . . .
Ich möchte ein Auto mieten.
ikh merkh-te ain ow -to mee-ten
Ich möchte ein Motorrad
mieten.
ikh merkh-te ain maw-tor-raht
mee-ten
Wie viel kostet es pro Tag?
vee feel kos -tet es praw tahk
Wie viel kostet es pro Woche?
vee feel kos -tet es praw vo-khe
Führt diese Straße nach ...?
fürt dee-ze shtrah -se nahkh ...
• • *.......................................... .. ■ ..................... ................................................ .. ................................................. ..... ■ • •

30
 \

G erm an W ords
Don’t be intimidated by the length of some
German words. Unlike English, which often uses a number
of separate words to express a single notion, German
tends to join words together. After a while you’ll start to
recognise parts of words and find it easy to understand
longer words. For example, haupt howpt means ‘main’,
so Hauptpost howpt-post means ‘main post office’, and
Hauptstadt howpt-shtat is ‘main city’ ie ‘capital’. Also keep
in mind that nouns start with a capital letter in German,
making it very easy to recognise them.

(How long) Can 1park (Wie lange) Kann ich hier

here? parken?
(vee lang-e) kan ikh heer
par -ken
Where’s a petrol Wo ist eine Tankstelle?
station? vaw ist a/ne tangk shte le

Cycling
Where can I hire a
bicycle?
Are there cycling paths?
Is there bicycle parking?
Wo kann ich ein Fahrrad
mieten?
vaw kan ikh ain fahr-raht
mee-ten
Gibt es Fahrradwege?
geept es fahr-xaht-vayge
Gibt es Fahrrad-
Parkplätze?
geept es fahr-xaht-
park-ple-tse
 =■ TaM fh raA eö

I have a Ich habe eine Reservierung.

reservation. ikh hah-be ai-ne re zer-vee rung
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • « • • • • • • • • • • • a a a 0 a a a A a a A V a a a a a a a a a a a a A a a a a 9 a a a 9 a a a a t a 9 a a a A a a a 9 v a a a a A a a a c # a , a # f 9 f 9 f f V C C |

When/Where is Wann/Wo gibt es Frühstück?

M
breakfast served? v a n /v a w g ip t es frü -s h tü k
I M M M I < • > • • • M M I • M M • M • • • • • • • • • • . • • • | | • • • • • I • • I f • • I t M • • • • • • • • • • M • I t • M M M M I • M I A

What time is Wann muss ich auschecken?

checkout? van m u s ikh ow s-che-ken

finding itccommodation
PHRASE BUILDER
Where’s a ...? Wo is t ...? vaw is t ...
bed and eine Pension ai-ne pahng -zyawn
breakfast
camping ein Camping- ain kem-p\ng-
ground platz plats
guesthouse eine Pension ai-ne pahng -zyawn
hotel ein Hotel ain ho -tel
youth hostel eine Jugend- ai-ne yoo-gent-
herberge her-ber-ge

32
Hooking & Checking 1n
I have a reservation. Ich habe eine Reservierung.
ikh dad-be a/'-ne
re-zer-vee-rung
Do you have a single room? Haben Sie ein Einzelzimmer?
hah-ben zee ain
a/n-tsel-tsi-mer
Do you have a double Haben Sie ein Doppelzimmer
room? m it einem Doppelbett?
dad-ben zee ain do-pel-tsi-mer

ACCOM M ODATION
m it a/'-nem do-pel-bet
Do you have a twin room? Haben Sie ein Doppelzimmer
m it zwei Einzelbetten?
dad-ben zee ain do-pel-tsi-mer
m it tsvai ain-tsel-be-ten
Are there rooms? Gibt es freie Zimmer?
gipt es fra-ye fs/-mer
How much is it per night? Wie viel kostet es pro Nacht?
vee feel kos-tet es praw nakht
How much is it per person? Wie viel kostet es pro
Person?
vee feel kos-tet es praw
per-zawn
How much is it per week? Wie viel kostet es pro Woche?
vee feel kos-tet es praw vo-khe
For (three) nights. Für (drei) Nächte.
für (drai) nekd-te
From (July 2) to (July 6). Vom (2. Juli) bis
zum (6. Juli).
vom (fsva/'-tenyoo-li) bis
tsum (zeks-tenyoo-li)
Can 1see it? Kann ich es sehen?
kan ikh eszay-en
Is breakfast included? 1st das Frühstück
inklusive?
ist das frü -shtiik
in-kloo-zee-ve
It’s fine, I’ll take it. Es ist gut, ich nehme es.
es ist goot ikh nay-me es
Do 1need to pay upfront? Muss ich im Voraus
bezahlen?
mus ikh im faw-rows
be-fsah-len

<
Heque&U & 'Qimtieiu
When/Where is breakfast Wann/Wo gibt es Frühstück?
served? van/vaw gipt es frü-shtük
Please wake me at (seven). Bitte wecken Sie mich urn
(sieben) Uhr.
bi -te ve-ken zee mikh um
(zee-ben) oor
Can 1have my key, please? Könnte ich bitte meinen
Schlüssel haben?
kern -te ikh bi-te mai-nen
shlü-se 1hah-ben
Can 1use the kitchen? Kann ich die Küche
benutzen?
kan ikh dee kd-khe
be-nu-tsen
Can 1use the telephone? Kann ich dasTelefon
benutzen?
kan ikh das te-le-fawn
be-nu-tsen

34
 \

Hotels

Can you recommend Können Sie etwas Billiges

somewhere cheap? empfehlen?
ker-nen zee et-vas bi-\i-ges
emp-fay-len
Can you recommend Können Sie etwas in der
somewhere nearby? Nähe empfehlen?
ker-nen zee et-vas in dair
nay-e emp-fay-len

A C C O M M O D A T IO N
Can you recommend Können Sie etwas
somewhere romantic? Romantisches empfehlen?
ker-nen zee ef-vas
ro-man-ti-shes emp-fay-len
V—...... ...........................:------—------------------------------------------- ^

Can 1use the internet? Kann ich das Internet

benutzen?
kan ikh das in -ter net
be-nu-tsen
Do you have an elevator? Haben Sie einen Aufzug?
hah-ben zee ai-nen owf-tsook
Do you have a laundry Haben Sie einen
service? Wäscheservice?
hah-ben zee ai-nen
ve-she-ser-vis
Do you have a safe? Haben Sie einen Safe?
hah-ben zee a/'-nen sayf
Do you change money Wechseln Sie hier Geld?
here? vek-seln zee heer gelt
Do you arrange tours here? Arrangieren Sie hier
Touren?
a-rang-zhee-ren zee heer
foo-ren

35
 [fast Talk
I y Using Patterns
Look out for patterns of words or phrases
that stay the same, even when the situation changes, eg ‘Do
you have ...?’ or ‘I’d like to (see p8). If you can recognise
these patterns, you’re already halfway to creating a full
phrase. The dictionary will help you put other words
together with these patterns to convey your meaning -
even if it’s not completely grammatically correct in all
contexts, the dictionary form will always be understood.
A C C O M M O D A T IO N

Complaints
There's no hot water. Es gibt kein
warmes Wasser.
es geept kain
var-mes va-ser

PHRASE BUILDER
T h e ... doesn’t ... funktioniert ...fungk-tsyaw-neerf
work. nicht. nikht
air- Die dee
conditioning Klimaanlage k/ee-ma-an-lah-ge
heater Das Heizgerät das haits- ge-rayt
toilet Die Toilette dee to-a -le-te
window Das Fenster das fens-ter

It’s too dark. Es ist zu dunkel.

es ist tsoo dung -kel
It’s too noisy. Es ist zu laut.
es ist tsoo lowt
It’s too small. Es ist zu klein.
es ist tsoo klain

36
 PHRASE BUILDER
Can I get Kann ich n o ch ... kan ikh n o kh ...
another...? bekommen? be-ko-men
blanket eine Decke a/'-ne de-ke
pillow ein Kopfkissen ain kopf-ki-sen
sheet ein Bettlaken ain beMah-ken
towel ein Handtuch ain banf-tookh

Checking Vut
What time is checkout?
Can I leave my bags here
until (tonight)?
Can I have my deposit,
please?
Can I have my valuables,
please?
I had a great stay, thank
you.
Wann muss ich auschecken?
van mus ikh ows-che-ken
Kann ich meineTaschen bis
(heute Abend) hier lassen?
kan ikh mai-ne ta-shen bis
(boy-te ah-bent) heer la -sen
Könnte ich bitte meine
Anzahlung haben?
kern -te ikh b/'-te mai-ne
an-tsah-lung hah- ben
Könnte ich bitte meine
Wertsachen haben?
kern -te ikh b/'-te mai-ne
vert-za-khen hah-ben
Es hat mir hier sehr gut
gefallen.
es hat meer heer zair goot
ge-fa-len
 ^ Taât Thrcum
Can 1see the Kann ich die Speisekarte
menu, please? sehen, bitte?
kan ikh dee shpai-ze-kar-te
zay-en bi-te
I’d like (a beer). Ich möchte (ein Bier),
ikh merkh-te (ain beer)
Please bring the Bitte bringen Sie
bill. die Rechnung.
bi-te bring-en zee
dee rekh-nung

Mml&
breakfast Frühstück n
frü-shtük
lunch Mittagessen n
mi-tahk-e-sen
dinner Abendessen n
ab-bent-e-sen
eat essen
e-sen
drink trinken
tring -ken

38
finding a Tlace to ta t
Can you recommend a
bar/pub?
Can you recommend a
coffee bar?
Can you recommend a
restaurant?
I’d like to reserve a table for lch möchte einen Tisch fiir
(eight) o’clock.
I’d like to reserve a table for lch möchte einen Tisch
(two) people.
For two, please.
I’d like a (non)smoking
table, please.
Are you still serving food?
How long is the wait?
Können Sie eine Kneipe
empfehlen?
ker-nen zee a/'-ne knai-pe
emp-fay-len
Können Sie eine
Espressobar empfehlen?
ker -nen zeeai-ne
es-pre-so-bahr emp-fay-len
Können Sie ein Restaurant
empfehlen?
ker-nen zee ain res-to -rang
emp-fay-len
(acht) Uhr reservieren.
ikh merkh -te a/-nen tish fdr
(akht) oor re-zer-vee-ren
für (zwei) Personen
reservieren.
ikh merkh -te a/'-nen tish
für (tsvai) per-zaw-nen
re-zer-vee-ren
Für zwei, bitte.
für tsvai b/'-te
lch hätte gern einen (Nicht)
Rauchertisch, bitte.
ikh be-te gern ai-nen ( nikht•)
row-kher-tish b/'-te
Gibt es noch etwas zu essen?
gipt es nokh ef-vas tsoo e-sen
Wie lange muss man warten?
vee lang-e mus man var-ten
39
VrcliTing & fa y in g
I'd like the menu, please.
Ich hätte gem die Speisekarte,
bitte.
ikh be-te gem dee
shpai-ze-kar-te b/'-te
V

Menu, please. Die Karte, bitte.

g < dee kar-te bi -te
What would you Was empfehlen Sie?
recommend? vas emp-fay-len zee
I’d like a local speciality. Ich möchte etwas Typisches
aus der Region,
ikh merkh -te ef-vas fü-pi-shes
ows dair re-gyawn
I’d like that dish. Ich möchte dieses Gericht.
ikh merkh -te dee-zes ge-rikht

Restaurants

Where would you go for a Wo kann man hingehen, um

cheap meal? etwas Billiges zu essen?
vaw kan man hin-gay-en um
et-vas bi-li-ges tsoo e-sen
Where would you go for Wo kann man hingehen, um
local specialities? örtliche Spezialitäten
zu essen?
vaw kan man b/'n-gay-en um
erMi-khe shpe-tsya-ii-tay-ten
tsoo e-sen
Where would you go for a Wo kann man hingehen, um
celebration? etwas zu feiern?
vaw kan man hin-gay-en um
ef-vas tsoo fai-er n
__________________________ -

40
I’d like the drink list, Ich hätte gern die
please. Getränkekarte, bitte.
ikh he-te gem dee
ge-treng-ke-kar-te b/'-te
We’re just having drinks. Wir möchten nur etwas
trinken.
veer merkh -ten noor ef-vas
tring -ken
Just drinks. Nur Getränke.
IS
s < noor ge-treng-ke

EATING & D R I N K IN G
PHRASE BUILDER
I’d like it... Ich hätte es gem ... ikh he-te esgern ...
medium halb durch halp durkh
rare englisch eng-lish
steamed gedämpft g e-dempft
well-done gut durch- goot durkh-
gebraten ge-brah-ten
with (the m it (dem m it (daym
dressing on Dressing dre-sing
the side) daneben) da-nay-ben)
w ithout... o h n e ... aw-ne...

Please bring (a glass). Bitte bringen Sie (ein Glas).

bi -te bring-e n zee (ain glahs)
1didn’t order this. Das habe ich nicht bestellt.
das hah-be ikh nikht b e-shtelt
This is (too) cold. Das ist (zu) kalt.
das ist (tsoo) kalt
That was delicious! Das hat hervorragend
geschmeckt!
das hat her-fawr-rah-gent
g e-shmekt

41
Ta&tTcdh Practising German
If you want to practise your language skills,
try the waiters at a restaurant. Find your feet with straight­
forward phrases such as asking for a table and ordering
a drink, then initiate a conversation by asking for menu
recommendations or asking how a dish is cooked. And as
you’ll often know food terms even before you’ve ‘officially’
learnt a word of the language, you’re already halfway to
understanding the response.

Please bring the bill. Bitte bringen Sie die

Rechnung.
bi -te bring-en zee dee
rekb-nung
Bill, please. Die Rechnung. bitte.
dee rekb-nung bi-te
There’s a mistake in Da ist ein Fehler in der
the bill. Rechnung.
dah istain fay-ler in dair
rekb-nung

Special Vietâ & itUergieâ

Is there a vegetarian
restaurant near here?
Do you have vegetarian
food?
I’m a vegan.
Gibt es ein vegetarisches
Restaurant hier in der Nähe?
gipt es ain ve-ge-fab-ri-shes
res-to -rang heer in dair nay-e
Haben Sie vegetarisches
Essen?
bab-ben zee ve-ge-fab-ri-shes
e-sen
Ich bin Veganer/Veganerin. m/f
ikh bin ve-gab-ner/vegab-ne-rin
I’m a vegetarian.
1don’t eat (meat).
Could you prepare a meal
without (butter)?
Ich bin Vegetarier/
Vegetarierin. m /f
ikh bin ve-ge-fah-ri-er/
v e g e ta h -rie rin
Ich esse kein (Fleisch).
ikh e se kain (flaish)
Können Sie ein Gericht ohne
(Butter) zubereiten?
ker-nen zee ain g e-rikht aw-ne
(bu ter) fsoo be rai ten

EATING & D R I N K IN G
PHRASE BUILDER

I’m allergic Ich bin allergisch ikh bin a-/a/r-gish

t o ... gegen... gay-g e n ...
dairy produce Milchprodukte milkh -p ro d u kte
eggs Eier a/-er
fish Fisch fish
gluten Gluten gloo-te n
nuts Nüsse nü-se
seafood Meeresfrüchte main res-frükhte

Nonalcoholic 'Drinkâ
coffee (without sugar)
orange juice
soft drink
tea (with milk)
(mineral) water
Kaffee (ohne Zucker) m
ka -fay (aw-ne tsu ker)
Orangensaft m
o-rang-zhen-zaft
Softdrink m
soffdringk
Tee (m it Milch) m
tay (m it milkh)
(Mineral)Wasser n
( m\-ne-rahl-)va-ser
43
iUcotwüc'Drinkâ
a shot of (gin) einen (Gin)
a/'-nen (dzhin)
a bottle of beer eine Flasche Bier
a/'-ne f/a-she beer
a glass of beer ein Glas Bier
ain glahs beer
a pint of beer ein halbes Bier
ain halb-es beer

PHRASE BUILDER
a glass o f ... wine ein G las... ain glahs...
dessert Dessertwein de-sa/'r-vain
red Rotwein rawt-v ain
sparkling Sekt zekt
white Weißwein vais- vain

In the Hot
I’ll buy you a drink.
What would you like?
I’ll have...
Same again, please.
Ich gebe Ihnen einen aus. poi
ikh gay-be ee-nen a/'-nen ows
Ich gebe dir einen aus. inf
ikh gay-be deer a/'-nen ows
Was möchten Sie? poi
vas merkh -ten zee
Was möchtest du? inf
vas merkh-test doo
Ich hätte g e rn ...
ikh be-te g e rn ...
Dasselbe nochmal, bitte.
das-ze/-be nokh -mahl b/'-te

44
It’s my round. Diese Runde geht auf mich.
dee-ze run-de gayt owf mikh
Cheers! Prost!
prawst

Allying food
How much is (a kilo of Was kostet (ein Kilo Käse)?
cheese)? vas kos-tet (ain kee-lo kay-ze)
What’s that? Was ist das?

EATING & D R IN K IN G
vas ist das
Can I taste it? Kann ich das probieren?
kan ikh das pro-bee-ren

PHRASE BUILDER
I’d lik e ... Ich m öch te ... ikh merkh-t e ...
(100) grams (hundert) Gramm (bun-dert) gram
(two) kilos (zwei) Kilo (tsvai)kee-lo
(three) pieces (drei) Stück (drai) shtdk
(six) slices (sechs) Scheiben (zeks)sba/'-ben
som e... etw as... ef-vas...

Less. Weniger.
vay-ni-ger
Enough. Genug.
g e-nook
A bit more. Ein bisschen mehr.
.................................. ......................
ainb/s-khen mair

45
 This miniguide to German cuisine is designed to help you navigate
menus. German nouns, and adjectives affected by gender, have their
gender indicated by ©, © or ®. If it’s a plural noun, you’ll also see pi.
-a -
MENU DECODER
Aal ® ahl eel
Alkoholfreie Getränke © pi
al ko-haw/ frai e ge-treng-ke soft
drinks
Aperitifs © pi a p e rite e fe aperitifs
Apfel © a p fe l apple
Apfelsine © apfelzeene orange
Aprikose © a-pri-kaw-ze apricot
Artischocke © ar ti sho ke artichoke
Auflauf © owfiowf casserole •
soufflé
Auster © ows-ter oyster
-b-
Bäckerofen © bekeraw fen ‘baker's
oven' - baked pork & lamb dish
Backhähnchen © bak-hayn-khen
fried chicken
Backpflaume © bakpflow-me prune
Banane © ba-nab-ne banana
Barsch © barsh perch
Bayrisch Kraut ® ba/rish krowt
shredded cabbage cooked with
apples, wine & sugar
Beefsteak © beef-stayk hamburger
patty
Beilagen © pi ba/ lah-gen side
dishes
Berliner © ber/ee-ner jam doughnut
46
Bienenstich © bee-nen-shtikh cake
with a coating of almonds & sugar
Bier ® beer beer
Birne © b/r-ne pear
Bischofsbrot ® b/ shofs-brawt fruit
; & nut cake
Blaubeere © b/ow bair-re bilberry •
blueberry
Blaukraut ® b/ow krowt red cabbage
Blumenkohl © b/oo men kawl
cauliflower
Blutwurst © bloot-yurst blood
sausage
Bockwurst © bok-vurst pork
sausage
Bohnen © pi baw-nen beans
Bratwurst © brabf-vurst fried pork
sausage
Brezel © bray-tsei pretzel
Brokkoli © pi bro ko li broccoli
Brombeere © brom bair re
blackberry
Brot © brawt bread
Brötchen © brert-khen bread roll
Bulette © bu-/e-te meatball (Berlin)
-c -
Cervelatwurst © ser ve /abf vurst
spicy pork & beef sausage
Cremespeise © kraym shpai-ze
mousse

d -
Damenkäse © dah-men-kay-ze soft,
buttery cheese
Dampfnudeln © pi dampf-noo-deln
hot yeast dumplings with vanilla
sauce
Dattel © da-tel date
Dessertweine © pi de sa/r vai ne
dessert wines
Digestifs © pi di zhes-teefs digestifs
Dorsch ® dorsh cod
-e -
Ei © ai egg
Eierkuchen © a/ er koo khen
pancake
Eintopf © ain-topf stew
Eis © ais ice cream
Eisbein © ais-bain pickled pork
knuckles
Ente © en-te duck
Erbse © erp-se pea
Erbsensuppe © e rp se n zu p e pea
soup
Erdäpfel © pi erf-ep-fel potatoes
Erdbeere © ert bair re strawberry
Erdnuss © erf-nus peanut
Essig © e-sikh vinegar
Fasan © fa-zahn pheasant
Feige © fai-ge fig
Filet © fi /ay fillet
Fisch © fish fish
Fladen ® flah-den round, flat dough
cake
Flädle © pi flayt-lethin strips of
pancake, added to soup
Fleisch © flaish meat
Forelle © fo-re-le trout
Frikadelle © fri ka de-le meatball
Frucht © frukht fruit
Frühlingssuppe © frü lingks zu pe
vegetable soup
Frühstücksspeck ©
früshtüks-shpek bacon
- 9 -
Gans © gans goose
Garnele © garnay-le prawn • shrimp
Gebäck © ge-bek pastries
Gefliigel © ged/ü-gel poultry
gekocht ge-kokht boiled • cooked
Gemüse © ge-mü-ze vegetables
MENU DECODER
geräuchert ge-roy-khert smoked
Granat © gra-naht shrimp
Granatapfel © gra-nabf-ap-fel
pomegranate
Graupensuppe © g ro w pen zu pe
barley soup
Grießklößchensuppe ©
grees-klers khen zu-pe soup with
semolina dumplings
griiner Salat © grü-ner za-laht green
salad
Gurke © gur-ke cucumber • gherkin
-h -
Hähnchen © hayn-khen chicken
Hämchen © hem khen pork hock
or shank, served with sauerkraut &
potatoes
Hase © hah-ze hare
Haselnuß © had-zel-nus hazelnut
Hauptgerichte @ p! /rowpf-ge-rikh-te
main courses
Hecht © hekht pike
Heidelbeere © da/'-deI bair-re
bilberry • blueberry
Heilbutt © da/7-but halibut
Hering © hay-ring herring
Himbeere © d/'m bair-re raspberry
Hirsch © hirsh male deer
Honig © haw nikh honey
47
Hörnchen © hern khen croissant
Hühnerbrust © hü-ner-brust
chicken breast
Hühnersuppe © hü-ner-zu-pe
chicken soup
Hummer © hu-mer lobster
J Kraut © krowt cabbage
Joghurt © yaw-gurt yogurt
- k ~
Kabeljau © kah-bel-yow cod
Kaiserschmarren ©
ka/'-zer-shmar-ren pancakes with
raisins, served with fruit compote or
chocolate sauce
Kalbfleisch © ka/p-flaish veal
Kaninchen © ka-neen-khen rabbit
Karotte © ka-ro-te carrot
Karpfen © karp-fen carp
Kartoffel © kar-to-fel potato
Käse © kay-ze cheese
Kasseler © kas-ler smoked pork
Katenwurst © kab-ten-vurst
country-style smoked sausage
Katzenjammer © ka tsen ya-mer
cold slices of beef in mayonnaise with
cucumbers or gherkin
Keule © koy-le haunch • leg
Kieler Sprotten © pi kee-ler
sbpro-ten small smoked herring
Kirsche © klr-she cherry
Klöße © pi k/er-se dumplings
Knackwurst © knak-vurst sausage
lightly flavoured with garlic
Knoblauch © knawp-lowkh garlic
Knödel © knerdel dumpling
Kohl ® kawl cabbage
Kompott © kom-pot stewed fruit
Königinsuppe © ker ni gin zu pe
creamy chicken soup with pieces of
chicken
48
Königstorte © ker niks tor te
rum-flavoured fruit cake
Kopfsalat © kopf-za-iaht lettuce
Kotelett © kot'/etchop
Krabbe © kra be crab
Krakauer © krah-kow-er thick,
paprika-spiced sausage of Polish
origin
Kräuter © pi kroy-ter herbs
Krebs © krayps crab • crayfish
Krokette © kro-ke te croquette
Kuchen ® koo-khen cake
Kiimmel © kü-mel caraway
(seeds)
Kürbis © kürbis pumpkin
Kutteln © pi ku-teln tripe
l -
Lachs © laks salmon
Lammfleisch @ lam-flaish lamb
Landjäger © /ant-yay-gerthin, long,
hard, spicy sausage
Languste © lan-gus-te crayfish
Lauch ® lowkh leek
Leber © lay-ber liver
Leberkäse © lay-ber-kay-ze
seasoned meatloaf made of minced
liver, pork& bacon
Leberwurst © /ay-ber-vurst liver
sausage
Lebkuchen © /ayp-koo-khen
gingerbread
Leckerli © /e-ker lee honey-flavoured
ginger biscuit
Lende © len-de loin
Limburger © //m-bur-ger strong
cheese flavoured with herbs
Linsen © pi lin-zen lentils
Linzer Torte © lin-tser fo rte latticed
tart with jam topping
Lorbeerblätter ® pi lor-bair-ble-ter
bay leaves
Lucullus-Eier @ pl lu-ku-lus-ai-er
poached, boiled or scrambled eggs
with goose liver, truffle & other
garnishes
m -
Mais © mais sweet corn
Majonnaise © ma-yo-nay-ze
mayonnaise
Makrele © ma-kray-le mackerel
Mandarine © man-daree-ne
mandarine • tangerine
Mandel © man-del almond
Marmelade © mar-me-/a/>de jam
Matjes © mat-yes young herring
Meeresfriichte ® pl
m airre s-frükh-te seafood
Meerrettich © mair-re-tikh
horseradish
Mehl © mayl flour
Mett © met lean minced pork
Milch © milkh milk
Möhre © mer-re carrot
Müesli © mü-es-li muesli
Muschel © mu-shel clam • mussel
Muskat ® mus-kaht nutmeg
Müsli © müs-li muesli
- n - marinated meat
Nachspeisen © pl nahkh-shpai-zen
desserts
Nelken © pl net-ken cloves
Niere © nee-re kidney
Nudelauflauf © noo-del-owf-lowf
pasta casserole
Nudeln © pl noo-deln noodles
- o - Putenbrust © poo-ten-brust turkey
Obatzter © aw-bats-ter Bavarian
soft cheese mousse
Obst © awpst fruit
Ochsenschwanz © ok sen shvants
oxtail
P-
Palatschinken ® pa-lat-shing-ken
pancake, usually filled with jam or
cheese
Pampelmuse © pam-pel-moo-ze
grapefruit
Paprika © pap-ri-kah sweet pepper
Pastetchen © pas-fayf khen filled
puff-pastry case
M EN U DECODER
Pastete © pas-fay te pastry • pie
Pellkartoffeln © pl pe/ kar-to-feln
small jacket potatoes served in their
skins
Petersilie © pay-ter-zee-li-e parsley
Pfannkuchen © pfan-koo-khen
pancake
Pfeffer © pfe-fer pepper
Pfifferling © pfi-fer-ling chanterelle
mushroom
I Pfirsich © pfir-zikh peach
Pflaume © pflow-me plum
Pichelsteiner © p/'-khel-shtai-ner
: meat & vegetable stew
Pilz © pilts mushroom
Pökelfleisch © per-kel-flaish
Pommes Frites pl pom frit French
: fries
Porree © por-ray leek
;
•
Preiselbeere © prai-zel-bair-re
cranberry
Printe © prin-te honey-flavoured
biscuit
Pumpernickel © pum-per-ni-kel very
dark bread made with rye
breast
Puter © poo-ter turkey
49
 q -
Quark © kvark quark (curd cheese)
Quitte © kvi te quince
-r -
Radieschen © ra-dees-khen radish
Ragout © ra-goo stew
Rahm © rahm cream
Rebhuhn © rayp-hoon partridge
Regensburger © ray-gens-bur-ger
highly spiced smoked sausage
Reh ® ray venison
M E N U DECODER
Reibekuchen © ra/ be koo khen
potato cake
Reis © rais rice
Rettich © re-tikh radish
Rhabarber © ra-bar-ber rhubarb
Rindfleisch © r/nf flaish beef
Rippenspeer © r/'-pen-shpair spare
ribs
Rogen © raw-gen roe
Roggenbrot © ro-gen-brawt rye
bread
Rollmops © ro/ mops pickled
herring fillet rolled around chopped
onions or gherkins
Rosenkohl © raw zen-kawl Brussels
sprouts
Rosinen © pi ro-zee-nen raisins
Rosmarin © raws-ma-reen
rosemary
Rotweine © pi rawt wai-ne red
wines
Roulade © ru/ab-de slices of beef
stuffed with onion, bacon and dill
pickles, then rolled & braised
Riihreier © pi rt/r-ai-er scrambled
eggs
Russische Eier © pi ru-si-she a/ er
‘Russian eggs’ - eggs with
mayonnaise
50
A-
Sahne © zab-ne cream
Salat © za laht salad
Salz © zaltssalt
Salzkartoffeln © pi zalts-kar to feln
boiled potatoes
Sauerbraten © zow er-brah-ten
marinated roasted beef served with a
sour cream sauce
Sauerkraut © zow-er-krowt pickled
cabbage
Schaumweine © pi showmvai-ne
: sparkling wines
Schellfisch © shel-fish haddock
Schinken © shing-ken ham
Schlachtplatte © shlakhtpla te
selection of pork & sausage
Schmorbraten © shmawnbrah-ten
beef pot roast
Schnittlauch © shnit-lowkh chives
Schnitzel © shni-tsel pork, veal or
chicken breast pounded flat, covered
in breadcrumbs & pan-fried
Scholle © sbo-le plaice
Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte ©
sbvarfs-vel-der k/rsb-tor-te Black
Forest cake
Schwein © shvain pork
Seezunge © zay tsung-e sole
Sekt © zekt sparkling wine
Selchfleisch © ze/kb-flaish smoked
pork
Sellerie © ze-le-ree celery
Sent © zenf mustard
Soße © zaw se gravy • sauce
Spanferkel © shpahn-fer-kel
suckling pig
Spargel © shpar-gel asparagus
Spätzle pi sbpefs-lethick noodles
Speck © shpek bacon
Spekulatius © shpe ku /ab-tsi-us
; almond biscuits
Spiegelei © sbpeegel-ai fried egg
Spinat © shpi-nahf spinach
Spirituosen pi shpi ri-tu aw zen
spirits
Sprossenkohl © sbprosenkawl
Brussels sprout
Sprotten © pi shpro ten sprats
(small herring-like fish)
Steckrübe © shfekrübe turnip
Steinbutt © shtain but turbot
(flatfish)
Stelze © shtel tse knuckle of pork
Streuselkuchen ©
shtroy-zel-kookhen coffee cake
topped with a mixture of butter,
sugar, flour & cinnamon
Strudel © shtroo-deI loaf-shaped
pastry filled with a sweet or savoury
filling
Suppe ©zu-pe soup
- t
Teigwaren pi fa/kvahren pasta
Thunfisch © toon-fish tuna
Thüringer © tü ring er long, thin,
spiced sausage
Thymian © to-mi-ahn thyme
Toast © tawst toast
Tomate © to mah te tomato
Tortchen © ferf khen small tart
or cake
Torte © tor-te layer cake
Truthahn © froof hahn turkey
Tunke © tungke gravy • sauce
- v -
Voressen © fewr e-sen meat stew
Vorspeisen © pi fawr-shpai-zen
appetizers
- w -
Wachtel © vakh-tel quail
Walnuss © va/ nus walnut
Weichkäse © vaikh kay ze soft
cheese
Weinkraut © vain-krowt white
cabbage, braised with apples &
M E N U DECODER
simmered in wine
Weintraube © vainTrow-be grape
Weißbrot © va/s brawt white bread
Weißweine © pi va/s vai-ne white
wines
Weißwurst © vais-vurst veal sausage
Wiener Schnitzel © vee nershn/ tsel
crumbed veal
Wild © vilt game (meat)
Wurst © vurst sausage
Wurstplatte © vursf pla te cold cuts
-z -
Ziege © tsee-ge goat
Zitrone © tsi-fraw-ne lemon
Zucker © tsu ker sugar
Zunge © tsung-e tongue
Zwetschge © tsvetsh ge plum
Zwiebel © tsvee-bel onion
Zwischenrippenstiick ©
fsv/ shen ri pen shtük rib eye steak
51
 S ig J ü & e e in g

s - Ta&t fh ra & e A
When’s the Wann hat das Museum
museum open? geöffnet?
van hat das mu-zay-um
ge*erf-net
When’s the next Wann ist die nächste Tour?
tour? van ist dee naykhs-te toor
Can 1take Kann ich fotografieren?
photos? kan ikh fo-to-gra-fee-ren

f U u m in g

Do you have Haben Sie Informationen

information on local über örtliche
sights? Sehenswürdigkeiten?
hah-ben zee in-for-ma-fsyaw-nen
ü-ber erMi-khe
zay-ens-vür-dikh-kai-ten
1only have (one day). Ich habe nur (einen Tag),
ikh hah-be noor (a/'-nen tahk)
I’d like to see ... Ich m öch te ... sehen.
ikh m erkh-te ... zay-en
I’d like an audio set. Ich hätte gern einen Audioführer.
ikh he te gern a/'-nen ow-di-o-fü-rer

52
I’d like to hire a local Ich würdegern einen
guide. Fremdenführer anheuern.
ikh vür -de gem a/'-nen
frem-den-fü-rer an-ho-yern
Are there Gibt es Fremdenführer?
guides? gipt es frem-den-fd-rer

‘Q u e & U c iw

What’s that? Was ist das?

S IG H T S E E IN G
vas ist das
How old is it? Wie alt ist es?
vee alt ist es
Who made it? Wer hat das gemacht?
vair h a td a sg e-makht
Can 1take photos Kann ich (Sie/du)
(of you)? fotografieren? poi/inf
kan ikh (zee/doo)
fo-to-gra-fee-ren
Could you take a Könnten Sie ein Foto von mir
photo of me? machen?
kern-ten zee ain fo-to fon meer
ma-khen

PHRASE BUILDER
Ich hätte g e m ...
I’d like a /a n ... ikh he-te g e m ...
audio set einen a/-nen
Audioführer ow-di-o-fü-rer
catalogue einen Katalog ahnen ka-ta-lawg
guidebook einen Reiseführer a/-nenra/-ze-fü-rer
(in English) (auf Englisch) (owf eng-lish)
local map eine Karte a/'-nekar-te
von hier fon heer
(jetting In
What time does it open?
What time does it close?
What’s the admission
charge?
Wann macht es auf?
van makht es owf
Wann macht es zu?
van makht es tsoo
Was kostet der Eintritt?
vas kos-tet dair a/n-trit

PHRASE BUILDER
Is there a Gibt es eine gipt esa/-ne
discount f o r ...? Ermäßigung er-may-si-gung
f ü r ...? f ü r ...
children Kinder kin -der
families Familien fa-mee-li-en
groups Gruppen gru-pen
older people Senioren zay- nyaw-ren
students Studenten shtu-den-ten

(jciltcricA & ‘Mu&eium

When’s the gallery
open?
When’s the museum
open?
What’s in the collection?
It’s a/an ... exhibition.
Wann hat die Galerie geöffnet?
van hat dee ga-le-ree ge-erf-net
Wann hat das Museum
geöffnet?
van hat das mu-zay-um
ge-erf-net
Was gibt es in der Sammlung?
vas gipt es in dair zam-lung
Es ist eine ...-Ausstellung.
es ista/-ne ...-ows-shte-lung

54
I like the works o f ... Ich mag die Arbeiten von ...
ikh mahk dee ar-bai-ten fon ...

PHRASE BUILDER
... art ... Kunst ... kunst
baroque barocke ba-ro-ke
expressionist expressionist- eks-pre-syo-nist-
ische i-she
Gothic gotische gaw-ti-she
modernist moderne mo-der-ne

S IG H T S E E IN G
T o u ra

When’s the next Wann ist der nächste Ausflug?

excursion?
When’s the next tour?
Is food included?
Is transport included?
van ist dair naykhs-te ows-flook
Wann ist der nächste Tour?
van ist dair naykhs-te toor
1st das Essen inbegriffen?
ist das e-sen /n-begri-fen
1st die Beförderung
inbegriffen?
ist dee be-fer-de-rung
in- be-gri-fen

Forming Sentences
You don’t need to memorise complete
sentences; instead, simply use key words to get your mean
ing across. For example, you might know that wann van
means ‘when’ in German. So if you’ve arranged a tour but
don’t know at what time, just ask Tour wann? toor van.
Don’t worry that you’re not getting the whole sentence
right - people will understand if you stick to the key words.

55
 Tours

Can you recommend Können Sie eineTour

a tour? empfehlen?
ker-nen zeea/'-netoor
emp-fay-len
Can you recommend Können Sie eine
a boat trip? Bootsrundfahrt empfehlen?
ker-nen zeea/'-ne
bawts-r unt-fahrt emp-fay-len
Can you recommend Können Sie ein
a day trip? Tagesausflug empfehlen?
ker-nen zee ain
fab-ges-ows-flook emp-fay-len
V .........

Do 1need to take ... Muss ic h ... mitnehmen?

with me? mus ikh ... mit- nay-men
How long is the tour? Wie lange dauert die Fdhrung?
vee /ang-e dow-ert dee fü-rung
What time should we be Wann sollen wir zurück sein?
back? van zo-len veer tsu-ruk zain
I’ve lost my group. Ich habe meine Gruppe
verloren.
ikh hah-be ma/'-negru-pe
fer-/aw-ren

56
 > fa & t ThraâeA
Can I look at it? Können Sie es mir zeigen?
ker-nen zee es meer tsai-gen
How much is this? Wie viel kostet das?

S H O P P IN G
£»v y.a/“/ >. *./, /, >,•. - . . .
vee fee! kos-tet das k •

. ................ ................................................. ........................ ....................................................................................................................... ........................................................................ ..

That’s too Das ist zu teuer.

expensive. das ist tsoo foy er

lookinq fo r . . .

Where’s (a market)? Wo ist (ein Markt)?

vaw ist (ain markt)
Where can I buy (locally Wo kann ich (örtlich
produced goods)? produzierte Waren) kaufen?
vaw kan ikh (erMikh
pro-du-fseer-te vah-ren) kow-fen

7n the Shop
I’d like to b u y ... Ich möchte ... kaufen.
ikh m erkh-te ... kow-fen
I’m just looking. Ich schaue mich nur um.
ikh show-e mikh noor um

57
 Shops

Where would you go for Wo kann man Schnäppchen

bargains? machen?
vaw kan man shnep-khen
ma-khen
Where would you go for Wo kann man Souvenirs
souvenirs? kaufen?
vaw kan man zu-ve-neers
kow-fen
if) v_
O
■o Can 1look at it? Können Sie es mir zeigen?
■o
ker-nen zee es meer tsai-gen
o What is this made from? Woraus ist das gemacht?
vaw-rows ist das g e-makht
Do you have any others? Haben Sie noch andere?
hah-ben zee nokh an-de-re
It's faulty. Es ist fehlerhaft.
es ist fay-ler-haft
It’s broken. Es ist kaputt,
es ist ka-puf
Can 1have it wrapped? Könnte ich es eingepackt
bekommen?
kern -te ikh es a/'n-ge-pakt
be-ko-men
Can 1have a bag, please? Könnte ich eineTute
bekommen?
kern -te ikh a/'-ne tü-te
be-ko-men
I’d like my money back, Ich möchte bitte mein Geld
please. zurdckhaben.
ikh merkh -te b/'-te main gelt
tsu-ruk-hah-ben

58
I’d like to return this, lch möchte bitte dieses
please. zurückgeben.
ikh merkh -te bi-te dee-zes
tsu-rük-gay-ben

Panina & ßarcuiüiüiu

How much is this? Wie viel kostet das?
vee feel kos-tet das
How much? Das kostet?

S H O P P IN G
§ < das kos-tet
It's (30 ) euros. Das kostet (dreißig) Euro,
das kos-tet (drai-tsikh) oy-ro
Can you write down the Können Sie den Preis
price? aufschreiben?
ker-nen zee dayn prais
owf-shrai-ben
That’s too expensive. Das ist zu teuer.
das ist tsoo foy-er
Do you have something Haben Sie etwas Billigeres?
cheaper? hah-ben zee et-vas bi-li-ge-res
I’ll give you ... Ich gebe Ihnen...
ikhgay-be ee-nen...
Do you accept credit cards Nehmen Sie Kreditkarten?
cards? nay-men zee kre-deet-kar-ten
Can 1have a receipt, Könnte ich eine Quittung
please? bekommen?
kern -te ikh a/'-ne kw'-tung
be-ko-men
Receipt, please. Eine Quittung, bitte.
a/'-ne kw'-tung bi-te

59
 I'd like my change, please. Ich möchte bitte mein
Wechselgeld.
ikh merkh-te bi -te main
i/ek-sel-gelt

Clottm & Shoeâ

I’m looking for shoes/ Ich suche nach Schuhen/
underwear. Unterwäsche.
ikh zoo-khe nahkh shoo-en /
un-ter-ve-she
S H O P P IN G

My size is (40). Ich habe Größe (vierzig).

ikh hah'begrer-se (feer-tsikh)
small klein
klain
medium mittelgroß
m/'-tel-graws
large groß
graws
Can 1try it on? Kann ich es anprobieren?
kan ikh es an-pro-bee-ren
It doesn’t fit. Es passt nicht.
es past nikht

False Friends
Some German words look like English words
but have a different meaning altogether. For example,
Chef shef is ‘boss’ (not ‘chef’, which is Koch kokh); Tip tip
is ‘advance information’ (not ‘bonus payment’, which is
Trinkgeld trink-gelt); komisch /rammish is ‘strange’ (not
‘comical’, which is lustig Z&s-tikh); and blank blank is
‘shiny’ (not ‘blank’, which is leer leer).

60
Hooto & Heading
Is there an English- Gibt es einen Buchladen
language bookshop? für englische Bücher?
gipt es a/-nen bookh-lah-den
für eng'li-shebü-kher
Is there an English- Gibt es eine Abteilung für
language section? englische Bücher?
gipt es a/-ne ap-faHung für
eng-li-she bd -kher
I’m looking for something Ich suche nach etwas von ...

S H O P P IN G
b y ... ikh zoo-khe nahkh ef-vas ton ...
I’d like a dictionary. Ich hätte gerne ein Wörterbuch.
ikh he-teger-ne ain
ver-ter-bookh
I’d like a newspaper Ich hätte gerne eine Zeitung
(in English). (in Englisch).
ikh he-teger-ne a/-ne tsai-tung
(ineng-lish)

HhiMC & 'D'V'Dâ

I’d like a CD/DVD. lch hätte gern eine CD/DVD.
ikh he-te gern a/ne tsay -day/
day-fow-day
I’d like some headphones. lch hätte gern Kopfhörer.
ikh he-te gern kopf-her-rer
What’s their best Was ist ihre beste CD?
recording? vas ist ee-re bes-te tsay-day
Can I listen to this? Kann ich mir das anhören?
kan ikh meer das an-her-ren
What region is this DVD Für welche Region ist diese
for? DVD?
fdr \/e/-khe r e-gyawn ist dee-ze
day-tow -day
61
 ^TaM fhra&eâ
What’s on tonight? Was ist heute Abend los?
vas ist hoy-te ah-bent laws
Where are the Wo sind die Klubs?
clubs? vaw zint dee klups
When/Where shall Wann/Wo sollen wir uns
we meet? treffen?
van/vaw zo-len veer uns
fre-fen

What’s there to do in the Was kann man abends

evenings? unternehmen?
vas kan man ah-bents
unter-naym en
What’s on today? Was ist heute los?
vas ist hoy-te laws
What’s on tonight? Was ist heute Abend los?
vas ist hoy-te ah-bent laws
What’s on this weekend? Was ist dieses Wochenende los?
vas ist dee-zes vo-khen-en de laws
What’s on? Was ist los?
vas ist laws

62
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- >

Addressing People
There’s no equivalent of the English ‘Ms’
in German - all women should be addressed using Frau
frow, just like Herr her (Mr) applies to all men. The term
Fmuleinfroy-lain (Miss) is only used today to address girls
(and sometimes female waiters). The equivalents o f‘Sir’
and ‘Madam’, Mein Herr main her and Meine Dame rnai-ne
dah-me, are old-fashioned.

Is there a local
entertainment guide?
Is there a local gay
guide?
ENTERTAINMENT
Gibt es einen Veranstaltungs-
kalender?
gipt es a/'-nen fer-an-shtal-tungs-
ka-len-der
Gibt es einen Führer für die
Schwulen- und Lesbenszene?
gipt es a/-nen fü-rer für dee
shvoo-len unt les-bens-tsay-ne

PHRASE BUILDER
1feel like going lch hätte L u st,... ikh he-te lu s t...
to a /t h e ... zu gehen. tsoo gay-en
ballet zum Ballett tsum ba-/ef
bar/pub in eine Kneipe ina/-nekna/-pe
cafe in ein Café in ain ka-fay
concert in ein Konzert in ain kon-tse/T
movies ins Kino inskee-no
nightclub in einen ina/-nen
Nachtklub nakhf-klup
opera in die Oper in deeaw-per
restaurant in ein in ain
Restaurant res-to-rang
theatre ins Theater inste-ah-ter

63
 »
: f ' •
Clubs

Can you recommend Können Sie Klubs empfehlen?

clubs? ker-nen zee klups emp-fay-len
Can you recommend Können Sie Schwulen- und
gay venues? Lesbenkneipen empfehlen?
ker-nen zee s/woo-len unt
/es-ben-knai-pen emp-fay-len
Can you recommend Können Sie Kneipen empfehlen?
pubs? ker-nen zee knai-pen emp-fay-len
ENTERTAINMENT

V _______________ _

M e e tin g U p
* ■ ’ . . ••<«/.•••* •. "v ' "*

When shall we meet? Wann sollen wir uns treffen?

van zo-len veer uns tre -fen
Let’s meet at (eight) Wir treffen uns um (acht) Uhr.
o’clock. veer tre -fen uns um (akht) oor
Where shall we meet? Wo sollen wir uns treffen?
vaw zo-len veer uns fre-fen
Let’s meet at the Wir treffen uns am Eingang.
entrance. veer fre-fen uns am a/n-gang
Where will you be? Wo wirst du sein?
vaw virst doo zain
Sorry I’m late. Es tu t mir Leid, dass ich zu
spät komme.
es toot meer lait das ikh tsoo
shpayt ko-me

64
 fa A tfh ra m
Where’s the Wo ist der nächste
nearest ATM? Geldautomat?
vaw ist dair naykhs-te

P R A C T IC A L IT IE S
ge/t-ow-to-maht
Is there wireless Gibt es hier einen
internet access WLAN-Zugang?
here? g e e p t es heera/'-nen
vay-lahn-tsoo-gang
Where’s the toilet? Wo ist die Toilette?
vo ist dee to-a-/e-te
’ . .»^
«• » . y ' V ’/V*.'» y*'A/{ •
’/ ;•<; ■ ' ■ “ . -* •

Hanking
Where’s a bank? Wo ist eine Bank?
vaw ist a/'-ne bangk
What time does the bank Wann macht die Bank auf?
open? van makht dee bangk owf
Where’s the nearest Wo ist der nächste Geldautomat?
ATM? vaw ist dair naykhs-te
ge/f-ow-to-maht
Where’s the nearest Wo ist die nächste
foreign exchange office? Geldwechselstube?
vaw ist dee naykhs-te
ge/t-veksel-shtoo-be

65
 Where can 1 Wo kann ich (Geld umtauschen)?
(change money)? vaw kan ikh (gelt um-tow-shen)
lllllll f * a a I| >| t l ' M l l 1 II 1 1 t 1 ■ I 1’ l l l t l l t l t l l l ' *. « • • •••••••#•• • • • •• • • • «* • »«*.#••••••«

I’d like to Ich möchte (Geld abheben).

(withdraw money).
What’s the exchange
rate?
What’s the charge for
that?
P R A C T IC A L IT IE S
ikh m erkhte (gelt ap-hay-ben)
Wie ist der Wechselkurs?
vee ist dair vek-sel-kurs
Wie hoch sind die Gebühren
dafür?
vee hawkh zint dee ge-bü-ren
da-für

fhonel'MobUe Thone

Where’s the nearest Wo ist das nächste

public phone? öffentliche Telefon?
vaw ist das naykhs-te
er-fent-li-khe te-le-fawn
I want to buy a lch möchte eine
phonecard. Telefonkarte kaufen.
ikh merkh-tea/'-ne
te-le-fawn-kar-te kow-fen

Ta&t Talk Reading German

The great thing about German spelling is
that the relationship between the letters and the sounds
they represent is consistent, so once you become familiar
with them, you should be able to pronounce a new word
without a hitch. Just remember that the letter./? stands for
ss (but the rules for when you can use./? or ss are confus­
ing to Germans themselves, so you can ignore these!).
Vowels written with two dots above them are pronounced
differently from ordinary vowels: ä is like the air in ‘hair’,
ö is like the er in ‘teacher’, and ü is like the ee in ‘see’ but
pronounced with rounded lips.

66
1want to make a call to Ich möchte nach
(Singapore). (Singapur) telefonieren.
ikh merkh -te nahkh
(zing-a-poor) te-lefo-neeren
1want to make a reverse Ich möchte ein R-Gespräch
charges/collect call. führen.
ikh merkh -te ain air-ge-shpraykh
fü-ren
How much is a (three)- Wie viel kostet ein (drei)-
minute call? minutiges Gespräch?
vee feel kos-tet ain (drai>

P R A C T IC A L IT IE S
m i-nootiges ge-shpraykh
The number is ... Die Nummer is t ...
dee nu-mer is t ...
I’ve been cut off. Ich bin unterbrochen worden.
ikh bin un-ter-bro-khen vor-den
I'd like a charger for my Ich hätte gern ein Ladegerät
phone. für mein Handy.
ikh be-te gern ain /ab-de-ge-rayt
fü r main ben-di
I’d like a SIM card for Ich hätte gern eine SIM-Karte
your network. für Ihr Netz.
ikh be-te gern a/'-ne zim-kar-te
für eer nets

Internet
Where’s the local Wo ist hier ein Internet-Café?
internet cafe? vaw ist heer ain in-ter-net-ka-fay
Is there wireless internet Gibt es hier einen
access here? WLAN-Zugang?
geept es heera/'-nen
vay-lahn-tsoo-gang

67
Can I connect my laptop Kann ich meinen Laptop hier
here? anschließen?
kan ikh ma/'-nen lep-top heer
an-shlee-sen
Do you have headphones Haben Sie Kopfhörer
(with a microphone)? (mit einem Mikrofon)?
hah-ben zee kopf-her-rer
(mit a/-nem mee-kro-fawn)

PHRASE BUILDER

I’d like t o ... Ich m öch te ... ikh merkh-te ...

burn a CD eine CD a/'-ne tsay -day
brennen bre-nen
check my meine E-Mails nnai-neee-mayls
email checken che-ken
download my meine Fotos mai-ne faw-tos
photos herunterladen he-run-ter-lah-den
use a printer einen Drucker ai-nen dru-ker
benutzen be-nu-tsen
use a scanner einen Scanner a/-nen ske-ner
benutzen be-nu-tsen
use Skype Skype skaip
benutzen be-nu-tsen

How much per hour/ Was kostet es pro Stunde/

page? Seite?
vas kos-tet es praw shtun-d e /
zai-te
How do 1log on? Wie logge ich mich ein?
vee law-ge ikh mikh ain
It’s crashed. Es ist abgestiirzt.
es ist ap-ge-shtdrtst
I’ve finished. Ich bin fertig.
ikh bin fer tikh
Can I connect (my Kann ich (meine Kamera)
camera) to this an diesen Computer
computer? anschließen?
kan ikh (ma/'-ne kah-me-ra)
an dee-zen kom-pyoo-ter
an-shlee-sen

Im e rq m c ix m

Help! Hilfe!
M 'fe

P R A C T IC A L IT IE S
Stop! Halt!
halt
Go away! Gehen Sie weg!
gay-en zee vek
Leave me alone! Lass mich zufrieden!
las mikh tsu-free-den
Thief! Dieb!
deeb
Fire! Feuer!
foy-er
Watch out! Vorsicht!
for-zikht
It’s an emergency! Es ist ein Notfall!
es ist ain nawt-fal
Call the police! Rufen Sie die Polizei!
roo-fen zee dee po-li-tsai
Call a doctor! Rufen Sie einen Arzt!
roo-fen zee a/nen artst
• t * i i » t m » l l l l H I I I * * * * , * * * , , , * * * * , * , * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * , * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * , , , , **, , **# * * » * • « • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • »
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

There’s been an Es gab einen Unfall.

accident. es gahpa/'-nen un-fal

69
 Understanding German
Most sentences are composed of several
words (or parts of words) serving various grammatical
functions, as well as those that carry meaning (primarily
nouns and verbs). If you’re finding it hard to understand
what someone is saying to you, listen out for the nouns
and verbs to work out the context - this shouldn’t be hard
as they are usually more emphasised in speech. If you’re
still having trouble, a useful phrase to know is Könnten Sie
bitte langsamer sprechen? kei7z-ten zee bi-te lang-za-mer
shpre-khen (Please speak more slowly).

Do you have a first-aid Haben Sie einen

kit? Erste-Hilfe-Kasten?
bab-ben zeea/'-nen
ayr-ste-h/7-fe-ka-sten
Could you please help Könnten Sie mir/uns bitte
me/us? helfen?
kern-ten zee meer/uns bi-te
he/-fen
Please help! Bitte helfen!
S < bi-te hel-fen
1have to use the Ich muss das Telefon
telephone. benutzen.
ikh mus das te-le-fawn
be-nu-tsen
Where are the toilets? Wo ist die Toilette?
vo ist dee to-a-le-te
I’m lost. Ich habe mich verirrt.
ikh hah-be mikh f er-irt
 ' ' ' • ' * * . ‘ . ;

* » *.r .

'P
,i -i. o lic e
.* *-TB ' *7 ‘* * '“' • •-•''-*■

Where’s the police Wo ist das Polizeirevier?

station? vaw ist das po-li-tsa/re-veer
I’ve been raped. Ich bin vergewaltigt worden.
ikh bin fer-ge-va/-tikht vor-den
I’ve been robbed. Ich bin bestohlen worden.
ikh bin be-sbfaw-len vor-den
I’ve lost (my bag). Ich habe (meineTasche)
verloren.
ikh hah-be (ma/'-ne ta-she)
fer-/aw-ren
I’ve lost (my passport). Ich habe (meinen Pass)
verloren.
ikh hah-be (mai-nen pas)
fer-/aw-ren
(My money) was stolen. Man hat m ir (mein Geld)
gestohlen.
man hat meer (main gelt)
ge-sbfawlen
1want to contact my Ich möchte mich mit
consulate. meinem Konsulat in
Verbindung setzen.
ikh merkh-te mikh mit
mai-nem konzu-/abt in
fer-b/n-dungzetsen
1want to contact my Ich möchte mich m it meiner
embassy. Botschaft in Verbindung
setzen.
ikh merkh-te mikh m it mai-ner
bawt-shaft in fer b/'n-dung
ze-tsen
1have insurance. Ich bin versichert.
ikh bin fer-z/'-khert
‘Health
Where’s the nearest Wo ist die nächste
chemist? Apotheke?
vaw ist dee naykhs-te
a-po-fay-ke
Where’s the nearest Wo ist der nächste
dentist? Zahnarzt ?
vaw ist dair naykhs-te
tsahn- artst
Where’s the nearest Wo ist das nächste
hospital? Krankenhaus?
vaw ist das naykhs-te
krang-ken-hows
1need a doctor Ich brauche einen Arzt
(who speaks English). (der Englisch spricht).
ikh brow-khe a/nen artst
(daireng-lish shprikht)
Could 1see a female Könnte ich von einerÄrztin
doctor? behandelt werden?
kern -te ikh fon a/'-ner e/ts-tin
be-ban-delt ver-den
I’m sick. Ich bin krank.
ikh bin krangk
It hurts here. Es tu t hier weh.
es toot heer vay

Negatives
To make a negative statement in German, just
add the word nicht nikht (not) after the verb (or after the
object if included): ich rauche nicht ikh row-khe nikht (lit:
I smoke not). With nouns, the negative article kein kain
is used instead of nicht: ich sehe kein Taxi ikh zay-e kain
tak-si (lit: I see no taxi).

72
I've been vomiting. Ich habe mich übergeben.
ikh hah-be mikh ü-ber-gay-ben
1feel nauseous. Mir ist Libel,
meer ist ü-bel
1feel dizzy. Mir ist schwindelig.
meer ist shv/n-de-likh
1have a cold. Ich bin erkältet.
ikh bin er-ke/-tet
1have a rash. Ich habe einen Ausschlag.
ikh hah-be a/'-nen ows-shlahk
1have an infection. Ich habe eine Infektion.
ikh hah-be a/'-ne in-fek-tsyawn

PHRASE BUILDER
1have a ... Ich habe... ikh hah-be ...
cough Husten hoos-ten
fever Fieber fee-ber
headache Kopfschmerzen kopAshmer-tsen
toothache Zahnschmerzen tsahn-shmer-tsen

I’m on medication fo r ... Ich nehme Medikamente

.......................................... gay-gen...
I need something for ...
My prescription is ...
I’m allergic to (antibiotics).
gegen...
ikh nay-me me-di-ka-men-te
Ich brauche etwas gegen ...
ikh brow-khe ef-vas gay-gen ...
Mein Rezept is t ...
main re-tsept is t ...
Ich bin allergisch gegen
(Antibiotika).
ikh bin a-/a/r-gishgay-gen
(an-ti-bi-aw-ti-ka)
 E N G L IS H
toG E R M A N

englisch - deutsch

Nouns in this dictionary, and adjectives affected by gender, have

their gender indicated by ©, © or ®. If it’s a plural noun, you’ll also
see pt. Where a word that could be either a noun or a verb has no
gender indicated, it’s a verb.

appointm ent Termin © ter meen

- a -
accident Unfall ©) un-fal
accommodation Unterkunft ©
un-ter-kunft
afternoon Nachmittag ©
nahkh- m itahk
air-conditioned mit Klimaanlage ©
mit k/eema-an-lahge
airplane Flugzeug ® flook-tsoyk
airport Flughafen © f/ookhah-fen
airport tax Flughafengebühr ©
flook-hahfen-ge-bür
alarm clock Wecker © ve-ker
alcohol Alkohol ©a/-ko-hawl
antique Antiquität ® an-ti-kvi-tayt
arrivals Ankunft © ankunft
a rt gallery Kunstgalerie ©
kunst-ga-leree
ashtray Aschenbecher ©
a-shenPe-kher
ATM Geldautomat ©ge/fow-to-maht
b-
baby Baby © bay-bi
back (body) Rücken © rü-ken
backpack Rucksack © ruk-zak
bad schlecht shlekht
bag Tasche © fa-she
baggage Gepäck © ge-pek

74
baggage allowance Freigepäck ©
fra/ge-pek
baggage claim Gepäckausgabe ©
ge-pek-ows-gah-be
bakery Bäckerei © be-kera/'
Band-Aid Pflaster © pflas-ter
bank Bank © bangk
bank account Bankkonto ©
bangk' kon-to
bath Bad © baht
bathroom Badezimmer ©
bah-de-tsi-mer
battery Batterie © ba-te-ree
beach Strand © shtrant
beautiful schön shern
beauty salon Schönheitssalon ©
shern-haits-za-long
bed Bett © bet
bedroom Schlafzimmer ©
shlahf-tsi-mer
beer Bier © beer
bicycle Fahrrad © fahr-raht
big groß graws
bill (account) Rechnung ©
rekh-nung
birthday Geburtstag ©
ge-burfs-tahk
blanket Decke © de-ke
blood group Blutgruppe ©
bloot-gru-pe
boarding house Pension ©
pahng-zyawn
boarding pass Bordkarte ©
bort-kar-te
boat Boot ® bawt
book Buch © bookh
book (reserve) buchen boo-khen
booked out ausgebucht
ows-ge-bookht
bookshop Buchhandlung ©
bookh-hand-lung
border Grenze ©gren-tse
bottle Flasche © fla-she
box Karton © kar-tong
boy Junge ©yung-e
boyfriend Freund © froynt
bra BH © bay -hah
bread Brot © brawt
briefcase Aktentasche ©
ak -ten-ta-she
broken kaputt ka put
E N G L IS H
brother Bruder © broo der
building Gebäude © ge-boy-de
bus (c ity ) Bus © bus
bus (intercity) Fernbus © fern-bus
bus station Busbahnhof ©
bus-bahn-hawf
toG E R M A N
bus stop Bushaltestelle ©
bus-hal-te-shte-le
business Geschäft ® ge-sheft
business class Business Class ©
bi-zi-nes klahs
c-
cafe Café ® ka-fey
camera Kamera ©ka-me-ra
can (tin ) Dose © daw-ze
cancel stornieren shtor-nee-ren
car Auto © ow-to
car hire Autoverleih ® ow-to-fer-lai
car owner’s title Fahrzeugpapiere © pi
fabr-tsoyk-pa-pee-re
car registration PKW-Zulassung ©
paykah-vayfsoo-la-sung
cash Bargeld © bahr-gelt
cashier Kassierer(in) © /©
ka-see-rer/ka-seererin
chairlift (skiing) Sessellift ©
ze-se-lift
change (coins) Wechselgeld ©
vek-sel-gelt
change (m oney) wechseln vek-seln
change (trains) umsteigen
um-shtai-gen
check (banking) Scheck © shek
75
 check (bill) Rechnung © rekb-nung
check-in (desk) Abfertigungsschalter
© apfer-ti-gungks-shal-ter
cheque (banking) Scheck © shek
child Kind © kint
church Kirche © kir-khe
cigarette lighter Feuerzeug ©
foy-er-tsoyk
city Stadt © shtat
E N G L IS H
city centre Innenstadt © /-nen-shtat
clean sauberzowber
cleaning Reinigung © rai-ni-gung
cloakroom Garderobe © gar-draw-be
closed geschlossen ge-sb/o-sen
toG E R M A N
clothing Kleidung © klai-dung
coat Mantel © man-tel
coffee Kaffee © ka fay
coins Münzen © pi mün tsen
cold kalt kalt
com fortable bequem be-kvaym
company Firma © fir-ma
com puter Computer © kompyoo-ter
condom Kondom © kon-dawm
confirm (a booking) bestätigen
be-sbfay-ti-gen
cook kochen kokhen
cough husten hoos ten
countryside Land © lant
cover charge Eintrittsgeld ©
a/'n-trits-gelt
crafts Handwerk © banf-verk
credit card Kreditkarte ©
kre-deef-kar-te
currency exchange Geldwechsel ©
ge/f-ve k-sel
customs (border crossing) Zoll ©
tsol
d east Osten © os-ten
date (tim e ) Datum © dah-tum
date of birth Geburtsdatum ©
ge-burfs-dah-tum
76
daughter Tochter © tokh-ter
day Tag © tahk
day a fte r tom orrow übermorgen
Obermor-gen
day before yesterday vorgestern
fawrgestern
delay Verspätung © fer-sbpay-tung
delicatessen Feinkostgeschäft ©
fa/'n-kost-ge-sheft
depart (leave) abfahren ap-fah-ren
departm ent store Warenhaus ©
vab-ren-hows
departure Abfahrt © ap-fahrt
deposit Anzahlung © an-tsatvlung
diaper Windel © w'n-del
dictionary Wörterbuch ©
verter-bookh
dining car Speisewagen ©
shpai ze-vah gen
dinner Abendessen © ab-bent e sen
direct direkt di rekt
dirty schmutzigsbmu-tsikh
discount Rabatt © ra bat
doctor Arzt/Ärztin © /© artst/erfs-tin
dog Hund © hunt
double bed Doppelbett ® c/o pel bet
dress Kleid © klait
drink (beverage) Getränk ©
ge-trengk
drink trinken tring-ken
drivers licence Führerschein ©
fü-rer-shain
dry (clothes) trocknen frok-nen
-e -
each jede yay-de
early friih frü
economy class Touristenklasse ©
tu-r/s-ten-kla-se
elevator Lift © lift
embassy Botschaft © bawt-shaft
English Englisch © eng-lish
enough genug ge-nook
enter eintreten ain-tray-ten
evening Abend © ah-bent
everything alles a les
exchange wechseln vek-seln
exhibition Ausstellung ©
ows-shte-lung
exit Ausgang © ows gang
expensive teuer foy er
express mail Expresspost ©
eks-pres-post
/ half Hälfte © helf-te
fall (autum n) Herbst © herpst
fam ily Familie © fa-mee-li-e
fast schnell shnel
father Vater © fad-ter
fever Fieber © fee-ber
film (cin em a/cam era) Film © film
fine (paym ent) Geldbuße ©
gelt-boo-se
finger Finger © fing er
first class erste Klasse © er-ste
kla-se
fish shop Fischgeschäft ©
fish-ge-sheft
flight Flug © flook
floor (storey) Stock © shtok
footpath Gehweg ©gay-vayk
foreign ausländisch ows-lendish
forest Wald © valt
free (gratis) gratis graM is
fresh (not stale) frisch frish
friend Freund(in) © /© froynt/
froyn din
9 interpreter Dolmetscher(in) © /©
garden Garten ©gar-ten
gas (fo r cooking) Gas © gahs
gas (petrol) Benzin © ben-tseen
g ift Geschenk ® ge-shengk
girl Mädchen © mayf-khen
girlfriend Freundin © froyn-din
glasses (spectacles) Brille ©
bri -le
glove Handschuh © hant-shoo
go (by vehicle) fahren fah-ren
go (on foot) gehen gay en
grocery store Lebensmittelladen ©
/ay-bens-mi-tel-lah-den
guided tour Führung © fö-rung
h
heater Heizgerät © ba/fs-ge-rayt
help helfen hel-fen
here hier heer
hire mieten mee-ten
holidays Ferien pi fair-h en
honeymoon Flitterwochen © pi
f//-ter-vo-khen
hospital Krankenhaus ©
krang-ken-hows
hot heiß hais
husband Ehemann © ay e-man
- l-
identification Ausweis © ows-vais
identification card Personalausweis
© per-zo-nad/ows-vais
ill krank krangk
included inbegriffen in-be-gri-fen
inform ation Auskunft © ows-kunft
insurance Versicherung ©
fer-z/'-khe-rung
internet cafe Internetcafé ©
in-ter-net-ka-fay
do/-met-sher/do/-met-she-rin
itinerary Reiseroute © ra/'-ze-roo-te
77
 map Karte © kar-te

J m arket Markt © markt

m eat Fleisch © flaish
jacket Jacke © ya-ke
jeans Jeans © pi dzheens medicine Medizin © me di tseen
jew ellery Schmuck © shmuk m etro station U-Bahnhof ©
jum per (sweater) Pullover ® oobahn-hawf
pu-/aw-ver m idnight Mitternacht © m/ ter nakht
m ilk Milch © milkh
mineral w ater Mineralwasser ©
k mi-ne-rab/-va-ser
mobile phone Handy © hen di
key Schlüssel © shlü-sel
modem Modem © maw-dem
kind nett net
money Geld © gelt
kitchen Küche © kükhe
month Monat © maw-nat
m other Mutter © mu ter
I motorcycle Motorrad © m aw torraht
m otorway (tollw ay) Autobahn ©
large groß graws ow-to-bahn
last letzte lets-te m ountain Berg © berk
late spat shpayt museum Museum © mu zay-um
laundrette Wäscherei © ve-she-ra/ music Musik © mu-zeek
leather Leder ® lay-der
le ft luggage Gepäckaufbewahrung ©
gepek-owf-be-vah-rung - n -
le tte r (m ail) Brief © breef
nam e Name © nah me
lift (elevator) Lift © lift
napkin Serviette © zer vye-te
linen (bed) Bettwäsche © bef-veshe
nappy (diaper) Windel © v/n del
locked abgeschlossen ap-ge-shlo-sen
newsagency Zeitungshändler ©
lost verloren fer-/awren
fsa/'tungks-hen-dler
lost property office Fundbüro ©
newspaper Zeitung © tsai-tung
fun t-bCi- raw
next nächste naykhs-te
luggage Gepäck © gepek
night Nacht © nakht
luggage lockers Schließfächer © pi
no nein nain
shlees-fe-kher
nonsmoking nichtraucher
lunch Mittagessen ® mi-tahk-e-sen
nikht-row-kher
now jetzt yetst
num ber Zahl © tsahl
m
mail Post © post
make-up Schminke © shming-ke - 0 -
man Mann © man
oil ÖI © erl
m anager Manager(in) © /©
open (not closed) offen o fen
menedzher/me-ne-dzhe-rin

78
opening hours Öffnungszeiten © pi pound (m oney/w eight) Pfund ®
erf-nungks-tsai-ten pfunt
order bestellen be-sMe-len present (g ift) Geschenk ©
ge-shengk
price Preis © prais
P
painter Maler(in) © /© m a h -\e r/
m ablerin
-q-
painting (th e a rt) Malerei © quick schnell shnel
mah-l e -ra i quiet ruhigroo-ikh
pants (trousers) Hose © haw - ze
pantyhose Strumpfhose ©
s h tru m p f-h a w -z e - r -
paper Papier © pa-p e e r receipt Quittung © kvi-tung
party Fest © test refund Riickzahlung ©
passenger (b u s /ta x i) Fahrgast © rük-tsah-lung
fa h r- gast rent mieten mee ten
passenger (plane) Fluggast © repair reparieren re-pa-ree-ren
//ook-gast return zurückkommen
passport (Reise)Pass ® ( r a i- z e ) pas tsu-rük-ko-men
path Pfad © pfaht return tic k et Rückfahrkarte ©
penknife Taschenmesser © rök-fahr-kar-te
fa-shen-me-ser road Straße © shtrah-se
pensioner Rentner(in) © /© renf-ner/ room Zimmer ® ts/' mer
re n t- ne-rin route Route © roo-te
petrol Benzin © ben-tseen
phone book Teiefonbuch ©
te-lefawn-bookh -A -

phonecard Telefonkarte ©
safe Safe © sayf
te-le-fa w n -kar-te
sea Meer © mair
phrasebook Sprachführer ©
season Jahreszeit (Dyah-res-tsait
s h p ra h k h - fü-rer
seat (car) Sitz © zits
pillow Kissen © k i- sen
seat (tra in /c in e m a ) Platz © plats
pillowcase Kissenbezug ©
seatbelt Sicherheitsgurt ©
k/sen-be'tsook
z/'-kherhaits-gurt
platform Bahnsteig © b a h n - shtaik
service charge Bedienungszuschlag
play (th eatre) Schauspiel ©
© be-c/ee-nungks-tsoo-shlahk
s h o w - shpeel
share (w ith) teilen (mit) tai-len (mit)
police Polizei © p o -\\-tsa i
shirt Hemd © hemt
police station Polizeirevier ©
shoes Schuhe © pi shoo-e
po-litsa/'-re-veer
shop Geschäft ® ge-sheft
post office Postamt © posf amt
shopping centre Einkaufszentrum ©
postcard Postkarte © posf-karte
a/n-kowfs-tsen-trum
postcode Postleitzahl © posMai-tsahl

79
 show zeigen ts a i gen
shower Dusche © doo-she
sick krank krangk
silk Seide © za/de
silver silbernz/7-bern
single (unm arrried) ledig /ay-dikh
single room Einzelzimmer ©
a/ntseltsi-mer
sister Schwester © s h v e s - ter
ENGLISH to GERMAN
size Größe © g re rs e
skirt Rock © rok
sleeping bag Schlafsack ©
s h la h f- zak
sleeping car Schlafwagen ©
shlabf-M ah-gen
slide (film ) Dia © dee a
snack Snack © snek
snow Schnee © shnay
socks Socken © pi zo-ken
son Sohn © zawn
soon bald bait
spring (season) Frühling © frü-ling
square (tow n) Platz © plats
stairway Treppe © tre pe
stam p Briefmarke © breebmar-ke
stationer Schreibwarenhandlung ©
s h r a ip v ah-ren-handlung
street Straße © s h tr a h s e
student Student(in) © /© shtu - d e n t/
shtudentin
subtitles Untertitel © pi un-ter-teetel
suitcase Koffer © ko-fer
sum m er Sommer ® zo mer
superm arket Supermarkt ©
zoo-penmarkt
surface mail normale Post ©
nor mab'le post
surname Nachname ©
n a h k h - nah-me
sweater Pullover © pu-/aw-ver
swim schwimmen s h v i men
swimming pool Schwimmbad ®
s h v im - baht
80
t
taxi stand Taxistand ® ta k - si-shtant
tic k et (b u s /m e tro /tra in ) Fahrkarte
© fabr kar-te
ticket (cinem a/m useum )
Eintrittskarte © a in trits kar te
ticket (plane) Flugticket ©
flook-ti-ket
ticket machine Fahrkartenautomat ®
febrkarten-ow-to-maht
tic k et office Fahrkartenverkauf ©
fa br-kar-ten-fer-kowf
ticket office (th eatre) Theaterkasse
© te-ab-terka-se
tim e Zeit © tsait
tim etab le Fahrplan © fa h r- plahn
tip (g ratu ity) Trinkgeld © trin g k - gelt
today heute boy te
tom orrow morgen m o r g e n
tour Tour © toor
tourist office Fremdenverkehrsbdro ©
frem-den-fer-kairs-bü-raw
town Stadt © shtat
train station Bahnhof © babn hawf
tran sit lounge Transitraum ©
tran-zeetrowm
travel agency Reisebiiro ©
r a i ze bü raw
travellers cheque Reisescheck ©
r a i ze shek
trip Reise © r a i ze
trousers Hose © h a w ze
tw in beds zwei Einzelbetten © pi
tsvai a/n-tselbeten
~u~
underwear Unterwäsche ©
un-ter-ve-she
urgent dringend d rin g -e nt
 watch Uhr © oor
w ater Wasser © va-ser
weekend Wochenende ©
vacant frei frai
vacation Ferien pi fair-i-en
vo-khen-en-de
validate (ticket) entwerten entverten when warm van
vegetable Gemüse © ge-müze where wo vaw
who wer vair
view Aussicht © ows-zikht
wife Ehefrau © ay-e-frow
window Fenster © fens-ter
-w- wine Wein © vain
woman Frau © frow
waiting room (doctor’s)
wool Wolle © vo-le
Wartezimmer © vartetsi-m er
waiting room (train station)
Wartesaal © vartezahl
walk gehengayen y
warm warm varm year Jahr © yahr
wash (oneself) sich waschen zikh yesterday gesterngestern
vashen youth hostel Jugendherberge ©
washing machine Waschmaschine © yoo-gentherberge
vas/?ma-sheene
GERMAN to ENGLISH

deutsch - englisch

Nouns in this dictionary, and adjectives affected by gender, have

their gender indicated by ©, © or ®. If it’s a plural noun, you’ll also
see pi. Where a word that could be either a noun or a verb has no
gender indicated, it’s a verb.

- a -
Abend © ah-bent evening
Abendessen ® ah-bent-esen
dinner
abfahren ap fah ren leave (depart)
A bfahrt © ap-fahrt departure
abgeschlossen apgeshlo-sen
locked
alkoholfreies Getränk ©
al-kohaw/fraies ge trengk soft drink
alle a-le all
Allee © a lay avenue
allein a-lain alone
an an at • to
andere and e re other • different
ankommen ankom en arrive
A nkunft © an kunft arrivals
Anzahlung © an-tsah lung deposit
Apotheke © a-po tay ke chemist •
pharmacy
A rzt © artst doctor (medical)
Ärztin © erfs tin doctor (medical)
auch owkh too • also
auf owf on • at
Auge ® ow-ge eye
; Augenblick © o w -g e n -b lik moment
aus ows from • out
*

alles a les everything i Ausgang © ows-gang exit

alltäglich al-fayk-likh every day : ausgebucht o w s -ge-bookht
a lt alt old • ancient booked out
i Auskunft © ows-kunft information

82
Aussicht © ows-zikht view
Aussichtspunkt © ows-zikhts-pungkt
lookout
Ausstellung © ows-shte-lung
exhibition
ausverkauft ows-fer-kowft sold out
Ausweis © ows-vais identification
Auto © ow-to car
Autobahn © ow-to-bahn motorway
(tollway)
autom atisch ow-to-mah-tish
automatic
Autoverleih © ow-to-fer-lai car hire
b Bruder © broo-der brother
Bad © baht bath
Badeanzug © b a h - de-an-tsook
swimsuit
Badezimmer © bab-de-tsi-mer
bathroom
Bahnhof © b a h n - hawf railway
station
Bahnsteig © b a h n - shtaik platform
Bankkonto © b a n g k - kon-to bank
account
Bargeld © babr-gelt cash
B atterie © ba-te-ree battery
Baumwolle © bowm-vo-le cotton
Bedienungszuschlag ©
be-dee-nungks-tsoo-shlahk
service charge
Benzin © ben-tseer? gas/petrol
Beruf © be-roof occupation •
profession
berühren be-rü-ren touch
besser be-ser better
beste bes-te best
besteigen besbfa/gen board (plane,
ship)
bestellen be-sbfe-len order
Bestellung © be-sbfe-lung order
(restaurant)
besuchen be-zoo-khen visit
Betrag © b e -tra h k amount
B ett © bet bed
Bettlaken © bef-lah-ken sheet (bed)
Bettzeug © bet-tsoyk bedding
bezahlen be-tsab-len pay
Bier © beer beer
billig b/'-likh cheap
b itte b/'-te please
bleiben blai-ben stay (remain)
Boot © bawt boat
(an) Bord an bort aboard
GERMAN to ENGLISH
Botschaft © bawt-shaft
embassy
Briefm arke ©breef-mar-ke
stamp
Brot © brawt bread
Buch © bookh book
buchen boo-khen book (reserve)
Buchhandlung © bookb-han-dlung
bookshop
Burg © burk castle
Busbahnhof © bus-bahn-hawf
bus station
Bushaltestelle © bus-hal-te-shte-le
bus stop
Däm m erung © de-me-rung dawn •
dusk
danken d a n g - ken thank
Datum © dab-turn date (day)
dein dain your sg inf
Denkmal © d e n g k - mahl
monument
Deutsch © doytsh German
Dienstag © deens-tahk Tuesday
Dolm etscher(in) © / © d o l -met-sher/
do/ met-she-rin interpreter
Dom © dawm cathedral
Donnerstag © do-ners-tahk
Thursday
Doppelbett © do-pel-bet double bed
Doppelzim m er © do pel tsi mer
double room
Dorf © dorf village
dort dort there
83
 Dosenöffner © daw-zen-erf-ner
can opener
draußen drow-sen outside
du doo you sg inf
dünn dünthin
durch durkh through
Dusche © doo-she shower
~e~
GERMAN to ENGLISH
Ecke © e ke corner
Ehe © ay e marriage
Ehefrau © ay e frow wife
Ehemann © ay e man husband
Ei © ai egg
ein(s) ain(s) one
einfach ain fakh simple
einfache Fahrkarte © a/n-fa-khe
fahr-kar-te one-way ticket
einige a/ni-ge some • several
einmai ain-mahl once
eintreten ain tray-ten enter
Eintrittsgeld © a/n-trits-gelt
cover charge
E in trittskarte © a/n-trits-kar-te
(admission) ticket
Eintrittspreis © ain-trits-prais
admission price
Einzelzimmer © a/n-tsel-tsi-mer
single room
Eis © aisice
Eiscreme © ais-kraym ice cream
Endstation © enf-shta-tsyawn
terminal
entw erten ent-ver-ten validate
(ticket)
er air he
Erdnuss © ert-nus peanut •
ground nut
erste erste first
Erwachsene © & © er-vak-se ne
adult
Essen © e-sen food
essen e-sen eat
etwas ef-vas something • anything
/
fahren fa h -re n travel by vehicle
Fahrgast © fa h r- gast passenger
(bus/taxi)
Fahrkarte © fa/rkar-teticket
Fahrkartenverkauf ©
fahr-kar-ten-fer-kowf ticket office
Fahrplan © fa h r- plahn timetable
Fahrrad © fa h r-r aht bicycle
Fahrzeugpapiere © pi
fahr-tsoyk-pa-pee-re car owner's title
(document)
Familienname © fa-mee-li-en-nah-me
family name
Familienstand © fa-meelien-shtant
marital status
Fenster © fens-ter window
Ferien pi f a ir h - e n holidays •
vacation
Fernbus © fern-bus bus (intercity)
Fernseher © fe r n -zay-er TV set
fe rtig fer-tikh ready • finished
Fest © test festival • party
Flasche © fla - she bottle
: Flaschenöffner © fla - shen-erf-ner
i bottle opener
j Fleisch © flaish meat
i fliegen fle e- gen fly
; Flug © flook flight
i Flughafen © flo o k - hah-fen airport
I Flugticket © flo o k - ti-ket plane ticket
; Flugzeug © flo o k - tsoyk aeroplane
! Frankreich © fra n g k raikh France
i Frau © frow wife • woman
I frei frai free (not bound) • vacant
; Freitag © fra i- tahk Friday
; Fremdenverkehrsbiiro ©
fre m - den-fer-kairs-bü-raw tourist office
frisch frish fresh (not stale)
Friseur(in) © / © fri-zer/fri-zer-rin
hairdresser
Frühstück © frü-shtük breakfast
Führerschein © fü-rer-shain driving
licence
Führung © fü-rung guided tour
Fußball © foos-bal football • soccer
Fußgänger(in) © /© foos-geng-er/
foos-geng-e-rin pedestrian
g Handwerk © banbverk crafts
Garderobe © gar-c/raw-be wardrobe •
cloakroom
Gebäude ® ge-boyde building
Geburtsdatum © geburfs-dah-tum
date of birth
Geburtsort © ge-burts-ori
place of birth
Geburtstag © ge-burfs-tahk
birthday
gefährlich gefa/'rlikh dangerous
gehen gay-en walk
Gehweg ©gay-vayk footpath
Geld © gelt money
Geldautom at © ge/f-ow-to-maht
automatic teller machine (ATM)
Geldwechsel © ge/f-vek-sel
currency exchange
genug ge-nook enough
Gepäck ® ge-pek luggage
Gepäckaufbewahrung
ge-pek-owf-be-vah-rung left luggage
gerade ge-rab-de straight (direction)
Geschäft © ge sheft shop • business
Geschenk © ge shengk present (gift)
geschlossen gesb/o-sen closed
gestern gestern yesterday
Getränk © getrengk drink (beverage)
Gewicht © gevikht weight
Gleis ® glais platform
groß graws big • great • tall
Größe ©grer-se size (general)
grün grün green
g u t goot good • well
-h ~
Haar © hahr hair
haben bab-ben have
H älfte © be/f te half
Halskette © ba/s ke-te necklace
H alt © halt stop
handgem acht h a n t-g e - makht
handmade
Handtasche © h a n t-ta -s h e
handbag
Handy 0 ben di mobile phone
H auptplatz © h o w p t- plats
main square
heiß hais hot
Heizgerät © h a its - ge-rayt heater
helfen be/-fen help
hell hel light (weight)
heute boy-te today
hier heer here
Hilfe © b/7-fe help
hinten b/'n-ten at the back
hinter h in ter behind
hinüber hi-nü-ber across (to)
hoch hawkh high (up)
B
Hochzeit © bokb-tsait wedding
Höhle © h e r le cave
Holz © holts wood
i Honig © baw-nikh honey
hören ber-ren hear • listen
- I -
inbegriffen in - be-gri-fen included
innen i-nen inside
Innenstadt © /•nen-shtat city centre
Insel © in-zel island
irgendein ir-gent-ain any
irgendetwas /r gent-ef-vas anything
Irgendwo ir-gent-vaw anywhere
ja yah yes
j
Jahr ® yahryear
je d e r © yay-der each • every
jem and yay-mant someone
je tz t yetst now
 Jugendherberge ©
yoo'gent-her'ber-ge youth hostel
jung yung young
Junge © yung-e boy
Kaffee © ka- fay coffee
kalt kalt cold
kaputt ka put broken
Karte © kar-te map • ticket
Kasse © ka-se cash register •
checkout • ticket counter
kaufen kow-fen buy
to ENGLISH
keine kai ne none
Kellner(in) © /© ke/mer/keknerin
waiter
kennen ke nen know (a person)
Kinder © pi kin-der children
Kino ® kee-no cinema
Kiosk © kee-osk convenience
store
Kirche © kir-khe church
Kissen © ki sen pillow
Kieidung © klai-dung clothing
klein klain little • small* short
(height)
Kleingeld ® klain gelt loose change
Klimaanlage © k/ee ma an lah-ge
air-conditioning
Kloster @ klaws-ter convent •
monastery
Kneipe © knai-pe pub
Knopf © knopf button
Koch © kokh chef • cook
kochen ko-khen cook
Koffer © ko fer suitcase
Kofferraum © kofer-rowm boot •
trunk
kommen ko-men come
Konditorei © kon-deetora/
cake shop
können ker-nen be able to • have
permission to
Kontaktlinsen © pi konfakMinzen
contact lenses
86
Kopf © kopf head
kosten kos'ten cost
krank krangk sick
Krankenhaus © krang ken'hows
hospital
Krankenpfleger ©
krang-ken-pflay'ger nurse
Krankenschwester ©
krang-kemshves'ter nurse
Krankenwagen © krang ken-vah-gen
ambulance
Küche © k ü - khe kitchen
Kühlschrank © k ü l- shrangk
refrigerator
Kunst © kunst art
Kunstgalerie ( j) k u n s t-g a -\e -re e
art gallery
Kunstgewerbe © k u n s t- ge-verbe
arts & crafts
Kunsthandwerk © kunst-hant-verk
handicrafts
Künstler(in) © /© künsf ler/
künsMe-rin artist
Kunstwerk © kunshverk work of art
kurz kurts short
Kiiste © kus-te coast
/
Land © lant country • countryside
Landschaft © lant-shaft scenery
lang lang long
langsam lang-zahm slow • slowly
laufen low-fen run
laut lowt loud • noisy
Lebensm itteliaden ©
i /ay-bens-mi-tel-lah-den grocery store
Leder © lay-der leather
leer lair empty
leicht laikht easy
leihen /a/'-en borrow
Lesbierin © /es-bi-e-rin lesbian
lesen lay-zen read
letzte lets-te last
Licht © likht light
Lift © lift lift • elevator
links lingks left (direction) Nachname © nahkh nah-me
Lokal © lo -kahl bar surname
Luftpost © luft-post airmail Nachrichten pi nahkb-rikh-ten
luxuriös luk-su-ri-ers luxury news
nächste naykhs-te next • nearest
Nacht © nakht night
m nehmen nay-men take
nein nain no
Mädchen © mayt-khen girl
neu noy new
Mann © man husband • man
nicht nikht not
M antel © man-teI overcoat • cloak
nichtraucher nikht-row-kher
M arkt © markt market
non-smoking
M arktplatz © markt-plats market
nichts nikhts nothing
square nie nee never
Maschine © rr\a-shee-r\e machine Norden © nor den north
Meer © mair sea
normale Post © nor-mah-\e post
mehr mair more
surface mail
mein main mine • my
Notfall ® nawt-fal emergency
m ieten mee-ten rent • hire
Notizbuch © no-teets-bookh
Mikrowelle © mee-kro-ve-le
notebook
microwave
Num m er © nu-mer number
Milch © milkh milk
nur noor only
Mineralwasser © mi-ne-ra/i/-va-ser
Nuss © nus nut
mineral water
m it mit with
M itta g © m/'-tahk noon
Mittagessen © mi-tahk-e-sen lunch
-a-
M itteilung © mi -tai-lung message Objektiv © op yek teef lens
M itternacht © m/'-ter-nakht midnight (camera)
M ittwoch ® mit-vokh Wednesday Oder aw-der or
mögen mer-gen to like Ofen © aw-fen oven
möglich merk-likh possible often o fen open
M onat © m awnat month öffnen erf nen open
M ontag © mawn-tahk Monday Öffnungszeiten © pi
Morgen © morgen morning erf-nungks-tsai-ten opening hours
morgen morgen tomorrow o ft oft often
M otorrad © maw-tor-raht ohne aw-ne without
motorcycle örtlich erf likh local
Münzen © pi mün-tsen coins Osten © os-ten east
M u tter © mu-ter mother Ostern © aws-tern Easter
Österreich © ers-terraikh
Austria
- n -
nach nahkh after • towards
N achm ittag ® nahkh-mi tahk -P
afternoon Parkplatz © park-plats carpark
Pass © pas pass • passport
Pension © pahng-zyawn boarding
house • bed & breakfast
Personalausweis ©
perzo-nah/ows-vais identification card
Pfad © pfaht path • trail
Pfund ® pfunt pound (weight)
Polizei © po l i tsai police
Polizeirevier ® p o litsa /re ve e r
police station
Postam t ® post amt post office
Postleitzahl © posHai-tsahl
postcode
Preis © prais price
privat privahf private
pro praw per
q bedroom
Q uittung © kvi tung receipt
r-
Rabatt © ra'bat discount
radfahren rahf fah ren cycle
Rasierer © razeerer razor
rauchen row-khen smoke
Rechnung © rekh nung bill • check
rechts rekhts right (direction)
Reinigung © rai ni gung cleaning
Reise © rai ze journey • trip
Reisebiiro ® rai ze’bü-raw travel
agency
Reiseführer © rai ze fü rer guidebook
reisen ra/ zen travel
Reisepass © ra/ ze pas passport
Reiseroute © rai ze-roo-te itinerary
Reisescheck © ra/ ze shek travellers
cheque
Reiseziel © rai zetseel destination
Rentner(in) © / © renf ner/renf ne-rin i
pensioner
Reservierung © re zer vee rung
reservation
R-Gespräch ® a/rgeshpraykh
collect call • reverse-charge call
richtig rikh tikh right (correct)
Rückfahrkarte © rük fahr kar te
return (ticket)
Rückzahlung © rük tsah lung refund
ruhig roo ikh quiet
rund runt round
-A -
S aft © zaft juice
Sam stag © zams tahk Saturday
sauber zow-ber clean
Scheck © shek cheque (bank)
schieben shee ben push
schlafen shlah-fen sleep
Schlafsack © shlahf zak sleeping bag
Schlafzim m er © shlahf-tsi mer
schließen shlee sen close (shut)
Schloss ® shlos lock • palace
Schlüssel © shlü sel key
Schminke © shming-ke make-up
Schmuck © shmuk jewellery
Schnee © shnay snow
schnell shnel quick
schon shawn yet • already
schön shern beautiful
schreiben shra/ ben write
Schweiz © shvaits Switzerland
schwer shvair difficult (task) • heavy
Schwimmbad © shvim baht
swimming pool
schwimmen shv/men swim
See © zay lake
sehen zay en see • look
sehr zair very
Seide © za/ de silk
Seife © za/ fe soap
Selbstbedienung ©
ze/pstbedeenung self-service
sicher z/kher safe
Sicherheit © zi kher-hait safety
Sie zee you sg pol & pi
Single © singl single (of person)
sitzen z/'-tsen sit
skifahren shee-fah-ren ski
sofort zo fort immediately
Sonnenaufgang © zo-nen-owfgang
sunrise
Sonnenbrille © zo n e n -b rile
sunglasses
Sonnencreme © zo-nen-kraym
sunblock
Sonnenuntergang ©
zo-nenunter-gang sunset
Sonntag © zontahk Sunday
Speisekarte © shpaizekarte menu
Sprachführer © shprahkh-fü-rer
phrasebook
sprechen shpre-khen speak
S tad t © shtat city • town
Stiefel © sbtee-fel boot (footwear)
Stock © shtok floor (storey)
stornieren shtor nee ren cancel
Strand © shtrant beach
Straße © shtrah-se street • road
Straßenbahn (£) shtrah-sembahn
tram
Straßenkarte © shtrah-sen kar te
road map
Stiick © shtük piece
Studentenausweis ©
shtudentenow svais student card
Stufe © sbtoo-fe step (stairs)
Stuhl © shtool chair
Sturm © shturm storm
Süden © zd-den south
t
T a g © tahk day
täglich fayk-likh daily
Tasche © tashe bag • pocket
Tee © tay tea
telefonieren te-le fo-nee ren phone
Telefonkarte © te-le-fawn-kar-te
phone card
Telefonzelle © te le fawn tse-le
phone box
teuer toy-er expensive
Theaterkasse © te ah ter-ka-se ticket
office (theatre)
Toilette © to a /e te toilet
Touristenklasse © tu-r/s ten kla se
economy class
trinken tring-ken drink
Trinkgeld ® tringk-gelt tip (gratuity)
trocken tro-ken dry
tun toon do
Tür © tür door
Turm ® turm tower
GERMAN to ENGLISH
- U -
U-Bahn © oo bahn subway
(underground)
U-Bahnhof © oo-bahn-hawf
metro station
über ü ber about • above • over
übermorgen ü ber mor gen day after
tomorrow
übernachten ü ber nakh ten stay (at
a hotel)
übersetzen ü ber ze tsen translate
Uhr © oor clock • watch
umsteigen um-shtai-gen change
(trains)
unmöglich un merk-likh impossible
unter un ter among • below • under
U nterkunft © un ter kunft
accommodation
Unterschrift © un ter-shrift signature
U ntertitel © pi un-ter tee tel
subtitles
-V -
Verbindung © fer b/n dung
connection
Versicherung © fer z/ khe rung
insurance
Verspätung © fer shpay tung delay
viele fee le many
vielleicht fi-laikht maybe
Visum © vee zumvisa
voll fol full
von fon from
vor fawr in front of • before
Vorm ittag © fawr mi-tahk morning
Vorname © fawrnahm e given name
- W -
Wagen ® vahgen carriage (train)
Wald © valt forest
wandern van-dern hike
wann van when
w arten varten wait
warum va rum why
was vas what
waschen vashen wash (something)
Wäscherei © ve-shera/ laundrette
Wasser © va-ser water
wasserdicht vaserdikht waterproof
Wasserfall © va-serfal waterfall
Wasserflasche © vaserfla-she
water bottle
Wasserhahn © vaserhahn faucet •
tap
Wechselgeld © vek-sel-gelt change
(coins)
Wechselkurs © veksei-kurs
exchange rate
wechseln vek-seln exchange (money)
Wecker © ve-ker alarm clock
Weg © vayk track (path) • way
wegen vaygen because of
weil vail because
Wein © vain wine
Weinberg © vain-berk vineyard
weiß vais white
w eit vait far
wenig vay-nikh (a) little
wenige vaynige few
weniger vayniger less
wenn ven when • if
wer vair who
W ert © vert value (price)
Westen © vesten west
W etter © veter weather
w ichtig vikh-tikh important
wie vee how
wie viel vee feel how much
w ieder veeder again
90
wiegen vee-gen weigh
willkommen vikkomen welcome
windig v/n dikh windy
wir veer we
wissen vi sen know (something)
wo vaw where
Wochenende © vo khen en de
weekend
wohnen vaw-nen reside
Wohnung © vaw-nung apartment
(flat)
Wohnwagen © vawn vah gen
caravan
Wolke © vo/ ke cloud
Wolle © vo le wool
wollen vo len want
Wort © vort word
Wörterbuch © ver-ter bookh
dictionary
wunderbar vunderbahr
wonderful
wünschen vün-shen wish
Z -
Zahl © tsahl number
Zahlung © tsah lung payment
Zahnarzt © tsahn artst dentist
Zahnärztin © tsahn erts tin dentist
Zahnpasta © tsahn pas ta
toothpaste
zeigen tsai-gen show • point
Z eit © ts a it time
Zeitschrift © tsa/f-shrift magazine
Zeitung © fsa/'-tung newspaper
Zeitungshändler ©
tsa/ tungks-hen-dler newsagency
Zeitungskiosk © tsa/'-tungks kee-osk
newsstand
Zeitunterschied © tsa/f-un-ter-sheet
time difference
Z elt ® tselt tent
zelten tsel-ten camp
Zeltp latz © tselt-plats campsite
Z entim eter © tsen-ti-may'ter
centimetre
Zentralheizung ©
tservfraW-hai'tsung central heating
Zentrum ® fsen-trum centre
zerbrechen tser-bre-khen break
zerbrechlich tser-brekb-likh fragile
ziehen fsee-en pull
Zim m er ® ts/'-mer room
Zim m ernum m er © fs/'-mer-nu-mer
room number
Zirkus © tsir-kus circus
Zoll © tsol customs
zu tsoo too • at
Zug © tsook train
zurück tsurük back (return)
zurückkommen tsu rük ko men
return
zusammen tsu^za^men together
zweimal fst'a/'-mahl twice
zweite tsvai-te second
zwischen tsw-shen between
abbreviations................................... 5 cafes.........................................39,63
accidents........................................ 69 calendar.......................................... 20
accommodation............................. 32 cameras..........................................69
addresses................................. 23,30 camping ground............................. 32
addressing people................ 4,12, 63 car.................................................. 30
admission charge........................... 54 CDs................................................. 61
age.................................................. 14 cell phone....................................... 66
air-conditioning............................. 36 changing money..................... 35,66
a irp o rt............................................ 24 checking in (accommodation).......33
alcoholic drinks.............................. 44 checking in (transport)..................26
allergies......................................... 43,73 checking out (accommodation)....37
amounts......................................... 45 chemist........................................... 72
art..............................................54,55 cinema........................................6,63
asking questions............................ 26 civilities............................................. 9
ATM.................................................65 clothes............................................60
clubs........................................63,64
coffee..............................................43
H
commission (bank)........................ 66
bags (shopping)..............................58 complaints (accommodation).......36
baggage.................................... 28,37 complaints (restaurant)................. 41
banking........................................... 65 complaints (shopping)...................58
bargains.......................................... 58 compliments (accommodation)....37
bargaining....................................... 59 compliments (restaurant).............. 41
bars....................................39,44,63 computers...................................... 67
beer............................................. 6,44 concerts..........................................63
bicycle............................................. 31 consulates....................................... 71
bill (restaurant).............................. 42 contact details................................ 13
boat...........................................25,56 cost (accommodation)...................33
bookings (accommodation).......... 33 cost (car hire)................................. 30
bookings (restaurant)....................39 cost (food)...................................... 45
bookings (transport)......................26 cost (general)................................. 59
books.............................................. 61 cost (internet)................................ 68
bookshops.......................................61 cost (sightseeing)...........................54
breakfast......................................... 34 cost (ta xi)....................................... 29
bus................................................. 25,28 cost (telephone)..............................67
business......................................... 24 countries..........................................14
business hours............................... 54 credit cards................................6, 65
buying food..................................... 45 customs (airport)...........................24
buying things...................................57 cycling............................................. 31

92
D gay venues...................................... 64
dates (calendar)..................... .......21
days of the week.................... ......20
dentist..................................... .......72
deposit (accommodation)..... .......37
dictionary (English-German)....... 74
dictionary (German-English)....... 82
dietary restrictions................ ...... 42
digital photography............... ..... 68
dining out....................................... 38
directions (orientation).......... ...... 22
discounts................................. ...... 54
doctor..................................... ..69. 72
drinks (alcoholic).................... .41.44
drinks (nonalcoholic).............. ...... 43
DVDs.............................................. 61
£
eating o u t........................... .......6.38
elevator............................... .......... 35
em ail................................... ..........68
embassies.......................... .......... 71
emergencies.................. 69
emotions............................. .......... 17
entertainment.................... .......... 62
entertainment guide........... ...........63
essential phrases............... ...... 9,96
exchange rates................... ..........66
exhibitions.......................... ...........54
T
fam ily.................................. ...........13
fares (ta xi).......................... .......... 29
feelings............................... .......... 17
food allergies...................... .......... 43
food shopping.................... .......... 45
foreign exchange office....... ...........65
£ laundry............................................ 35
galleries...................... .................. 54
gas (petrol)................. .................. 31
gay guides.................. .................. 63
German cuisine.............................. 46
going out......................................... 62
goodbyes......................................... 11
grammar..................................... 4,72
greetings.......................................... l l
grocery shopping........................... 45
guidebooks..................................... 53
guides (tou rist).............................. 53
7/
health.............................................. 72
help...........................................69.70
hobbies............................................16
holiday............................................ 24
hospital........................................... 72
hotel................................................32
1
illnesses.......................................... 72
immigration (airport).....................24
informal speech............................... 4
insurance (travel)............................ 71
interests...........................................16
internet.....................................35.67
introductions................................... 12
3
jo b s..................................................15
%
keys.................................................34
kitchen............................................34
l
language difficulties................. 10,60
laptop..............................................68
lift (elevator)................................... 35
loanwords (in English)...................... 5
local expressions...............................7
93
local food......................... .......40.46
local sights....................... ............. 52
lost possessions.............. ..............71
luggage............................ ........28,37
maps................................ ........23.53
marital status.................. ..............14
markets............................ ..............57
meals............................... .......38.46
medical conditions.......... ............. 72
medication...................... ..............73
meeting people............... ............. 12
meeting u p ...................... ............ 64
menu................................ .............40
menu decoder................. .............46
mobile phone.................. .............66
money.............................. ..............65
m onths............................ .............20
motorbike........................ .............30
movies............................. ..........6,63
museums......................... ..............54
m usic............................... ............. 61
W
names.............................. ..............12
nationalities..................... ..............14
negatives (grammar)....... ..............72
newspapers..................... ..............61
nightclubs........................ .......63,64
nonalcoholic drinks.......... ............. 43
nonsmoking section
(restaurant).................. ..........6.39
nonsmoking section (transport) ....27
numbers.......................... ............. 18
V recommendations (tours).............. 56
occupations....................................15
opening hours.................................54
ordering (bar)....................... 6,43,44
ordering (restaurant)......................40
ordering (ta xi)................................ 29
94
f
parking (car)....................................31
paying (accommodation)...............34
paying (general)..........................6,59
paying (restaurant)........................ 42
petrol............................................... 31
pharmacy....................................... 72
phone.................................34.66,70
photos....................................... 53,68
plane......................................... 24,25
pleasantries...................................... 9
police.........................................69,71
practising German..........................42
prescription (medical).................... 73
prices..............................................59
problems (language)................ 10,60
professions...................................... 15
pronunciation (of German)........ 4,66
public transport........................25,28
pubs...................................44,63.64
quantities........................................ 45
question words............................... 26
H
rape..................................................71
reading (books)............................... 61
reading German........................31,66
receipts........................................... 59
recommendations (beer)................. 6
recommendations (going out)......64
recommendations (hotel).............. 35
recommendations
(restaurant)........................... 39,40
recommendations (shops)............ 58
refunds............................................ 58
requests (accommodation).....34.37
requests (restaurant)..........6.40,42
requests (shopping).......................58
reservations (accommodation).....33
reservations (restaurant)............... 39
reservations (transport)........ ........26
restaurants............................ ........39
returning goods..................... ........59
robbery.................................. ........71
room (hotel).......................... ........33
s tourist sights.................................. 52
safe (for valuables)....... ................ 35
seating (restaurant)...... ............ 6,39
seating (transport)....... ...........26,27
self-catering................. ................ 45
sentence patterns........ ..8,36,55,70
shoes............................ ............... 60
shopping....................... ................ 57
shopping for food.......... ................ 45
sicknesses.................... ................ 72
sightseeing................... ................ 52
SIM cards...................... ................ 67
sizes (clothes & shoes).. ............... 60
souvenirs...................... ................ 58
speaking German.......... ..........20,42
stolen possessions....... ................ 71
studies.......................... ................ 15
T weather........................................... 22
taking photos............... ................ 53
ta x i................................ ................ 29
tea................................. ................ 43
telephone...................... ....34,66,70
theatre............................................63
tickets (sightseeing).......................54
tickets (transport)..........................26
tim e............................................ 18,19
title s .......................................... 12,63
toilets.............................................. 70
tours.......................................... 35,55
train...........................................25,28
transport........................................ 24
travel insurance.............................. 71
V
understanding German.............31,70
M
valuables......................................... 37
vegan food...................................... 42
vegetarian food.......................... 6,43
verbs................................................. 5
MV
water (drinking)............................. 43
wine.................................................44
women travellers............................ 72
w ork................................................ 15
95
 to Qei Ton Talking
c . . ■ * *. •

Hello. Guten Tag.

. "• •
j goo-ten tahk
■• - " * * r - * .• ' . * • *- . * - * . • * ■ - ' ■ . ; - ■“ *. • ■. •’ • •

Goodbye. Auf Wiedersehen.

; owf \/ee-der-zay-en

Please. Bitte.
1 bi-te

Thank you. Danke.

j dang- ke

Excuse me. Entschuldigung.

; ent-s/7ü/-di-gung

Sorry. Entschuldigung.
i ent-shu/-di-gung

Yes. Ja.
! yah

No. Nein.
j nain

1don’t understand. Ich verstehe nicht.

| ikhfer-shfay-e nikht

How much is it? Wie viel kostet das?

; vee feel kos-tet das
96
Go fu rth er w ith L onely P lan et
» »

Discover our new Lighten your load

Pocket guides with our eBooks
Fast, fun and easy to Hit the road w ith the
use, these g re a t guides richest library of travel
give you to p sights and guides, thanks to our
the best local advice. amazing eBook series.
shop.lonelyplanet.com lonelyplanet.com/ebooks

Explore a whole world of travel

Inspirational adventures, amazing experiences, world food
and new titles to fire the im agination of young travellers.

shop.lonelyplanet.com

STAY IN TOUCH
lonelyplanet.com/contact
twitter.com/lonelyplanet
AUSTRALIA Locked Bagl, Footscray. Victoria 3011
•s-03 8379 8000. fax 03 8379 8111
USA 150 Linden Street. Oakland, CA94607 facebook.com/lonelyplanet
•a- 510 250 6400. toll free 800 275 8555, fax 510 893 8572
UK Media Centre, 201 Wood Lane, London W12 7TQ j | | j | lonelyplanet.com/newsletter
1?020 84331333. fax 020 8702 0112
Guaranteed to get you talking

TaM Talk

German
Fast, fun and easy-to-use
Essential phrases to meet all your travel needs
Ask for advice
How to get local recommendations
Get your message across
Easy-to-use pronunciation guides
Language secrets uncovered
Expert tips to boost your confidence

25+ YEARS
2N D EDITION lonelyplanet.com
Lonely Planet Phrasebooks
Published M ay 2013 U K £ 2 .5 0
have been connecting First P u b l i s h e d M a rc h 2 0 0 7 U S A $ 5 .9 9
travellers and locals for over
a quarter of a century
ISBN978-1-74179-131-0

50 59 9
120+ LANGUAGES FSC
Our phrasebooks and MIX
Paper
mobile apps cover more FSC" C021741
than any other publisher 781741 791310