Globetrotter German in your Pocket Phrase Book

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GERMANIN YOUR POCKET

PHRASE BOOK

Useful Phrases for Travellers

Basic Grammar

Pronunciation Guide

English German Dictionary

German English Dictionary

Abc


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CONTENTS

PHRASE BOOK

Introduction 4

How to use this book 6

Pronunciation 8

Grammar 14

Basics 22

Transport 30

Accommodation 40

Eating and Drinking 48

Money and Shopping 58

Activities 64

Health and Safety 70

Etiquette 76

Holidays and Festivals 82

DICTIONARY

English German 88

German English 140

Acb


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GRAMMAR

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NOUNS 15NOMEN 15

PRONOUNS 17PRONOMEN 17

VERBS 18

VERBEN 18ADJECTIVES OF NATIONALITY 20

NATIONALITTSANZEIGENDE ADJEKTIVE 20

WORD ORDER 21WORTSTELLUNG 21

FORMING FRACTIONS 21MATHEMATISCHER BRCHE BILDEN 21


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The grammar section has deliberately beenkept very brief as this is not a language course.

A note on the Umlaut:

Sometimes, if you are using technology that

has become outdated, accents such as the

Umlaut are not available. There is a way toindicate that an Umlaut should be used just

add the letter e after the letter which needs

the accent. Elektrizitt (electricity), for

example, can be written as Elektrizitaet, or

Khlschrank (fridge) as Kuehlschrank.

NOUNS

NOMEN

All German nouns begin with a capital letter.

There are three genders (masculine, femi-

nine and neuter) reflected in the article:

der/ein Mann the/a man

die/eine Frau the/a woman

das/ein Kind the/a child

The plural article (in the Nominative case,

see page 16) is the same for all genders: die

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GRAMMATIK


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GRAMMAR

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Some nouns can have more than one gender,and they change their meaning according to

their gender. For example, the noun Band, if

it is masculine, means book or volume,

whereas its feminine form means band

(music) and its neuter form means ribbon;

Kiefer, if masculine, means jaw, but in itsfeminine form it means pine tree.

There are four cases:

Nominative (subject) der/ein, die/eine,

das/ein

Accusative (direct object) den/einen,die/eine, das/ein

Genitive (possessive) dessen/eines,

deren/einer, dessen/eines

Dative (indirect object) dem/einem,

der/einer, dem/einem

NB Since the article varies, depending on

the inflection (case), the gender of the nouns

in the dictionary section is only stated as m

(masculine), f(feminine) or n (neuter). A

sustained effort is required to memorize all

the genders and declensions, but this is not

vital in order to make yourself understood.


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TRANSPORT

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BUS/TRAM STOP 31H (HALTESTELLE) 31

UNDERGROUND/SUBWAY/METRO 31U (U-BAHN) 31

TRAIN/RAILWAY 32ZUG/EISENBAHN 32

ICE INTERCITY EXPRESS(SUPPLEMENT) 33

EC/IC EUROCITY/INTERCITY(ZUSCHLAG) 33

BOATS 34DAMPFER/SCHIFFE/BOOTE 34

TAXI 35TAXI/TAXE 35

AIRPORT 35FLUGHAFEN 35

ROAD TRAVEL/CAR HIRE 37AUTOFAHRTEN/AUTOVERMIETUNG 37

ROAD SIGNS 38VERKEHRSZEICHEN 38


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TRANSPORT

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inner zone, outer

zoneInnenzone, Aussenzone(in-nen-tsoh-ne, ous-sen-tsoh-ne)

Do you have a mapfor the metro?Haben Sie eine Karte fr

die U-Bahn Linien? (har-ben zee ine car-te foordee oo-barn lee-nee-en)

I want to go to Ich mchte nach (ikhmurkh-te nakh)

Can you give me

change?Knnen Sie wechseln?(cur-nen zee vex-eln)

Where must I go?Wo muss ich hingehen?(voh mousse ikh hin-gain)

When is the nexttrain?Wann geht der nchsteZug? (vann gait der nex-te tsoog)

How long will it bedelayed?Wie viel Versptung wirdes haben? (vee-feel fer-shpate-toong veird airhar-ben)

Where is the railwaystation?Wo ist der Bahnhof?(voh ist der barn-hof)

departureAbfahrt (up-fart)

arrivalAnkunft (arn-koonft)

Which platform?Welcher Bahnsteig?(vel-kher barn-shtike)

A ... ticket pleaseEine Fahrkarte bitte(ine far-car-te bitter)

single einfache Fahrkarte

(ine-fukh-er far-car-te)

return Rckfahrkarte

(rook-far-car-te

childs Kinderfahrkarte

(kin-der-far-car-te)

1st class erste Klasse

(ers-ter cluss-ser)

TRAIN/RAILWAYZUG/EISENBAHN


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EATING AND DRINKING

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CUTLERY 49BESTECK 49

BREAKFAST 49FRHSTCK 49

LUNCH/DINNER 50MITTAGESSEN/ABENDESSEN 50

DRINKS 51GETRNKE 51

FOOD 53SPEISEN 53

CAKES 57

KUCHEN 57


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knifeMesse (mess-er)

fork, cake forkGabel, Kuchengabel (gar-

bell, koo-khen-gar-bell)

spoon, teaspoonLffel,Teelffel (lur-fell),tay-lur-fell)

crockeryGeschirr(gay-sheer)

plateTeller(tell-er)

cup and saucer, mugTasse und Untertasse,Becher(tuss-er oontoon-ter-tuss-er, be-kher)

coffeeKaffee (cuff-fe)

black schwarz (shvarts)

with milk, creammit Milch, Kaffeesahne

(mit milkh, cuff-fe-zar-ne)

without sugar ohne Zucker

(or-ne tsoo-ker)

tea

Tee tay

with milk, lemonmit Milch, Zitrone (mit

milkh, tsee-troh-ne)

breadBrot (brought)

rollsBrtchen, Semmel (in thesouth) (broit-khen,zemm-el)

egg(s)Ei/Eier(eye/eye-er)

boiled soft, hard gekocht weich, hart

(gay-kokht vaikh, hart)

fried Spiegelei

(shpeegle-eye)

scrambledRhrei (roor-eye)

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ESSEN UND TRINKEN

CUTLERYBESTECK

BREAKFASTFRHSTCK


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EATING AND DRINKING

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poached

poschiertes(pore-sheer-tes)

bacon and eggsEier mit Speck(eyer mit shpeck)

cerealGetreideflocken(gay-try-der-flok-ken)

hot milk, cold milkheisse Milch, kalte Milch(heis-ser milkh, cull-termilkh)

fruit

Frchte (frookh-te)

orange juiceOrangensaft(or-rang-jen-zarft)

jamKonfitre, Marmelade

(con-fee-ture-ray,marm-may-lard-de)

marmaladeOrangenmarmelade(or-rang-jen-marm-may-lard-de)

pepper and saltPfeffer und Salz (pfef-ferund zarlts)

Could we have atable ?Knnen wir einen Tisch haben? (curn-nen veer

inen tish ... har-ben)

outside draussen (drow-sen)

inside drinnen (drin-nen)

May I have please?

Kann ich bitte haben?(kun ikh bitter har-ben)

the menu die Speisekarte

(dee shpai-zer-car-te)

the wine list

die Weinkarte(dee vine-car-te)

the menu of the day die Tageskarte

(dee tar-ges-car-te)

starters

Vorspeisen(for-shpai-zen)

LUNCH/DINNERMITTAGESSEN/ABENDESSEN


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main course

Hauptgericht(howpt-gay-reekht)

dessert Nachtisch (nakh-tish)

Ill take the set menuIch nehme das Tages-men (ikh nay-mer dostar-gess-may-new)

What is this?Was ist das?(vos ist dos)

That is not whatI ordered

Das habe ich nichtbestellt (dos har-be ikhnikht bersh-telled)

Its tough, cold, offDas ist zh, kalt, verdorben(dos ist tsay, carlt,fer-dor-ben)

What do yourecommend?Was empfehlen Sie?(vos amp-fay-len zee)

How much is it?Was kostet es?/Wieviel macht das?(vee-feel mukht dos

Can I have the bill

please?Kann ich bitte dieRechnung haben? (cunikh bitter dee rekh-noongharb-ben)

Wed like to payseparatelyWir mchten getrenntbezahlen (veer murkh-tengay-trenned bay-tsar-len)

There is a mistakeDas stimmt nicht(dos shtimmed nikht)

Thanks, thats for you

Danke, das ist fr Sie(darn-ke, dos ist foor zee)

Keep the changeStimmt so(shtimmed zore)

a beer/Pilsener large, smallein Bier/Pils gross, klein(Krgl/Seidel in Bavariaand Austria)(ine beer/pills grohss,kline [kroogle/sidle])

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ESSEN UND TRINKEN

DRINKSGETRNKE


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ACTIV IT IES

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SIGHTSEEING 65BESICHTIGUNGEN MACHEN 65

ENTERTAINMENT 66VERANSTALTUNGEN 66

SPORT 67SPORT 67


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Tourist OfficeFremdenverkehrsbro(frem-den-fer-cares-bureau)

Do you havebrochures/leaflets?Haben sie Broschren?(harben zee bro-jure-ren)

I/We want to visit Ich/wir mchte/n

besuchen(ikh/veer murkh-te/nbay-zoo-khen)

When is itopen/closed?Wann ist es geffnet/geschlossen? (vunn istess gay-urf-net/

gay-shlos-sen)

What does it cost?Wieviel kostet es?(vee-feel kors-tet es)

Are there anyreductions for ?

Gibt es Ermssigungenfr ? (geept ess er-may-see-goon-gen foor)

children

Kinder(keen-der)

senior citizens Rentner(rent-ner)

students Studenten

(shtoo-den-ten)

Are there any tours?Gibt es Rundfahrten/Ausflugsfahrten? (geeptes roond-far-ten/ows-floogs-far-ten)

When does thecoach/bus depart?Wann fhrt der Bus ab?(vun fairt der boos arb)

When does thecoach/bus return?Wann kommt der Buszurck? (vun kommt derboos tsoo-rurk)

Where is themuseum?Wo ist das Museum? (vohist dos moo-zay-oom)

How much is theentrance fee?

Was kostet der Eintritt?(vos kors-tet der ine-tritt)

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AKT IV ITTEN

SIGHTSEEINGBESICHTIGUNGENMACHEN


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ACTIV IT IES

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Is there a list ofcultural events?Gibt es einenVeranstaltungskalender?(geept ess inen fer-arn-shtul-toongs-kah-len-der)

Are there anyfestivals?Gibt es Festivals?(geept ess festivals)

I would like to go to Ich mchte in gehen

(ikh murkh-te gain)

the theatre ins Theater

(inns tay-ar-ter)

the opera die Oper(dee oh-per)

the ballet ins Ballett

(inns bar-lett)

the cinema/movies ins Kino

(inns kee-no)

a concert ein Konzert

(ine kon-tsert)

Do I have to book?

Muss ich buchen?(mousse ikh boo-khen)

How much are thetickets?Was kosten die Karten?(vos kors-ten dee car-ten)

Two tickets for Zwei Karten fr (tsvy car-ten foor)

tonight heute Abend

(hoy-ter ar-bend)

tomorrow night

morgen Abend(mor-gen ar-bend)

the early show die Frhvorstellung

(fee froo-for-shtel-loong)

the late show die Sptvorstellung

(dee shpate-for-shtel-loong)

When does the per-formance start/end?Wann beginnt/endet dieVorstellung? (vun bay-geent/ain-ded dee for-shtel-loong)

ENTERTAINMENTVERANSTALTUNGEN


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GERMANIN YOUR POCKET

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Phrase BookUseful phrases for specific situations,

from booking a hotel room to finding a hospital

Dictionary

A handy two-way dictionary that will help youunderstand as well as being understood

Includes:Pronunciation

Grammar

TransportAccommodation

Eating and DrinkingMoney and Shopping

ActivitiesHealth and Safety

EtiquetteHolidays and Festivals

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Cape Town, Durban

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