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Transport: German words for travel
The “Transport” set from the “Travel” goal. These are German words you can actually use — with translation, examples and pronunciation.
Words in the “Transport” set
54 · GermanThese German words are already in the VibeLing dictionary — 54 with translation, an example and audio. Tap a word to open its page.
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coach
noun
Gepäckablage
[gəˈpɛkˌʔaplagə]
luggage rack
phrase
Radweg
[ˈʁaːtˌveːk]
bike lane
noun
Zebrastreifen
[ˈt͡seːbʁaʊ̯ʃtʁaɪ̯fən]
pedestrian crossing
phrase
Kreisverkehr
[ˈkraɪs.fɛʁkɛʁ]
roundabout
noun
Maut
[maʊt]
toll
noun
Parkuhr
[ˈpaʁkʊʁ]
parking meter
phrase
Nummernschild
[ˈnʊmɐnʃɪlt]
license plate
noun
Taxameter
[taˈksamɛtɐ]
taxi meter
phrase
Hauptverkehrszeit
[haʊptfɛʁkɛʁtsaɪt]
rush hour
phrase
Betriebsstörung
[bəˈtʁiːp͡sˌʃtøːʁʊŋ]
service disruption
phrase
Endhaltestelle
[ˈɛndhal̩tʃtɛlə]
last stop
phrase
nächste Haltestelle
[ˈnɛçstə ˈhal̩tɛʃtɛlə]
next stop
phrase
Umstieg
[ˈʊmʃtiːk]
transfer
noun
Bahnsteig
[ˈbaːnʃtaɪk]
platform
noun
Abgabestelle
[ˈapˌgaːbəˌʃtɛlə]
drop-off location
noun
Abholort
[ˈapˌhoːlˌɔʁt]
pickup location
phrase
Autovermietung
[ˈaʊtoˌfɛʁˌmiːtʊŋ]
car rental
noun
Fahrdienst-App
[ˈfaːɐ̯diːnstˌɛp]
ride-hailing app
phrase
Fähre
[ˈfɛːʁə]
ferry
noun
Nahverkehrskarte
[ˈnaːfɛʁkɛʁsˌkaʁtə]
travel card
phrase
U-Bahn-Station
[ˈuːbanʃtaˌt͡si̯oːn]
metro station
noun
Framework
[ˈfɹeɪmˌwɝk]
framework
noun
Taxi
[ˈtaksi]
taxi
noun
U-Bahn
[ˈuːˌbaːn]
metro
noun
veräußern
[fɛʁˈɔʏsɐn]
alienate
verb
Zug
[tsuːk]
train
noun
Zeitplan
[ˈtsaɪtˌplaːn]
schedule
noun
Verkehr
[fɛɐˈkeːɐ]
traffic
noun
Treibstoff
[ˈtʁaɪpˌʃtɔf]
fuel
noun
Tageskarte
[ˈtaːgəsˌkaʁtə]
day pass
noun
Strecke
[ˈʃtʁɛkə]
route
noun
Straßenbahn
[ˈʃtʁaːsənˌbaːn]
tram
noun
Richtung
[ˈʁɪçtʊŋ]
direction
noun
Platzreservierung
[ˈplatsʁezɛʁˌviːʁʊŋ]
seat reservation
noun
öffentliche Verkehrsmittel
[ˈœfəntlɪçə fɛɐˈkeːɐsˌmɪtəl]
public transport
noun
Fahrpreis
[ˈfaːɐˌpʁaɪs]
fare
noun
Fahrplan
[ˈfaːɐˌplaːn]
timetable
noun
Fahrkartenschalter
[faːrˈkaʁtənˌʃaltɐ]
ticket office
phrase
Fahrkartenautomat
[ˈfaːɐkaʁtənaʊtoˌmaːt]
ticket machine
noun
Fahrgast
[ˈfaːɐˌgast]
passenger
noun
Fahrer
[ˈfaːʁɐ]
driver
noun
Einzelticket
[ˈaɪntsəlˌtɪkɛt]
single ticket
noun
Bushaltestelle
[ˈbʊsˌhaltəʃtɛlə]
bus stop
noun
Bus
[bʊs]
bus
noun
Bahnhof
[ˈbaːnˌhoːf]
train station
noun
Fahrkartenschalter
ticket office
phrase
Taxi
taxi
noun
U-Bahn
metro
noun
Kurs
course
noun
Aufgabe
assignment
noun
zuweisen
assign
verb
ernennen
appoint
verb
Stau
congestion
noun
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