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| Finding one's way | ||
| e | Ampel | traffic lights |
| e | Autobahn | motorway |
| bis zu | as far as | |
| breit | wide | |
| e | Brücke | bridge |
| e | Bundesstraße | trunk road |
| dauern | to last | |
| e | Ecke | corner |
| eng | narrow | |
| entlang | along | |
| fahren | to go | |
| finden | to find | |
| r | Fluß | river |
| folgen | to follow | |
| r | Fußgänger | pedestrian |
| gegenüber | opposite | |
| geradeaus | straight ahead | |
| e | Innenstadt | inner town |
| e | Kreuzung | crossing |
| e | Landkarte | map |
| e | Landstraße | main road |
| links | left | |
| e | Nebenstraße | side street |
| rechts | right | |
| e | Richtung | direction |
| e | Seite | side |
| sich verfahren | to get lost | |
| sich verlaufen | to get lost | |
| r | Stadtplan | town map / plan |
| e | Straße | street |
| suchen | to look for | |
| r | Weg | road, pathway |
| überqueren | to cross over | |
| verpassen | to miss | |
| Rail, Bus, Plane | ||
| abfahren | to depart | |
| e | Abfahrt | departure |
| abfliegen | to take off, depart | |
| an Bord | on board | |
| ankommen | to arrive | |
| e | Ankunft | arrival |
| r | Ausgang | exit, way out |
| aussteigen | to get off / out | |
| r | Ausstieg | place where you get out |
| e | Bahn | railway |
| r | Bahnsteig | platform |
| buchen | to book | |
| r | Bus | bus |
| r | Bahnhof / Bhf | station |
| e | Deutsche Bundesbahn (DB) | German railway |
| direkt | direct | |
| r | D-Zug | fast train |
| einfach | simple, single | |
| einsteigen | to get on / in | |
| e | Einzelkarte | single ticket |
| erreichen | to reach | |
| r | Fahrer | driver |
| r | Fahrgast | passenger |
| e | Fahrkarte | ticket |
| r | (Fahrkarten) Schalter | ticket office |
| r | Fahrplan | timetable |
| r | Fahrschein | ticket (bus) |
| r | Flughafen | airport |
| s | Flugzeug | airplane |
| s | Gleis | track / platform |
| gültig | valid | |
| e | Haltestelle | bus stop |
| hin und zurück | return (ticket) | |
| r | Krankenwagen | ambulance |
| landen | to land | |
| langsam | slowly | |
| e | Maschine | machine, plane |
| e | Mehrfahrtenkarte | season ticket |
| r | Nahverkehrszug | local train |
| planmäßig | as timetabled | |
| e | Reise | trip, journey |
| reservieren | to reserve | |
| e | Rückfahrkarte | return ticket |
| e | S-Bahn | tramway |
| schnell | quick, fast | |
| r | Schaffner | conductor, guard |
| s | Taxi | taxi |
| r | Treffpunkt | meeting point |
| e | U-Bahn | underground |
| e | Überfahrt | crossing |
| umsteigen | to change trains | |
| verlassen | to leave | |
| r | Warteraum | waiting room |
| r | Wartesaal | waiting room |
| verspätet | late, overdue | |
| e | Verspätung | delay |
| r | Zug | train |
| r | Zuschlag | additional charge |
| Travel by road | ||
| e | Ausfahrt | vehicular exit |
| s | Auto | car |
| s | Benzin | petrol |
| e | Bremse | brake |
| s | Diesel | diesel |
| e | Einbahnstraße | one way street |
| s | (Fahr) Rad | bicycle, wheel |
| freihalten | keep free, no parking | |
| r | Führerschein | driving licence |
| Gas geben | to accelerate | |
| e | Gefahr | danger |
| e | Geschwindigkeit | speed |
| gesperrt | closed (street) | |
| kaputt | bust, broken |
| r | Lkw | lorry |
| s | Mofa | moped |
| s | Motorrad | motorbike |
| r | Notruf | emergency call |
| s | Öl | oil |
| s | Parkhaus | covered carpark |
| r | Parkplatz | car park |
| r | Parkschein | parking ticket |
| s | Parkverbot | no parking |
| per Anhalter fahren | to hitch hike | |
| radfahren | to cycle | |
| r | Rasthof | place to stop and rest |
| r | Roller | scooter |
| r | Reifen | tyre |
| r | Reifendruck | tyre pressure |
| reparieren | to repair | |
| e | Selbstbedienung | self service |
| r | Stau | traffic jam |
| tanken | to put in petrol | |
| e | Tankstelle | garage for petrol |
| e | Umleitung | diversion |
| verboten | forbidden | |
| e | Vorfahrt | right of way |
| e | Versicherung | insurance |
| r | Wagen | car |
| r | Zusammenstoß | collision |