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Survival Phrases S1 #24

Riding the Train in Germany Part II

CONTENTS
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German
English
Vocabulary
Sample Sentences
Grammar
Cultural Insight

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GERMAN
1.

Ein ticket (eine Fahrkarte) nach Mnchen, bitte.

2.

Zwei tickets (Fahrkarten) nach Mnchen, bitte.

3.

Ein ticket (eine Fahrkarte) fr die erste Klasse, bitte.

4.

Ein ticket (eine Fahrkarte) fr die zweite Klasse, bitte.

ENGLISH
1.

One ticket to Munich please.

2.

Two tickets to Munich please.

3.

One ticket for first class please.

4.

One ticket for second class please.

VOCABULARY
Ge r man

English

C lass

ein; eine

a; an

indefinite article

Fahrkarte

ticket (for a ride)

noun; feminine, die

feminine; plural:
Fahrkarten
Used with a place,
not used with people

nach

to, after

adverb

bitte

please, you're
welcome

particle

zwei

two (2)

numeral

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fr

for

preposition

zweite; zweiter;
zweites

second

pronoun

Klasse

class

noun; feminine, die

erste; erster; erstes

first

pronoun

plural: Klassen

SAMPLE SENTENCES
Fra u M l l e r h a t e i n S t ck Ku ch e n ,
e i n e Bre ze l u n d e i n e n Li te r Mi l ch
be i d e r B cke re i g e ka u ft.

Ko n tro l l e u r: Ih re Fa h rka rte n bi tte !

Controller: Your tickets please!

Mrs. Mller bought a piece of cake, a

pretzel and a liter of milk at the bakery.
N a ch d e m Esse n m ch te i ch so fo rt
n a ch H a u se fa h re n .

D e r g e f rch te te Kri e g sve rbre ch e r

fl o h n a ch Arg e n ti n i e n .

After the meal I immediately want to drive

home.

The feared war criminal fled to Argentina.

Am S a m sta g ko m m e i ch n a ch
H a m bu rg .

Bi tte ra u ch e n S i e h i e r n i ch t.
Please do not smoke here.

On Saturday I am coming to Hamburg.

Ei n G l a s Wa sse r, bi tte .
A glass of water, please.

Bi tte a n tw o rte n S i e so sch n e l l w i e

m g l i ch .
Please answer as quickly as possible.

M ch te st d u e i n o d e r zw e i
Br tch e n ?

Ist d a s Pa ke t f r m i ch ?
Is that package for me?

Do you want one or two rolls?

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R a l f h a t se i n e r Fra u n o ch e i n e
zw e i te C h a n ce g e g e be n .

D e r Le h re r h a t d i e Kl a sse
u n te rri ch te t.

Ralf gave his wife another second chance.

The teacher taught the class.

Es w a r d a s e rste Ma l , d a ss e r be i e i n e m G a l o ppre n n e n w a r.
It was the first time he had been to a horse race.

GRAMMAR
Today we covered how to ask for a ticket. "Ein Ticket nach Mnchen bitte." This is the German
equivalent for "One ticket to Munich, please." You can also ask for two tickets by using "Zwei
Tickets nach Mnchen, bitte."
And now you can also ask for a ticket for the first class using "Ein Ticket fr die ersten Klasse
bitte." or for a ticket for the second class, using "Ein Ticket fr die zweite Klasse bitte." We also
covered the different train types, which are In fact a lot more likely to Influence your ticket price
than the class you choose.
In short:
Intercity and Intercity Express are the most expensive but also the most comfortable ways to
travel. But normally It Is going to be more practical to use one of the many Regional trains,
which for your convenience always have the word Regio- in their name. InterRegio or
RegionalExpress are okay. If you happen to buy a ticket for a Regionalbahn, you are going to
find that they hold at every station. This can make your travel a lot slower, but for short
distances it is okay and the cheapest way to travel.

CULTURAL INSIGHT
Quick Tip #1
You can ask for any numbers of tickets. Just take the Sentence "Zwei Tickets nach Mnchen,
bitte." and exchange the "Zwei" with every other number you can think of.
This way you can also say "Zwei Tickets fr die erste Klasse, bitte." "Two tickets for the second
class, please."
Quick Tip #2

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If you don't state special wishes for a class you want to travel with, people will mostly assume
that you want to travel by second class

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