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I have a flat tyre.

Ich habe eine ikh haa·be ai·ne

Reifenpanne. rai·fen·pa·ne

I’ve run out of petrol.

Ich habe kein Benzin ikh haa·be kain ben·tseen

mehr. mair

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TRAVEL WITH CHILDREN

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Glossary

(pl) indicates plural

Abtei – abbey

ADAC – Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobil Club; German Automobile Association

Allee – avenue

Altstadt – old town

Apotheke – pharmacy

Arbeitsamt – employment office

Arbeitserlaubnis – work permit

Ärztehaus – medical clinic

Ärztlicher Notfalldienst – emergency medical service

Aufenthaltserlaubnis – residency permit

Ausgang, Ausfahrt – exit

Autobahn – motorway, freeway

Autofähre – car ferry

Bad – spa, bath

Bahnhof – train station

Barkassen – small barge

Bau – building

Bedienung – service; service charge

Berg – mountain

Besenwirtschaft – seasonal wine restaurant indicated by a broom above the doorway

Bezirk – district

Bibliothek – library

Bierkeller – cellar pub

Bierstube – traditional beer pub

bio – organic

BRD – Bundesrepublik Deutschland or, in English, FRG (Federal Republic of Germany); the name for Germany today; before reunification it applied to West Germany

Brücke – bridge

Brunnen – fountain, well

Bundesliga – Germany’s premier football (soccer) league

Bundesrat – upper house of the German parliament

Bundestag – lower house of the German parliament

Bundeswehr – German National Army

Burg – castle

Busbahnhof – bus station

CDU – Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands; Christian Democratic Union

Christkindlmarkt – Christmas market; also called Weihnachtsmarkt

City Night Line (CNL) night trains with sleeper cars and couchettes

CSU – Christlich-Soziale Union; Christian Social Union; Bavarian offshoot of CDU

DB – Deutsche Bahn; German national railway

DDR – Deutsche Demokratische Republik or, in English, GDR (German Democratic Republic); the name for former East Germany

Denkmal – memorial

Dirndl – traditional women’s dress (Bavaria only)

DJH – Deutsches Jugendherbergswerk; German youth hostels association

Dom – cathedral

Dorf – village

Eiscafé – ice-cream parlour

Fahrplan – timetable

Fahrrad – bicycle

FDP – Freie Demokratische Partei; Free Democratic Party

Ferienwohnung, Ferienwohnungen (pl) – holiday flat or apartment

Fest – festival

FKK – Freikörperkultur; nude bathing area

Fleete – canals in Hamburg

Flohmarkt – flea market

Flughafen – airport

Forstweg – forestry track

FRG – see BRD

Fussball – football, soccer

Fussweg– footpath

Garten – garden

Gasse – lane, alley

Gästehaus – guesthouse

Gaststätte, Gasthaus – informal restaurant, inn

GDR – see DDR

Gedenkstätte – memorial site

Gepäckaufbewahrung – left-luggage office

Hafen – harbour, port

Hauptbahnhof – central train station

Heide – heath

Hof, Höfe (pl) – courtyard

Höhle – cave

Hotel Garni – hotel without a restaurant where you are only served breakfast

Imbiss – stand-up food stall; also called Schnellimbiss

Insel – island

InterCity (IC), EuroCity (EC) long-distance trains that are slower than the ICE and stop in major cities; EC trains go to major cities in neighbouring countries

InterCity Express (ICE) long-distance, space-age bullet trains that stop at major cities only

InterRegio-Express (IRE) slower medium-distance trains connecting cities and linking local with long-distance trains

Jugendgästehaus – youth guesthouse of a higher standard than a youth hostel

Jugendherberge – youth hostel

Kanal – canal

Kapelle – chapel

Karte – ticket

Kartenvorverkauf – ticket booking office

Kino – cinema

Kirche – church

Kletterwand – climbing wall

Kloster – monastery, convent

Kneipe – pub

Konditorei – cake shop

Konzentrationslager (KZ) – concentration camp

KPD – Kommunistische Partei Deutschlands; German Communist Party

Krankenhaus – hospital

Kreuzgang – cloister

Kunst – art

Kurhaus – literally ‘cure house’, usually a spa town’s central building, used for social gatherings and events and often housing the town’s casino

Kurort