Practical German for train stations

Welcome to my next blog post based on our ‘Ask Angelika’ shows with practical or useful sentences you might hear or use yourself in certain scenarios.

Today we will cover sentences you might hear or need to say at a train station.

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Entschuldigung, wie komme ich zum Bahnsteig 12?
Excuse me, how do I get to platform 12?

Wann kommt der nächste Zug nach München?
When is the next train to Munich?

Wo ist der Fahrkartenautomat?
Where is the ticket machine?

Kann ich hier eine Fahrkarte kaufen?
Can I buy a ticket here?

Hat der Zug nach Köln Verspätung?
Is the train to Cologne late?

Ist das ein durchgehender Zug?
Is it a direct train?

Wohin fährt dieser Zug?
Where is this train going?

Welches Gleis ist für den Zug nach Berlin?
Which track is for the train to Berlin?

Here’s the video where Steven gets to practise saying and translating the sentences:

What can you do with these sentences to remember them?

You can bookmark this post or make a vocabulary list with them. You can do that with any paper or electronic notebook. Or you could buy my notebook which I designed specially for German vocab learners. It has space for vocabulary lists and sentences. You can even choose one of two colours ☺

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