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✈️ Travel & Geography Vocabulary

Countries, transport and holidays

Countries & Nationalities

Important: Nationalities are always written with a capital letter in English!

Country	Nationality	Language
Germany	German	German
France	French	French
England / UK	English / British	English
Spain	Spanish	Spanish
Italy	Italian	Italian
America / USA	American	English
Australia	Australian	English
Japan	Japanese	Japanese
China	Chinese	Chinese
Canada	Canadian	English / French

Examples in sentences:

"She is German." (Sie ist Deutsche.)
"I speak French." (Ich spreche Französisch.)
"They are from Spain." (Sie kommen aus Spanien.)

Transport – Verkehrsmittel

How to travel:

Deutsch	English	By...
Flugzeug	plane / aeroplane	by plane
Zug	train	by train
Bus	bus	by bus
Auto	car	by car
Motorrad	motorbike	by motorbike
Fahrrad	bike / bicycle	by bike
Schiff	ship / boat	by ship / by boat
U-Bahn	underground / subway	by underground
Taxi	taxi / cab	by taxi

Important: Say "by plane" (MIT), not "in plane". Exception: "in a car", "in a taxi" (because these are smaller).

Accommodation – Unterkunft

Deutsch	English
Hotel	hotel
Herberge / Jugendherberge	hostel
Campingplatz	campsite
Apartment	apartment / flat (UK)
Zimmer	room
Doppelzimmer	double room
Einzelzimmer	single room

Useful phrases:

Check in: Einchecken ("We checked in at 3 PM.")
Check out: Auschecken ("We check out tomorrow.")
"I'd like a room for two nights." (Ich hätte gerne ein Zimmer für zwei Nächte.)
"How much is it per night?" (Wie viel kostet es pro Nacht?)

At the Airport & Train Station

Deutsch	English
Abflug	departure
Ankunft	arrival
Bahnsteig	platform
Gate	gate
Schalter	counter / desk
Gepäck	luggage / baggage
Koffer	suitcase
Rucksack	backpack / rucksack
Ticket	ticket
Reisepass	passport
Bordkarte	boarding pass

"Luggage" and "baggage" are uncountable: "I have a lot of luggage" (NOT "luggages").

Holiday vocabulary

Deutsch	English
Urlaub / Ferien	holiday / vacation
Strand	beach
Sehenswürdigkeit	attraction / sight
Souvenir	souvenir
Karte / Stadtplan	map
Reiseführer	guidebook
Führung	tour / guided tour

Übungsaufgaben

❓ Nationality of Germany:

❓ Complete: 'I travelled ___ train.' (mit)

❓ English for "Gepäck":

❓ English for "Abflug":

❓ Nationality of France:

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