Understanding announcements at a German train station
Part 1
German-English Phrasebook for Train Stations and Trains
Phrases
- Sehr geehrte Reisende, herzlich willkommen am Bahnhof. - Dear travelers, welcome to the train station.
- Achtung, bitte! - Attention, please!
- Der Zug ICE 783 nach Berlin fährt in Kürze von Gleis 1 ab. - Train ICE 783 to Berlin will depart shortly from track 1.
- Bitte Vorsicht an der Bahnsteigkante! - Please be careful at the platform edge!
- Nächster Halt: Hamburg Hauptbahnhof. - Next stop: Hamburg Central Station.
- Der Intercity 2045 von München kommt gleich auf Gleis 3 an. - Intercity 2045 from Munich is arriving on track 3 shortly.
- Bitte beachten Sie die Wagenreihung. - Please note the train's car sequence.
- Der Regionalexpress nach Frankfurt hat 10 Minuten Verspätung. - The Regionalexpress to Frankfurt is 10 minutes delayed.
- Grund dafür sind technische Probleme. - The reason for this is technical problems.
- Wir bitten um Ihr Verständnis. - We ask for your understanding.
Words
- Kürze - shortness, brevity (in Kürze - shortly, in brief)
- Gleis - track (train)
- Vorsicht - caution, care
- Bahnsteigkante - platform edge
- gleich - soon, immediately, same/equal
- beachten - to note, to observe, to pay attention to
- Wagenreihung - car sequence/order (of a train)
- Verspätung - delay
- Grund - reason, cause, basis
- dafür - for that, for it
- bitten - to ask, to request
- Verständnis - understanding
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