German Vocabulary: Towns, Facilities, and Transport

Fill-in-the-blank practice flashcards covering German vocabulary and phrases for living locations, town facilities, shops, and modes of transport.

In German, the phrase for 'I live in (x)' is __________.

Ich wohne in (x)

The German word for 'the capital city' is __________.

die Hauptstadt

The German term 'die Großstadt' translates to __________.

(big) city

The German word for 'a village' is __________.

das Dorf

The German noun for 'a suburb' is __________.

der Vorort

The German phrase 'auf dem Land' means __________.

in the countryside

The German phrase 'in den Bergen' translates to English as __________.

in the mountains

The German phrase 'an der Küste' translates to English as __________.

by the coast

In the dialogue, Stefan currently lives and works in Berlin, but originally comes from __________.

Bonn

Stefan notes that Bonn is situated near Cologne and is also not far from __________.

Koblenz

The German word for 'market place' is __________.

der Marktplatz

The German noun 'der Hafen' translates to __________.

harbour, port

The German word for 'river' is __________.

der Fluss

The German term for 'art gallery' is __________.

die Kunstgalerie

The German word for 'factory' is __________.

die Fabrik

The German word for 'building' is __________.

das Gebäude

The German word for 'pub' is __________.

die Kneipe

The German word for 'sports centre' is __________.

das Sportzentrum

The German word for 'town hall' is __________.

das Rathaus

The German sentence 'Das Rathaus befindet sich um die Ecke' translates to 'The town hall is located __________.'

around the corner

The German term for 'the hairdresser' is __________.

der Friseur

The German compound noun for 'the greengrocer's' is __________.

der Obst- und Gemüseladen

The German noun for 'the dry cleaner's' is __________.

die Reinigung

The German word for 'the bakery' is __________.

die Bäckerei

In German, 'die Buchhandlung' is the book shop, while 'die Bücherei' is __________.

the library

The two words given for 'the chemist's/pharmacy' are die Drogerie and __________.

Apotheke

The two words given for 'the butcher's' are die Fleischerei and __________.

Metzgerei

The German term for 'main railway station' is __________.

der Hauptbahnhof

The German word for 'zebra crossing' is __________.

der Zebrastreifen

The German term 'die Fußgängerzone' translates to __________.

pedestrian area/precinct

The German word for 'petrol station' is __________.

die Tankstelle

The German term 'die S-Bahn' refers to a __________.

suburban (fast) railway

The German word 'die Straßenbahn' translates to __________.

tram

The German word 'die U-Bahn' translates to __________.

underground (train)

In the sentence 'Ich benutze die Straßenbahn ab und zu', the phrase 'ab und zu' means __________.

now and then