Signs in German
Learn how to recognize these all-important signs in German to avoid embarrassment and frustration! Ever walked into the wrong restroom in another country? Had your car towed from a no-parking spot? Been fined for lighting up in a non-smoking area?
Don’t worry, it’s probably happened to all of us at some time or other, but let’s make sure it doesn’t happen in Germany! These words and phrases are also useful to know in case you need to ask if something is open or closed, or explain that something is out of order.
Understanding signs in German
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Damen
Ladies
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Herren
Gentlemen
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Ziehen
Pull
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Drücken
Push
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Geöffnet
Open
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Geschlossen
Closed
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Die Öffnungszeiten
The opening hours
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Parken verboten
No parking
When you buy food in a supermarket and don’t intend to eat it right away it might pay to check the ‘best before date’ to avoid nasty surprises…
Most restaurants have a smoking and a non- smoking area. There is a big discussion in Germany at the moment over whether to ban smoking in public buildings altogether. In the meantime it might be helpful to learn what “Rauchen verboten” means.
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Die Raucherecke
The smoking area
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Die Nichtraucherecke
The non-smoking area
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Rauchen verboten!
No smoking!
Sometimes you will see big bright colored signs in nearly every store window. There must be a sale on…
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Der Schlussverkauf
The end of season sale
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Reduziert
Reduced
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Das Schnäppchen
The bargain
Bis bald!
Paul Weber
Rocket German
P.S. You can practice your German skills with this exercise.
Exercise - You can practice your German skills with this exercise!
1.
Rauchen verboten
(_________)
a. Best before…
2.
Damen
(_________)
b. Open
3.
Geöffnet
(_________)
c. No smoking
4.
Mindestens haltbar bis...
(_________)
d. Reduced
5.
Reduziert
(_________)
e. Ladies
