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Welcome to the Rocket German Newsletter Series! If you’re going to travel to a German-speaking country, you’re going to need to know how to ask when a museum opens, when your tour bus arrives at your hotel, or when your flight leaves. So take some time to memorize the essential questions for travelers below...
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| When is the museum open? | Wann hat das Museum geöffnet? |
| When is the museum closed? | Wann hat das Museum geschlossen? |
| When is the supermarket open? | Wann hat der Supermarkt geöffnet? |
| When is the pharmacy open? | Wann hat die Apotheke geöffnet? |
| When does the bus leave? | Wann fährt der Bus los? |
| When does the train leave? | Wann fährt der Zug los? |
| When does the flight leave? | Wann geht der Flug? |
| When does the bus arrive? | Wann kommt der Bus an? |
| When does the train arrive? | Wann kommt der Zug an? |
| When does the flight arrive? | Wann kommt der Flug an? |
| When do we stop? | Wann halten wir an? |
| When do we have a break? | Wann machen wir eine Pause? |
| When does the movie start? | Wann fängt das Kino an? |
| When does the theatre start? | Wann fängt das Theater an? |
| When does the game start? | Wann fängt das Spiel an? |
One of the first questions you might want to ask when arriving in an unfamiliar city could be…
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| Where can I find the tourist information center? | Wo finde ich die Touristeninformation? |
Some smaller cities in German- speaking countries don’t have tourist information centers. You might have to rely on asking the locals. Here are some useful questions you might need…
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Where can I find…
| …the museum? | Wo finde ich das Museum? |
| …the art exhibition? | Wo finde ich die Kunstaustellung? |
| …the lost property office? | Wo finde ich das Fundbüro? |
| …the train station? | Wo finde ich den Bahnhof? |
| …the bus stop? | Wo finde ich die Bushaltestelle? |
| …the hospital? | Wo finde ich das Krankenhaus? |
| …a doctor? | Wo finde ich einen Arzt? |
| …public restrooms? | Wo finde ich öffentliche Toiletten? |
| …a bank? | Wo finde ich eine Bank? |
Credit cards are not as widely accepted in Germany as they are in England or America for example, so you might have to exchange some money.
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| Where can I exchange money? | Wo kann ich Geld wechseln? |
| Where can I find a money exchange counter? | Wo finde ich eine Wechselstube? |
That’s it for today. I hope you enjoyed the lesson!
Bis bald
Paul Weber
Rocket German
P.S. If you’d like to improve your learning, practice makes perfect!
Exercise 1. Match the German questions with the correct English translation. Write the letter of the correct answer in the gap provided.
| 1. | Wo finde ich das Museum? | (_________) | a. When do we stop? |
| 2. | Wann fängt das Spiel an? | (_________) | b. When is the pharmacy open? |
| 3. | Wann hat die Apotheke geöffnet? | (_________) | c. When does the game start? |
| 4. | Wo finde ich eine Bank? | (_________) | d. Where can I find the museum? |
| 5. | Wann halten wir an? | (_________) | e. Where can I find a bank? |
Exercise 2. Match the English questions with the correct German translation. Write the letter of the correct answer in the gap provided.
| 1. | When does the train arrive? | (_________) | a. Wo kann ich Geld wechseln? |
| 2. | Where can I exchange money? | (_________) | b. Wo finde ich das Krankenhaus? |
| 3. | When does the bus leave? | (_________) | c. Wann kommt der Zug an? |
| 4. | When is the museum open? | (_________) | d. Wann fährt der Bus los? |
| 5. | Where can I find the hospital? | (_________) | e. Wann hat das Museum geöffnet? |
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