Download the key terms for this module: Unterwegs Key TermsLinks to an external site.. Remember that you can always come back to this page to access your module key terms. You will encounter these words at different points in context throughout the module in instructional presentations, texts, dialogues, monologues, conversations, and practice activities. Continually review your key terms and keep it handy as you work through this module.
Key Terms Chart
auf der Straße (on the street)
die Straße (die Straßen) | street
die Seilbahn (die Seilbahnen) | cable car.
die Straßenbahn (die Straßenbahnen) | street car
das Motorrad (die Motorräder) | motorcycle
das Auto (die Autos) | car
der Wagen (die Wagen) | wagon / car
der Rennwagen (die Rennwagen) | racecar
der Bus (die Busse) | bus
der Zug (die Züge) | train
das Fahrrad (die Fahrräder) | bicycle
der Lastwagen (die Lastwagen) | truck
der Krankenwagen | ambulance
die Autobahn (die Autobahnen) | highway
das Gleis (die Gleise) | train tracks
der Bahnsteig (die Bahnsteige) | platform
die Deutsche Bahn | German Train System
die U-Bahn | subway
die Ampel (die Ampeln) | traffic light
der Stau (die Staus) | traffic jam
durch die Luft (though the air)
das Flugzeug (die Flugzeuge) | airplane
der Hubschrauber (die Hubschrauber) | helicopter
auf dem Wasser (on the water)
das Schiff (die Schiffe) | ship
das Boot (die Boote) | boat
Schilder (signs)
die Umleitung (die Umleitungen) | detour
die Kurve (die Kurven) | curve
die Haltestelle (die Haltstellen) | bus stop
die Ausfahrt (die Ausfahrten) | exit / exit ramp
die Fahrspur (die Fahrspuren) | driving lanes
die Einfahrt (die Einfahrten) | entrance / entrance ramp
die Baustelle (die Baustellen) | construction site
die Geschwindigkeit | speed
links | left
rechts | right
geradeaus | straight ahead
die Fußgängerzone | pedestrian zone
die Einbahnstraße | one-way street
die Verkehrsmittel (means of transportation)
Please review the German vocabulary for the different types of transportation.
[CC BY 4.0] UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED | IMAGES: LICENSED AND USED ACCORDING TO TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION