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Podcast-Sendung: At the train station. Absolute Beginner #06
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At the train station. Absolute Beginner #06Show Podcast Information Welcome to a German train-station! We're at a ?Bahnhof? today, talking about different words you might need there. First of all, you need to check the ?Fahrplan?, that's the schedule of the trains. Fahrplan. On this ?Fahrplan?, there are two categories: Trains arriving and trains leaving the station. The arrival is called ?Ankunft?, the departure is called ?Abfahrt?. Ankunft and Abfahrt. On this schedule you look for the train you want to take. You check the time it is leaving ? the ?Abfahrtszeit?. Zeit is the time, Abfahrt the departure. So the time of departure. Abfahrts-Zeit. The next information you need is the right track, so you can find your train. The track is called ?Gleis?. So maybe your train to Berlin is ?auf Gleis 4?. On track 4. Auf Gleis 4. Let's say there is no schedule and you have to ask somebody. Then you can say: ?Entschuldigung?, to catch their attention. Entschuldigung. It essentially means ?sorry? or ?excuse me?. Then you can ask: Where do I find the next train to Berlin? ?Wo finde ich den nächsten Zug nach Berlin?? Or you go to a ticket booth and say: I need a ticket to Berlin, please. ?Ich brauche bitte eine Fahrkarte nach Berlin.? The person then will maybe ask: ?Einfache Fahrt oder hin und zurück??, meaning do you need a single ticket or a return ticket? So ...