German · Real conversations
Local transport: German conversation practice
Find the right route and the right stop. Read the exchange, reveal the translations when you need them, then try your part before looking at the sample answers.
A2 · Read and rehearse
Your role: A passenger checking directions with a local person.
Goal: Find the right route and the right stop.
Read the conversation
Partner
Diese Straße führt zum Museum.
Show English translation
This street leads toward the museum.
You
Bin ich auf dem richtigen Weg?
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Am I going the right way?
Partner
Ja. Sie können stattdessen diesen Bus nehmen.
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Yes. You can take this bus instead.
You
Wie viele Haltestellen sind es noch?
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How many stops are left?
Partner
Drei Haltestellen. Der Bus hält manchmal nicht, wenn niemand dort wartet.
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Three stops. The bus sometimes skips an empty stop.
You
Könnten Sie mir sagen, wann ich aussteigen muss?
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Could you tell me when to get off?
Partner
Natürlich. Sie könnten von hier aus auch zu Fuß gehen.
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Of course. You could also walk from here.
You
Kann man zu Fuß dorthin gehen?
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Is it within walking distance?
Partner
Es sind etwa zwanzig Minuten. In der Nähe des Museums gibt es einen Bahnhof.
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It's about twenty minutes. There's a station near the museum.
You
Hält dieser Bus am Bahnhof?
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Does this bus stop at the station?
Try your part first
Partner says: This street leads toward the museum. Your goal: Am I going the right way?
Reveal a sample reply
Bin ich auf dem richtigen Weg?
Am I going the right way?
Partner says: Yes. You can take this bus instead. Your goal: How many stops are left?
Reveal a sample reply
Wie viele Haltestellen sind es noch?
How many stops are left?
Partner says: Three stops. The bus sometimes skips an empty stop. Your goal: Could you tell me when to get off?
Reveal a sample reply
Könnten Sie mir sagen, wann ich aussteigen muss?
Could you tell me when to get off?
Partner says: Of course. You could also walk from here. Your goal: Is it within walking distance?
Reveal a sample reply
Kann man zu Fuß dorthin gehen?
Is it within walking distance?
Partner says: It's about twenty minutes. There's a station near the museum. Your goal: Does this bus stop at the station?
Reveal a sample reply
Hält dieser Bus am Bahnhof?
Does this bus stop at the station?
Make it your own
- Travel on foot instead.
- Change the destination.
- Ask someone to point out the stop.
Keep the useful expression and change the detail. There can be several appropriate answers; the revealed replies are examples to learn from.
This rehearsal in other languages
A note on speaking German
Use Sie for formal address and du with people you address informally. Könnten Sie …? is a useful polite request. Keep noun capitals and the verb position shown in each complete sentence.
The examples preserve German accents and ß. Read a full sentence before replacing a detail: a subordinate clause can move the verb to the end, and case can change an article or pronoun.
