Buying a Ticket

Question 1

Where is the S-train?

Answer 1

Wo ist die S-Bahn?

Question 2

At the counter

Answer 2

Am Schalter

Question 3

buying a ticket

Answer 3

eine Fahrkarte kaufen

Question 4

I would like a ticket.

Answer 4

Ich hätte gern/möchte eine Fahrkarte/ein Ticket.

Question 5

Where would you like to go? - I would like to go to Alexanderplatz.

Answer 5

Wohin möchten Sie fahren? ? - Ich möchte zum Alexanderplatz.

Question 6

One-way or return? - I only go there.

Answer 6

Einfach oder hin und zurück? - Ich fahre nur hin.

Question 7

How much is it? / How much does it cost? - The ticket costs…

Answer 7

Was/Wie viel kostet das? - Die Fahrkarte kostet…

Question 8

When is the next S-train leaving? - The next S-train leaves in about 20 minutes.

Answer 8

Wann fährt die nächste S-Bahn (ab)? - Die nächste S-Bahn fährt in ca. 20 Minuten.

Question 9

Where does the train leave from? - It departs from platform 2.

Answer 9

Wo fährt die S-Bahn ab? - Sie fährt am Bahnsteig.

Question 10

to go (by vehicle)

Answer 10

fahren

Question 11

I go by

Answer 11

ich fahre

Question 12

you go by

Answer 12

du fährst (!)

Question 13

he/she/it/goes by

Answer 13

er/ sie/es fährt (!)

Question 14

we go by

Answer 14

wir fahren

Question 15

you go by

Answer 15

ihr fahrt

Question 16

they/you (form.) go by

Answer 16

sie/Sie fahren

Question 17

True or False: “fahren” is an irregular verb. It changes at “I” and “we”.

Answer 17

FALSE - “fahren” IS an irregular verb that changes at “you” and “he/she/it”. The vowel changes.

Question 18

would like to (polite version of want, used especially when shopping or in cafe’s/restaurants)

Answer 18

möchten

Question 19

I would like to

Answer 19

ich möchte

Question 20

you would like to

Answer 20

du möchtest

Question 21

he/she/it would like to

Answer 21

er/sie/es möchte

Question 22

we would like to

Answer 22

wir möchten

Question 23

you would like to

Answer 23

ihr möchtet

Question 24

they/you (form.) would like to

Answer 24

sie/Sie möchten

Question 25

True or False: The first person singular (“ich”) and third person singular (“er/sie/es”) are the same. The first person plural (“wir”) and third person plural/formal (“sie/Sie”) are also the same.

Answer 25

TRUE