Useful transport-related vocabulary translated for you
Monday, 28th June 2010
Learning how to get around a new city can sometimes take a while, but it's much easier if you know a bit of the language.
German
| Ticket | Fahrkarte (f)
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| Metro/underground | U-Bahn (f)
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| Stop (noun) | Haltestelle (f) |
| Direction | Richtung (f) |
| Day travelcard | Tageskarte (f) |
| Line | Linie (f)
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| Zone | Zone (f) |
| Platform | Bahnsteig (m)
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| Bus | (Auto)bus(m) |
| Timetable | Fahrplan (m) |
| Bus route | Busstrecke (f)
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| I’ve lost my ticket | Ich habe meine Fahrkarte verloren
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| Which metro line/bus should I take? | Welche (Linie) U-bahn / welchen Bus muss ich nehmen?
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| Do I have to validate my ticket? | Muss ich meine Fahrkarte stempeln?
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French
| Ticket | ticket (m)
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| Metro/underground | métro (m)
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| Stop (noun) | arrêt (m) |
| Direction | direction (f) |
| Day travelcard | carte de transport journalière (f) |
| Line | ligne (f)
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| Zone | zone (m) |
| Platform | quai (m)
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| Bus | bus (m) |
| Timetable | horaire d’autobus (m) |
| Bus route | ligne d’autobus (f)
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| I’ve lost my ticket | J’ai perdu mon ticket
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| Which metro line/bus should I take? | Quelle ligne dois-je prendre?
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| Do I have to validate my ticket? | Est-ce que je dois composter/valider mon ticket?
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Spanish
| Ticket | billete (m)
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| Metro/underground | metro (m)
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| Stop (noun) | parada (f) |
| Direction | dirección (f) |
| Day travelcard | abono de un día (m) |
| Line | línea (f)
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| Zone | zona (f) |
| Platform | andén (m)
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| Bus | bus/autobús (m) |
| Timetable | horario (m) |
| Bus route | ruta de autobús (f)
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| I’ve lost my ticket | He perdido mi billete
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| Which metro line/bus should I take? | ¿Qué línea debería coger?
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| Do I have to validate my ticket? | ¿Tengo que validar mi billete?
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Italian
| Ticket | biglietto (m)
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| Metro/underground | metro (m)
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| Stop (noun) | fermata (f) |
| Direction | direzione (f) |
| Day travelcard | biglietto giornaliero (m) |
| Line | linea (f)
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| Zone | zona (f) |
| Platform | binario (m)
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| Bus | pullman/autobus (m) |
| Timetable | orario (m) |
| Bus route | percorso dell’autobus (m)
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| I’ve lost my ticket | Ho perso il mio biglietto
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| Which metro line/bus should I take? | Che linea devo prendere?
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| Do I have to validate my ticket? | Devo convalidare il biglietto?
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Portuguese
| Ticket | passagem (m)
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| Metro/underground | metro (m)
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| Stop (noun) | ponto (f) |
| Direction | direção (f) |
| Day travelcard | passe do dia (m) |
| Line | linha (f)
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| Zone | zona (f) |
| Platform | gare (m)
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| Bus | bus/autobús (m) |
| Timetable | horário (m) |
| Bus route | rota do ônibus (f)
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| I’ve lost my ticket | Perdi o meu passagem
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| Which metro line/bus should I take? | Que linha debo pegar/tomar?
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| Do I have to validate my ticket? | Tenho que validar o meu bilhete?
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Swedish
| Ticket | en biljett
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| Metro/underground | en tunnelbana
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| Stop (noun) | en hållplats |
| Direction | en riktning |
| Day travelcard | en dygnsbiljett |
| Line | en linje
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| Zone | en zon |
| Platform | en plattform
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| Bus | en buss |
| Timetable | en tidtabell |
| Bus route | en busslinje
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| I’ve lost my ticket | Jag har tappet min biljett
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| Which metro line/bus should I take? | Vilken linje ska jag ta…
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Finnish
| Ticket | lippu
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| Metro/underground | metro
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| Stop (noun) | pysäkki |
| Direction | suunta |
| Day travelcard | päivälippu |
| Line | linja
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| Zone | vyöhyke |
| Platform | laituri
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| Bus | linja-auto |
| Timetable | aikataulu |
| Bus route | linja-autoreitti
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| I’ve lost my ticket | Olen kadottanut lippuni…
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| Which metro line/bus should I take? | Mikä linja minun täytyy ottaa?
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| Do I have to validate my ticket? | Täytyykö minun vahvistaa lippuni?
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Tags: travel, portuguese, italian, german, french, spanish, english
Posted by Laura Harrison 2010-06 under Vocabulary,
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