German · Bus / U-Bahn / Tram
You ask the driver whether the bus goes where you need: what to say in German
You ask the driver whether the bus goes where you need to be.
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How it's done. You board the bus at the front and show the ticket to the driver; the Halt button (stop on request) is pressed in advance.Prepared by the Movko team, November 2026. This is language help, not legal or medical advice: check the rules with the office itself.
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1
YOU START
Entschuldigung, fährt dieser Bus zum Hauptbahnhof?
Aynt-SHOOL-dee-goong, fehrt DEE-zuh boos tsoom KHOWPT-bahn-khof?
Excuse me, does this bus go to the main station?
Or say:Entschuldigung, fährt der Bus zum Hauptbahnhof?
Aynt-SHOOL-dee-goong, fehrt dehr boos tsoom KHOWPT-bahn-khof?
THEY SAY
Ja, der fährt zum Hauptbahnhof.Yah, dehr fehrt tsoom KHOWPT-bahn-khof.
Yes, it goes to the main station.
They might also say:
Ja, steigen Sie ein.
Yah, SHTIGH-gayn zee ighn.
Yes, get in.
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YOU REPLY
Wie viele Haltestellen sind es?
Vee FEE-leh KHAHL-tes-teh-layn zeent es?
How many stops is it?
THEY SAY
Es sind fünf Haltestellen. Ich sage Ihnen Bescheid.Es zeent fyoonf KHAHL-tes-teh-layn. Eekh ZAH-geh EE-nayn beh-SHIGHT.
It's five stops. I'll let you know.
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YOU FINISH
Das ist sehr nett, danke!
Dahs eest zehr net, DAHN-keh!
That's very kind, thanks!
The course is in the app
This dialogue is part of the course “German for life in Germany”: 416 situations with audio, a pronunciation guide and spaced review.
On the website the first dialogue, the 112 category, the rescue phrases and the “Basics” are fully open.
Words worth knowing
fährt
fehrt
verb
drives, goes
Bus
boos
noun
bus
Hauptbahnhof
KHOWPT-bahn-khof
noun
main station
Ja
Yah
adverb
yes
Wie
Vee
adverb
how
viele
FEE-leh
adjective
many
17 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.
If you did not understand
Können Sie das bitte wiederholen?
KYOH-nayn zee dahs BEE-teh vee-dehr-KHOH-layn?
Can you repeat that, please?
Können Sie bitte langsamer sprechen?
KYOH-nayn zee BEE-teh LAHNG-zuh-muh SHPREH-khayn?
Can you speak more slowly, please?
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