German · Deutschlandticket / Fahrkarte
You buy a single ticket: what to say in German
You buy a single-journey ticket.
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How it's done. Einzelfahrkarte is a single ticket, Tageskarte a day ticket, Kurzstrecke a short-distance ticket for a few stops. The area is divided into fare zones.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
Eine Einzelfahrkarte zum Hauptbahnhof, bitte.
IGH-neh IGHN-tsel-fuhr-kuhr-teh tsoom KHOWPT-bahn-khof, BEE-teh.
A single ticket to the main station, please.
Or say:Einmal zum Hauptbahnhof, bitte.
IGHN-muhl tsoom KHOWPT-bahn-khof, BEE-teh.
THEY SAY
Erwachsener oder ermäßigt?Ehr-VAHK-seh-nuh OH-duh ehr-MEH-seekht?
Adult or reduced?
They might also say:
Normalpreis oder ermäßigt?
Nor-MAHL-prighs OH-duh ehr-MEH-seekht?
Full price or reduced?
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YOU REPLY
Erwachsener, bitte.
Ehr-VAHK-seh-nuh, BEE-teh.
Adult, please.
THEY SAY
Das macht drei Euro zwanzig.Dahs mahkht drigh OY-roh TSVAHN-tseekh.
That's three euros twenty.
They might also say:
Drei zwanzig, bitte.
Drigh TSVAHN-tseekh, BEE-teh.
Three twenty, please.
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YOU FINISH
Hier, bitte. Danke!
Kheer, BEE-teh. DAHN-keh!
Here you are. Thank you!
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
Einzelfahrkarte
IGHN-tsel-fuhr-kuhr-teh
noun
single ticket
Hauptbahnhof
KHOWPT-bahn-khof
noun
main station
Erwachsener
Ehr-VAHK-seh-nuh
noun
adult
ermäßigt
ehr-MEH-seekht
adjective
reduced
macht
mahkht
verb
makes
Euro
OY-roh
noun
euro
9 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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