German · Bahnhof / Deutsche Bahn
You buy a train ticket to Munich at the ticket office: what to say in German
You buy a train ticket to Munich at the ticket desk.
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How it's done. Hin und zurück is return, einfache Fahrt is single, Sitzplatzreservierung is a seat reservation.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
Guten Tag, ich möchte nach München, bitte.
GOO-tayn tahk, eekh MYOKH-teh nahkh MYOON-khayn, BEE-teh.
Good day, I'd like to go to Munich, please.
THEY SAY
Hin und zurück oder nur eine Strecke?Kheen oont tsoo-RYOOK OH-duh noor IGH-neh SHTREH-keh?
Return or just one way?
They might also say:
Einfach oder hin und zurück?
IGHN-fuhkh OH-duh kheen oont tsoo-RYOOK?
Single or return?
2
YOU REPLY
Hin und zurück, bitte.
Kheen oont tsoo-RYOOK, BEE-teh.
Return, please.
THEY SAY
Wann möchten Sie fahren?Vahn MYOKH-tayn zee FAH-rayn?
When would you like to travel?
3
YOU REPLY
Morgen früh, so gegen acht Uhr.
MOR-gayn fryoo, zoh GEH-gayn ahkht oor.
Tomorrow morning, around eight o'clock.
THEY SAY
Möchten Sie auch eine Sitzplatzreservierung?MYOKH-tayn zee owkh IGH-neh zeets-pluhts-reh-zehr-FEE-roong?
Would you also like a seat reservation?
They might also say:
Soll ich einen Sitzplatz reservieren?
Zol eekh IGH-nayn ZEETS-pluhts reh-zehr-VEE-rayn?
Shall I reserve a seat?
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YOU FINISH
Ja, bitte.
Yah, BEE-teh.
Yes, please.
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.
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Words worth knowing
Guten
GOO-tayn
adjective
good (in greetings)
Tag
tahk
noun
day
möchte
MYOKH-teh
verb
would like
Hin
Kheen
adverb
there (direction)
zurück
tsoo-RYOOK
adverb
back
nur
noor
adverb
only
21 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?
Können Sie mir das zeigen?
KYOH-nayn zee meer dahs TSIGH-gayn?
Can you show me?
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