German · Bahnhof / Deutsche Bahn
You look for the platform of your train: what to say in German
You are looking for your train's platform.
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How it's done. Gleis is the platform with a number, Abfahrt departure, Ankunft arrival; on the board look for the train number, direction and Gleis.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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YOU START
Entschuldigung, von welchem Gleis fährt der Zug nach Hamburg?
Aynt-SHOOL-dee-goong, fohn VEL-khem glighs fehrt dehr tsook nahkh KHAHM-boork?
Excuse me, from which platform does the train to Hamburg leave?
Or say:Entschuldigung, auf welchem Gleis fährt der Zug nach Hamburg ab?
Aynt-SHOOL-dee-goong, owf VEL-khem glighs fehrt dehr tsook nahkh KHAHM-boork ahp?
THEY SAY
Der fährt von Gleis sieben ab.Dehr fehrt fohn glighs ZEE-bayn ahp.
It leaves from platform seven.
They might also say:
Gleis sieben, da vorne die Treppe hoch.
Glighs ZEE-bayn, duh FOR-neh dee TREH-peh khokh.
Platform seven, up the stairs there at the front.
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YOU REPLY
Und um wie viel Uhr?
Oont oom vee feel oor?
And at what time?
THEY SAY
Um zehn Uhr fünfzehn.Oom tsayn oor FYOONF-tsayn.
At ten fifteen.
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YOU FINISH
Vielen Dank!
FEE-layn dahnk!
Thank you very much!
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
Gleis
glighs
noun
platform, track
fährt
fehrt
verb
drives, goes
Zug
tsook
noun
train
wie
vee
adverb
how
viel
feel
adjective
much, a lot
Uhr
oor
noun
clock
14 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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