German · Bus / U-Bahn / Tram
You stand on a commuter train platform and ask whether it goes in the right direction: what to say in German
You stand on the commuter-train platform and ask whether the train goes the right way.
💡
How it's done. On the platform look at the display for the Richtung (direction) and the final stop: the train goes in Richtung Flughafen (towards the airport); check this before boarding.Prepared by the Movko team, November 2026. This is language help, not legal or medical advice: check the rules with the office itself.
Cheat sheet for your visit
The first phrase is open: tap ▶ to listen, or “Show” to show it to the other person. The rest of the dialogue is in the course in the app.
1
YOU START
Entschuldigung, fährt diese S-Bahn zum Flughafen?
Aynt-SHOOL-dee-goong, fehrt DEE-zeh es-bahn tsoom FLOOK-khuh-fayn?
Excuse me, does this S-Bahn go to the airport?
Or say:Entschuldigung, in welche Richtung fährt diese Bahn?
Aynt-SHOOL-dee-goong, een VEL-kheh REEKH-toong fehrt DEE-zeh bahn?
THEY SAY
Nein, die fährt in die andere Richtung. Sie müssen auf der anderen Seite einsteigen.Nighn, dee fehrt een dee AHN-deh-reh REEKH-toong. Zee MYOO-sayn owf dehr AHN-deh-rayn ZIGH-teh IGHNS-tigh-gayn.
No, it goes in the other direction. You have to board on the other side.
They might also say:
Nein, in die entgegengesetzte Richtung. Auf der anderen Seite müssen Sie einsteigen.
Nighn, een dee aynt-GEH-gayn-geh-zets-teh REEKH-toong. Owf dehr AHN-deh-rayn ZIGH-teh MYOO-sayn zee IGHNS-tigh-gayn.
No, in the opposite direction. You have to board on the other side.
2
YOU REPLY
Oh, danke. Wo ist der richtige Bahnsteig?
Oh, DAHN-keh. Voh eest dehr REEKH-tee-geh BAHNS-tighk?
Oh, thanks. Where is the right platform?
THEY SAY
Gehen Sie die Treppe hinunter und dann nach links. Gleis drei.GEH-ayn zee dee TREH-peh KHEE-noon-tuh oont dahn nahkh leenks. Glighs drigh.
Go down the stairs and then left. Platform three.
3
YOU REPLY
Wann kommt die nächste Bahn?
Vahn komt dee NEKS-teh bahn?
When does the next train come?
THEY SAY
In fünf Minuten. Auf der Anzeige sehen Sie die Zeit.Een fyoonf mee-NOO-tayn. Owf dehr AHN-tsigh-geh ZEH-ayn zee dee tsight.
In five minutes. You can see the time on the display.
4
YOU FINISH
Vielen Dank für Ihre Hilfe!
FEE-layn dahnk fyoor EE-reh KHEEL-feh!
Thank you very much for your help!
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
S-Bahn
es-bahn
noun
commuter train
Flughafen
FLOOK-khuh-fayn
noun
airport
Nein
Nighn
adverb
no
andere
AHN-deh-reh
adjective
other
Richtung
REEKH-toong
noun
direction
41 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?
Was bedeutet das?
Vahs beh-DOY-tet dahs?
What does this mean?
Similar situations
You ask the driver whether the bus goes where you needBus / U-Bahn / Tram · A1 in the app
→On the tram you ask whether a seat is freeBus / U-Bahn / Tram · A1 in the app
→You travel with a change to another lineBus / U-Bahn / Tram · A2 in the app
→You are on a bus and ask where to get offBus / U-Bahn / Tram · A1 in the app
→Found a mistake? Write to us and we will fix it. This is language help, not medical or legal advice.Report