11.4 Der Prospekt 词汇

der Prospekt (-e) brochure 

herzlich willkommen a very warm welcome 

die Pension (-en) guest-house 

beliebt popular 

gastfreundlich hospitable 

im Nordwesten von (+ Dat.) in the north-west of 

im Grünen in the countryside 

dennoch nevertheless 

verkehrsgünstig gelegen conveniently situated (for travel) 

die Fahrtzeit (-en) journey time 

ganzjährig all the year round 

geöffnet open 

das Appartement (-s) apartment 

bieten This means "to offer". The person to whom the object is being offered is in the dative case, wheras the thing that is being offered is in the accusative case. 

komplett completely; fully 

ausgestattet furnished 

komplett ausgestattet fully furnished 

die Wohnung (-en) flat

die Ferienwohnung (-en) holiday flat 

sowie as well as 

gemütlich comfortable; cosy 

das Gästezimmer (-) guest room

der/die Reisende This is the word for a "traveller". It is an adjectival noun (see explanation on Page 7 of this chapter). 

die Suite (-n) suite 

der Blick (-e) look; glance 

mit Blick auf (+ Acc.) This means "looking out on", with the object that is being looked out on in the accusative case. The German title of the book and film "A Room With A View" was "Zimmer mit Blick". 

das Grüne This means "the countryside". It is another adjectival noun. 

mit Blick ... ins Grüne looking out over the countryside 

verfügen über (+ Acc.) This means "to have" or "to possess". Unlike "haben" it does not take a direct object, but instead requires "über" followed by the accusative case. 

die Klimaanlage (-n) air-conditioning (system) 

teilweise This can mean "partially", but here it means "some of them". 

die Badewanne (-n) bath tub 

teilweise Badewanne some of them have a bath tub 

das Zusatzbett (-en) This means an "additional bed". "Zusatz" (= additional) can be used as the first element in a number of compound nouns. 

die Parkanlage (-n) park 

die Terrasse (-n) terrace 

das Gartenrestaurant (-s) garden restaurant 

der Liegestuhl (pl. -stühle) deckchair 

hauseigen (adj.) belonging to the hotel 

der Parkplatz (pl. -plätze) car park 

sächsisch This means "Saxon". Dresden is in Saxony. 

die Küche This means "cuisine" in this context. It more commonly means "kitchen", as we have already seen. 

verwöhnen This means "to pamper or spoil somebody".

reichhaltig substantial 

gepflegt This can mean "sophisticated" in other contexts, but when it refers to food and drink it means "excellent". 

das Getränk (-e) drink; beverage 

kulinarisch (-) culinary 

der Genuss (pl. - Genüsse) delight; pleasure 

der Gang (pl. - Gänge) course (of meal)

das 3-Gang-Menü (-s) three course menu 

das Kindermenü (-s) children's menu 

hell bright 

freundlich friendly 

der Aufenthaltsraum (pl. -räume) day room; recreation room 

Farb-TV colour TV 

die Gehminute (-n) minute's walk 

in 10 Gehminuten in 10 minutes walk 

das Hallenbad (pl. -bäder)  indoor swimming pool 

erreichbar can be reached; reachable 

unmittelbar immediate 

die Umgebung surroundings; vicinity 

in unmittelbarer Umgebung in the immediate vicinity 

die Eisbahn (-en) ice-rink 

das Minigolf crazy golf 

der Vergnügungspark (-s) amusement park 

das Kasino (-s) casino 

exzellent excellent 

die Verkehrsanbindungen (pl.) transport connections 

problemlos without any problems 

problemlos erreichbar can be reached without any problems 

die Richtung (-en) direction 

aus Richtung Norden from the north 

führen This normally means "to lead", but it means "to go" when it describes a road. 

die Autobahn (-en) motorway 

A 13 German motorways start with the letter "A". 

der Hauptbahnhof (pl. -höfe) central station 

per S-Bahn This means "with the S-Bahn". The preposition "per" is used as an alternative to "mit" to describe travelling on means of transport. It is used without a following definite article and can take the accusative or (sometimes) the dative case. 

Haltestelle Pankstraße the Pankstraße stop 

die Entfernung (-en) distance 

das/der Meter (-) The German word for "metre" is officially neuter, but often appears in as a masculine noun in colloquial usage and sometimes even in print. 

von unserer Pension aus from our guest-house 

erreichen to reach; to get to 

einfach easily 

schnell quick(-ly) 

die Sehenswürdigkeit (-en) attraction; sight 

alle Preise auf Anfrage all prices available on request 

der Sonderpreis (-e) special price 

die Saison (-s) (holiday) season 

die Vorsaison (-s) start of the season 

die Nachsaison (-s) late season 

die Kinderermäßigung (-en) child reduction 

ab 12 Jahren from 12 years upwards 

als In this context, it means "as" although in can mean "than" when used with the comparative. 

der/die Fremde This means "stranger". It is another adjectival noun.