11.5 Zimmer frei? 词汇

ich hätte gern ... reserviert I would like to reserve 

das Zweibettzimmer (-) room with two beds 

reisen to travel 

der/die Bekannte (-n) This means "acquaintance" or "friend" and is an adjectival noun 

von wann bis wann? from when to when?

voll full; fully 

belegt occupied 

Sie haben es gut! "You're lucky!" (Literally "You have it good".) The "es" is invariable in this construction.

Schade! What a pity / shame! 

was mache ich denn da? what shall I do now? 

das Hotel garni (-s, -s) This is is the German expression for a "bed and breakfast". Note that both words add an "-s" in the plural. 

empfehlen This means "to recommend". The object that is being recommended is in the accusative case, the person to whom the object is being recommended is in the dative case. 

versuchen to try 

versuchen Sie es mal... why not try...? 

der Sommermonat (-e) summer month 

bereits already 

ausgebucht fully booked 

die Information (-en) This means "a piece of information". wheras English uses "information" only in the singular, German uses "die Information" in the plural unless you are referring to one specific piece of information. 

Informationen über (+ Acc.) information about

die Jugendherberge (-n) youth hostel 

"Rudi Arndt" A lot of German youth hostels are named after people. 

die Vorstadt (pl. -städte) suburb

die Südvorstadt southern suburb 

das Gästehaus (pl. -häuser) guest house 

das Jugendgästehaus (pl. -häuser) This is another word for "youth hostel" 

sich befinden to be situated 

der Fußweg (-e) walk; footpath 

wenige Minuten Fußweg von only a few minutes walk from 

historisch historic 

der Stadtkern (-e) city centre 

gegenüber (+ Dat.) opposite 

das World-Trade-Center (-) This means "World Trade Centre" and is one of the many European trade centres to belong to the World Trade Centre Association. 

eineinhalb one and a half 

für etwas (+ Acc.) geeignet The word "geeignet" follows the person for whom the object is suitable unless there is a long list of such people. 

der/die Jugendliche The German word for "young person" is another adjectival noun.

der Student (-en) The German word for "student" is a weak masculine noun. See explanation on Page 7 of this chapter.

die Schulklasse (-n) school class 

bestimmt certain 

die Regel (-n) rule 

die Vorschrift (-en) regulation 

die Herberge (-n) hostel 

vor 19 Uhr before seven o'clock in the evening 

eintreffen (sep.) This is a separable verb meaning "to arrive". Like "ankommen", the place in which you are arriving is in the dative case even though motion is involved. 

rauchen to smoke 

man darf nicht rauchen you are not allowed to smoke 

der Alkohol alcohol 

mitbringen (sep.) This means "to bring with you". 

das Essen (-) meal 

abwaschen (sep.) to do the washing-up 

gültig valid 

der Herbergsausweis (-e) youth hostel card 

auweia! oh dear! 

werden to become 

langsam slowly; gradually 

verrückt mad 

ich werde langsam verrückt I think I'm going mad 

wie wär's mit...? how about...? 

der Campingplatz (pl. -plätze) camp site 

der Wohnwagen (-) caravan 

das Wohnmobil (-e) dormobile; camper van 

das Zelt (-e) tent 

der Stellplatz (pl. -plätze) In this context this means a "pitch for a tent" on a camping site. As we have seen already in this chapter, it can also mean a parking space in a car park. 

ab 4 Nächten This means "from 4 nights", i.e. you can book a pitch for your tent if you are staying longer than four nights.

die Anzahlung (-en) deposit 

gegen Anzahlung This means "if you pay a deposit". It is one of many instances wher the German language uses a noun wher English uses a verb. 

mitten in (+ Dative) in the middle of 

die Hauptsaison (-s) high season 

unbedingt absolutely 

erforderlich necessary; essential 

frühzeitig in good time; early 

... zu reservieren This is an infinitive clause meaning "to reserve ..." We will look at this from a grammatical perspective in subsequent chapters.