Travel and Tourism: Vocabulary and Dual-Case Prepositions
Learn German travel words and practise the motion-vs-location contrast with in die Schweiz and in der Schweiz.
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Travel in German
Travel and tourism covers holidays, transport, places and directions. German also makes you think about whether you are moving to a place or already there.
Key travel words
These words cover trips, transport and holiday places.
Motion or location?
With some German prepositions, the case changes with the meaning.
Match the travel word
- die Reise
- der Urlaub
- der Flughafen
- der Zug
- journey
- holiday
- airport
- train
Which is the airport?
Which German word means airport?
- der Flughafen
- das Flugzeug
- der Zug
- der Strand
nach or in?
Use nach with many countries and cities: ich fahre nach Deutschland. But some country names take an article, so Switzerland is in die Schweiz for motion and in der Schweiz for location.
Match the places
- die Schweiz
- Österreich
- Frankreich
- der Strand
- Switzerland
- Austria
- France
- beach
Correct travel German
Select the TWO correct German travel phrases.
- ich fahre nach Deutschland
- ich fahre in die Schweiz
- ich fahre in der Schweiz
- der urlaub
Build the journey
Put the words in order to say: I travel to Switzerland.
- ich
- fahre
- in die
- Schweiz
Complete the travel sentences
Holiday is der _____. Airport is der _____. I travel to Germany is ich fahre _____ Deutschland. I am in Switzerland is ich bin in _____ Schweiz.
Spot the transport words
Tap the THREE travel or transport words.
- Zug
- Buch
- Flughafen
- Beruf
- Flugzeug
Motion to Switzerland
Which phrase means: I travel to Switzerland?
- ich fahre in die Schweiz
- ich bin in der Schweiz
- ich fahre nach Schweiz
- ich fahre in der Schweiz
Choose the travel phrase
Pick the phrase that fits each situation.
- You are going to Germany.
- You are already in Switzerland.
- You want to say train.
A travel paragraph
Write two or three sentences in German about a trip or holiday.
- Mention a destination or transport word
- Use nach or in die/in der accurately
- Include one opinion or reason