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 🪜
An interactive activity.
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 🖍️
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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 🚉
An interactive activity.
A travel paragraph ✍️
An interactive activity.