Places & Buildings
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Vocabulary Words (50)
Haus
/haʊ̯s/
house
Wohnung
/voːnʊŋ/
apartment
Zimmer
/tsɪmɐ/
room
Küche
/kyːçə/
kitchen
Schlafzimmer
/ʃlaːf.tsɪmɐ/
bedroom
Bad
/baːt/
swimming pool
Wohnzimmer
/voːnhɪtsmɐ/
living room
Garten
/ˈɡaʁtn̩/
garden
Straße
/ˈʃtʁaːsə/
street
Platz
/plaːt͡s/
square
Park
/paʁk/
park
Stadt
/ʃtat/
city
Dorf
/dɔʁf/
village
Land
/lant/
country
Schule
/ʃuːlə/
school
Universität
/ʊnvɛʁsiˈteːt/
university
Büro
/ˈbyʁo/
office
Firma
/ˈfɪʁma/
company
Laden
/ˈlaːdn̩/
shop
Supermarkt
/zaʊpɐˈmɑʁkt/
supermarket
Restaurant
/ʁɛstaurant/
restaurant
Café
/kaːfeː/
cafe
Hotel
hotel
Krankenhaus
/ˈkʁaŋkn̩haʊs/
hospital
Kirche
/ˈkɪʁçə/
church
Museum
/muˌzeːum/
museum
Theater
/teˈaːtɐ/
theater
Bibliothek
/bɪli̯oˈteːk/
library
Bahnhof
/bahnhoːf/
train station
Flughafen
/ˈflʊx.aːfn/
airport
Gebäude
/ɡəˈbɔʏdə/
building
Etage
/eːtaːɡə/
floor
Keller
/kɛlɐ/
basement
Tür
/tyːɐ̯/
door
Fenster
/ˈfɛnstɐ/
window
Wand
/vaŋ/
wall
Treppe
/tʁɛpə/
stairs
Eingang
/ˈaɪŋaŋ/
entrance
Ausgang
/ˈaʊzaŋ/
exit
Haltestelle
/halstələ/
bus stop
Kreuzung
/ˈkʁɔʏtsʊŋ/
intersection
Autobahn
/ˈaʊtoːbaːn/
motorway
Brücke
/bʁʏkə/
bridge
Hafen
/haːfn/
harbor
Region
/ʁeɡioːn/
region
Bundesland
/ˈbʊndəslant/
state
Hauptstadt
/haʊptˈʃtat/
capital
Grenze
/ɡʁɛnzə/
border
Viertel
/fɪʁtəl/
quarter
Nachbarschaft
/naχbaʁʃaft/
neighborhood
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