Types of holiday
Hilfsvokabeln - Helpful vocabulary
- auf das Land (phrase) – to the country/countryside (literally: on the country)
- das Ausland (nt) – abroad, foreign countries
- der Berg (m) – mountain
- die Fernreise (f) – long distance/long haul trip
- gern (adv) – gladly, willingly – when used with a verb, it means you like doing something, eg ich singe gern – I like singing
- die Kreuzfahrt (f) – cruise
- die See (f) – sea, seaside – do not confuse with der See (m) – lake
- verbringen (v) – to spend (time)
Question
Match up the English and German and then check your answers. Don't forget to use your knowledge of A word that is related to a word in another language. A cognate looks or sounds similar to a word in another language and also has the same meaning, eg Name (German) and name (English); Nord (German) and north (English); Computer (German) and computer (English). to help you.
| German | English |
| 1. Wir fahren gern an die Küste. | A. We spend the holidays at the home of friends. |
| 2. Wir fahren gern an die See. | B. We like going on a city tour. |
| 3. Wir fahren gern auf das Land. | C. We like to go on long-distance trips. |
| 4. Wir fahren gern in die Berge. | D. We spend the holidays at the home of relatives/family. |
| 5. Wir fahren gern ins Ausland. | E. We like to go to the seaside. |
| 6. Wir machen gern Fernreisen. | F. We like to go on a cruise. |
| 7. Wir machen gern eine Kreuzfahrt. | G. We like to go the country. |
| 8. Wir machen gern eine Stadttour. | H. We like to go abroad. |
| 9. Wir verbringen den Urlaub bei Familie. | I. We like going to the mountains. |
| 10. Wir verbringen den Urlaub bei Freunden. | J. We like to go to the coast. |
| German | 1. Wir fahren gern an die Küste. |
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| English | A. We spend the holidays at the home of friends. |
| German | 2. Wir fahren gern an die See. |
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| English | B. We like going on a city tour. |
| German | 3. Wir fahren gern auf das Land. |
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| English | C. We like to go on long-distance trips. |
| German | 4. Wir fahren gern in die Berge. |
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| English | D. We spend the holidays at the home of relatives/family. |
| German | 5. Wir fahren gern ins Ausland. |
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| English | E. We like to go to the seaside. |
| German | 6. Wir machen gern Fernreisen. |
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| English | F. We like to go on a cruise. |
| German | 7. Wir machen gern eine Kreuzfahrt. |
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| English | G. We like to go the country. |
| German | 8. Wir machen gern eine Stadttour. |
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| English | H. We like to go abroad. |
| German | 9. Wir verbringen den Urlaub bei Familie. |
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| English | I. We like going to the mountains. |
| German | 10. Wir verbringen den Urlaub bei Freunden. |
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| English | J. We like to go to the coast. |
- Wir fahren an die Küste. – J. We like to go to the coast.
- Wir fahren gern an die See. – E. We like to go to the seaside.
- Wir fahren gern auf das Land. – G. We like to go the country.
- Wir fahren gern in die Berge. – I. We like going to the mountains.
- Wir fahren gern ins Ausland. – H. We like to go abroad.
- Wir machen gern Fernreisen. – C. We like to go on long-distance trips.
- Wir machen gern eine Kreuzfahrt. – F. We like to go on a cruise.
- Wir machen gern eine Stadttour. – B. We like going on a city tour.
- Wir verbringen den Urlaub bei Familie. – D. We spend the holidays at the home of relatives/family.
- Wir verbringen den Urlaub bei Freunden. – A. We spend the holidays at the home of friends.
Did you know?
Place names in German often contain a clue about the sort of place they are in.
Brücke means 'bridge'. The town of Saarbrücken is home to an important bridge across the River Saar and Innsbruck means 'bridge over the River Inn'.
Burg means 'castle'. Salzburg has a large castle - die Festung Hohensalzburg - and Regensburg was built on the site of a Roman fortress.
Berg means 'mountain', so the names of places like Bamberg or Nürnberg suggest that they are on or near to higher land.
