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How to Say ‘Up to the traffic light’ in German

Bis zur Ampel

biss tsoor AHM-pel

[biss tsoor AHM-pel]

💬 Usage Tip: zur is zu der squeezed together, used before die words like Ampel. Before der or das words it becomes zum: bis zum Bahnhof.

Phrase Breakdown

Bis

[biss]

Until

Denotes the duration before a specific event.

Example

Bis morgen!

See you tomorrow!

zur

[tsoor]

to the

Contraction of zu der, part of the phrase Fahr zur Hölle!.

Example

Fahr zur Hölle, ich rede nicht mehr mit dir!

Go to hell, I'm not talking to you anymore!

Ampel

[AHM-pel]

traffic light

Feminine noun (die Ampel) for a traffic signal.

Example

Die Ampel ist rot.

The traffic light is red.

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