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How to Say ‘A ticket to Berlin, please.’ in German

Eine Fahrkarte nach Berlin, bitte.

EYE-nuh FAHR-kar-teh nahkh bair-LEEN BIT-teh

[EYE-nuh FAHR-kar-teh nahkh bair-LEEN BIT-teh]

🇩🇪 In Germany: Add hin und zurück "there and back" for a return, or einfach "one-way". Station staff will usually ask which you want.

Phrase Breakdown

Eine Fahrkarte

EYE-nuh FAHR-kar-teh

A ticket

'Fahrkarte' is feminine, so it takes 'eine'. Say AI-ne FAHR-kar-te.

Example

Ich kaufe eine Fahrkarte.

I'm buying a ticket.

Words in this phrase

Eine

[EYE-nuh]

a; an; one

Feminine form of the indefinite article, used before singular feminine nouns.

Example

Eine offene Kultur ist mir bei einem Unternehmen wichtig.

An open culture is important to me in a company.

Fahrkarte

[FAHR-kar-teh]

ticket

Feminine noun for a travel ticket for train, bus or tram.

Example

Ich kaufe eine Fahrkarte nach Berlin.

I'm buying a ticket to Berlin.

nach Berlin, bitte.

nahkh bair-LEEN BIT-teh

to Berlin, please.

Use 'nach' with cities and countries to mean 'to'. 'Berlin' is stressed on the second syllable: ber-LEEN.

Example

Ich fahre nach Berlin.

I'm going to Berlin.

Words in this phrase

nach

[nahkh]

to (a city/country)

Preposition used for travel destinations like cities and countries without an article.

Example

Wir fahren morgen nach München.

We're going to Munich tomorrow.

Berlin

[bair-LEEN]

Berlin

The capital city of Germany.

Example

Ich wohne in Berlin.

I live in Berlin.

bitte

[BIT-teh]

please

Polite word used in requests and answers.

Example

Für vier Personen, bitte, wenn möglich.

For four people, please, if possible.

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