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How to Say ‘The subway’ in German

Die U-Bahn

dee OO-bahn

[dee OO-bahn]

🇩🇪 In Germany: U-Bahn is the underground; the S-Bahn is the overground city rail. Both usually take the same local ticket.

Phrase Breakdown

Die

[dee]

the

Definite article used to specify something already known.

Example

Die Katze ist süß.

The cat is cute.

U-Bahn

[OO-bahn]

subway, underground

Feminine noun for an underground city train; short for Untergrundbahn.

Example

Ich fahre mit der U-Bahn zur Arbeit.

I take the subway to work.

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