Car Rental & Driving

1. Ich wett es Auto miete

   I would like to rent a car

   Usage

   The basic opening sentence at a car rental desk

   Grammar Note

   composed: wett + infinitive; Auto is neuter

2. Ich wett es Auto für drei Täg miete

   I would like to rent a car for three days

   Usage

   Adds the number of days; swap the number as needed

   Grammar Note

   composed: Täg is the plural of masculine Tag, which takes drei

3. Was isch im Priis inbegriffe?

   What is included in the price?

   Usage

   Checks what the rental price covers

   Grammar Note

   composed: im is the contraction of in dem; inbegriffe means included

4. Isch d Versicherig inbegriffe?

   Is insurance included?

   Usage

   Checks whether insurance is part of the base price

   Grammar Note

   composed: the question puts the verb first; Versicherig is feminine

5. Muess ich s Auto mit em volle Tank zrugg bringe?

   Do I have to return the car with a full tank?

   Usage

   Checks the fuel rule when returning the car

   Grammar Note

   composed: the question inverts muess; mit takes the dative em

6. Wo isch d nächscht Tankstell?

   Where is the nearest petrol station?

   Usage

   Asks where to refuel

   Grammar Note

   composed: nächscht is the superlative; Tankstell is feminine

7. Ich ha e Panne

   I have broken down

   Usage

   A short sentence for when your car stops working on the road

   Grammar Note

   composed: ha + object means to have; Panne is feminine

8. S Auto startet nöd

   The car won't start

   Usage

   States that the engine will not start

   Grammar Note

   composed: nöd comes after the verb; the S at the start is the article

9. Dörf ich da parkiere?

   May I park here?

   Usage

   Checks whether parking is allowed; a fine is possible if you guess wrong

   Grammar Note

   composed: the modal comes first and the infinitive goes last

10. Wo cha ich parkiere?

    Where can I park?

    Usage

    The basic question for finding parking

    Grammar Note

    composed: the modal comes second after the question word Wo

11. Fahrt das Auto mit Benzin oder mit Diesel?

    Does this car run on petrol or diesel?

    Usage

    An important question to avoid filling the wrong fuel

    Grammar Note

    composed: fahrt is third-person singular; mit marks the fuel used

12. Dörf ich mit em Auto is Usland fahre?

    May I take the car abroad?

    Usage

    Asked before a trip across a border, since rental firms often limit it

    Grammar Note

    composed: mit takes the dative em; is is the contraction of in das

13. Wie chum ich uf d Autobahn?

    How do I get onto the motorway?

    Usage

    Asks how to reach the motorway; Swiss motorways need a vignette sticker

    Grammar Note

    composed: the verb comes second after Wie; uf takes the accusative here

14. s Auto

    Car

    Usage

    The basic word for a car; a neuter noun

    Grammar Note

    Neuter noun, so the article is s

15. d Tankstell

    Petrol station

    Usage

    The place where you refuel

    Grammar Note

    Feminine (or plural) noun, so the article is d

16. s Benzin

    Petrol

    Usage

    A fuel name to check when refuelling

    Grammar Note

    Neuter noun, so the article is s

17. de Diesel

    Diesel

    Usage

    A fuel name to check when refuelling; do not mix it up with petrol

    Grammar Note

    Masculine noun, so the article is de

18. d Versicherig

    Insurance

    Usage

    A word that always comes up in a rental contract

    Grammar Note

    Feminine (or plural) noun, so the article is d

19. de Parkplatz

    Parking space

    Usage

    A place where you may park

    Grammar Note

    Masculine noun, so the article is de

20. d Autobahn

    Motorway

    Usage

    In Switzerland you need a vignette sticker to use it

    Grammar Note

    Feminine (or plural) noun, so the article is d

21. d Panne

    Breakdown

    Usage

    The word for a vehicle breaking down

    Grammar Note

    Feminine (or plural) noun, so the article is d

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