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SPEED RESTRICTIONS
Built up area50 km/h
Ordinary Roads100km/h
Motorwayno restriction, but 130 km/h is recommended. Some sections restricted.

DIRECTIONS
NorthNord
SouthSüd
EastOst
WestWest
To the Leftnach links
To the Rightnach rechts
Straight aheadgeradeaus

COMMON PHRASES - see below
 
ENGLISHGERMANPRONUNCIATION
do you have a map of the town?haben Sie einen Stadtplan?hah-ben zee ine-en shtat-plan?
how do the controls work?wie funktionieren die Schalter?vee foonk-tsyo-nee-ren dee schal-ter
what do we do if we have a breakdown?was tun wir bei einer Pannevan toon veer by ine-er pan-ne
I have broken downich habe eine Panneikh hah-be ine-e pan-ne
the car won't startdas Auto springt nicht andas owto shpringt nikht an
I have a flat tyreich habe einen Plattenikh hah-be ine-en plat-ten
I have run out of petrolich habe kein Benzin mehr ikh hah-be kayn bentseen mehr
the battery is flatdie Batterie ist leerdee ba-teree ist layr
there is something is wrong with...
the engine
the tyres
es stimmt etwas nicht mit...
der Motor
die Reifen
es shtimt et-vas nikht mit...
der motor
dee ry-fen
where is the nearest garage?wo ist die nächste Werkstatt?voh ist dee naykh-ste verk-shtat
where is the nearest petrol station?wo ist die nächste Tankstelle?voh ist dee naykh-ste tank-shtel-le