Useful Words In Hotels Where They Speak German

Where can you learn and practise speaking German? 

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You can use German in Germany, Austria and German-speaking parts of Switzerland.  Also Luxembourg, Liechtenstein, and parts of Belgium and Italy.

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 English - German

bed - Bett

carpet - Teppich

ceiling - Decke

curtain - Vorhang

floor - Boden

hiking - Wandern

hotel  - Hotel

mountain - berg

packed lunch - Lunchpaket

pillow - Kissen

room - Zimmer

window - Fenster

I am allergic to - ich bin allergisch gegen

I eat - ich esse

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Easy Malay words

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 Malay - English easy words (alphabetically)

anda - you

artichoke - artichoke

asparagus - asparagas

bas - bus

makan - eat

menu - menu

sandwic - sandwich

taman - garden

teh - tea

tiket - ticket

tomato - tomato

tuna - tuna

vinaigrette - vinaigrette (from the French)

Confusing words Malay - English

air - water

Confusing Words English - Malay

water - air

Useful Resources for learning Malay

Translate Google

https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Malay_phrasebook

To see the differences and similarities between Malay and Indonesian :

https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Indonesian_phrasebook

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German Words For the Weekend

 Where can you learn and practise speaking German? 

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You can use German in Germany, Austria and German-speaking parts of Switzerland.  Also Luxembourg, Liechtenstein, and parts of Belgium and Italy.

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German - English easy words

Bald - soon (I remember soon you will be bald)

Bank - bank

der Computer - the computer

endlich - finally

der Laptop - the laptop

einen Moment - one moment

Projekt - project

Medizin - medicine

Nachmittag - afternoon

English - German words 

Useful Websites For Learning |German

duolingo.com

Staying Home - Guest towels

 When it's your turn to stay home whilst the others are travelling, you may find yourself suddenly organizing your own food again after weeks away in hotels.

If the people you stayed with are now visiting you, you might think what you need.

I like to have guest towels in the bathrooms and shower rooms and guest toilets, marked guest. 

I found guest towels on Temu and on Etsy.

Useful Websites

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1683120612/embroidered-guest-towel

Organizing your suitcase

 I have various pouches for luggage. In black But I like the idea of a matching set, labelled with the contents.

I have seen

Medicine bags

Cable and charger bags

Sock sorters

Cube bags ' Sets of matching colours of cubes to fit neatly in a suitcase. Zip up. 

You can also get hanging bags with compartments, ideal for parents and children on holiday, or business people staying overnight in a hurry.

Compressing bags

My favourites

Useful Websites

Amazon

https://www.shein.co.uk/6-Pcs-Waterproof-Patterned-Luggage-Travel-Storage-Organizer-Bags-Set-Portable-Zipper-Oxford-Cloth-Storage-Cubes-For-Clothes-Suitable-For-Travel-Dorm-Suitcase-Minimalist-Style-All-Prints-Letters-Random-Back-To-School-Supplies-p-14949155.

Temu

German words - same, easy, difficult, confusing

Where can you learn and practise speaking German? 

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You can use German in Germany, Austria and German-speaking parts of Switzerland.  Also Luxembourg, Liechtenstein, and parts of Belgium and Italy.

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Flag of Liechtenstein.

 German - English  the same word

The same words, except that nouns start with a capital letter in German

English - German

laptop - Laptop

party - Party

popcorn - Popcorn

snacks - Snacks

team - Team

German - English easy to remember  similar words

nie - never (letters n to start and e later)

Salzig - salty - the first three letters are the same and the last letter has a tail, also called a loop and a descender

Schokolade - chocolate

sehr - very  (Both words have the letters e and r)

English to German easy words

chocolate - Schokolade (Capital letter at the start for a noun. Three letters changed. Add an s at the start, change c to k in the middle and t to d at the end )

German - English, new and difficult to remember

dort - there

kerzen - candles (The two languages use the sounds of ck and n)

ohne - without (The letters o and h are in both words)

Popmusic - pop music (capital for a noun, and German runs words together)

viele - many

German - English - confusing words

immer - always (not just immediately, right now, but all the time)

Kekse - cookies USA / biscuits UK ( not cakes)

Lust - desire for (noun, not sexual like the English word lust, but could be craving for a food, or to be in the mood to eat something, or to feel like having it)

Kuchen - cake

magst du - do you like (not do you make, I think of do you munch)

Spiele - games (not a long story, which is Yiddish)

toll - great (not tall, nor the noun toll, but think of a great size and a great toll, alt is high)

Useful Websites

Learning languages including German and many more online for free

duolingo.com

Translate words and sentences

translate google

Useful phrases and sentences for travellers

wikivoyage phrasebook German

Describe parts of a letter

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Nandos - perfect for chicken and children

Four of us, three adults and a five year old child, went to Nandos for lunch. Nandos is a family favourite restaurant and a known quality. 

Chicken, corn and mashed potato and butter at Nandos, Stanmore. Photo by Angela Lansbury. copyright.

Parking in Stanmore

In Stanmore you can park outside if you are lucky. Other car parks are around the back, a public car park. 

Behind Sainsbury's we thought had public parking. It seemed to be mostly for customers. The criss- crossed markings on the spaces were reserved for local businesses, but only for Monday to Friday. 

Many Tables

Inside is a huge place with loads of tables. We had no need to book on a Saturday late lunch time July 25th 2026. We chose one of half a dozen alcoves with benches which suited mother and child, and granny with a big bag containing a pop-up reading book.

Children's Menu And Colouring

As soon as we arrived, we were given the family menus and children's menu. Also a jar of crayons and pages for children to colour. 

Pre-paying

The most active of our group went to order for us all from the counter. Pay in advance, like at the smaller fast food places with smaller menus. The advantage of pre-paying for the customer is that you can leave instantly when your car park reminder goes off on your phone. The driver can run off to collect the car, and then pull up outside to load up your passengers who don't need to walk back to the car park.