German word

Reiseführer

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈʁaɪ̯zəˌfyːʁɐ/

Meaning

  • masculine nounguidebook

Example

Wir brauchen einen guten Reiseführer für unsere Reise.

We need a good guidebook for our trip.

Illustration for Reiseführer (guidebook)

More examples

Der Reiseführer enthält praktische Restauranttipps.

The guidebook contains practical restaurant tips.

Core concept

A guide for exploring a place, whether held as a book or provided by a person leading visitors.

Common phrases

  • einen aktuellen Reiseführer

    an up-to-date guidebook

  • regionaler Reiseführer

    regional guidebook

  • mit dem Reiseführer unterwegs

    out and about with the guidebook

Similar words

Reiseleiter: A tour leader who guides a group and manages its schedule.
Guide: A guide who explains sights while leading an individual or small group.
Fremdenführer: A guide who explains a site's history and attractions to tourists.
Reiseführung: A guided sightseeing tour with explanations of the places visited.

Definition in German

Ein Nomen für ein Werk, das Reisenden über Orte, Sehenswürdigkeiten und praktische Aspekte einer Reise Auskunft gibt.

Word origin

Reiseführer is a German compound of Reise and Führer, the noun for someone or something that leads, from führen.

Usage tips

  • German uses Reiseführer for both 'guidebook' and 'tour guide', so a phrase such as einen Reiseführer kaufen signals the book sense.

Other meanings

  • tour guidenoun

Related words

  • Reiseführungtour guidingnoun
  • Reiseführerinfemale tour guidenoun

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