German word

Tram

Pronunciation

IPA/tʁam/

Meaning

  • feminine nountram

Example

Die Tram kommt in fünf Minuten.

The tram is coming in five minutes.

Illustration for Tram (tram)

More examples

In der Tram ist heute kein freier Sitzplatz.

There is no free seat on the tram today.

Core concept

A rail vehicle threading through ordinary city streets, close enough to mingle with cars and pedestrians.

Common phrases

  • mit der Tram fahren

    ride the tram

  • die Tram verpassen

    miss the tram

  • auf die Tram umsteigen

    change to the tram

Similar words

Straßenbahn: A railway running along city streets, stopping regularly to pick up and drop off passengers.
Stadtbahn: A light railway serving a city and its surroundings, with some sections underground or elevated.
U-Bahn: A fast underground railway with widely spaced stations and mostly subterranean routes.
S-Bahn: A fast regional railway connecting a city with its suburbs over longer distances.

Definition in German

Tram bezeichnet eine Straßenbahn, also ein städtisches Verkehrsmittel, das auf Gleisen in der Straße verkehrt.

Word origin

German Tram is borrowed from English tram, which is a shortened form of tramway.

Usage tips

  • Tram is feminine in German, so the usual form is die Tram and its plural is Trams.

Related words

  • Tramfahrertram drivernoun
  • Tramfahrttram ridenoun
  • Tramnetztram networknoun

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