Vocabulary
die
Pension
/pɛnˈzi̯oːn/· noun· Pl. die Pensionen
guesthouse, B&B; (also) retirement pension
Smaller and cheaper than a hotel, often run by a family — breakfast included.
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Forms
- Singular
- die Pension
- Plural
- die Pensionen
- Genitiv
- der Pension
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Pension
guesthouse
Wir haben in einer kleinen Pension gewohnt.
We stayed in a small guesthouse.
Word family
Pensiondie Vollpensionfull boardder Pensionärpensioner, retired persondie Halbpensionhalf board
Common combinations
- in einer Pension wohnento stay at a guesthouse
- eine kleine Pensiona small guesthouse
- Zimmer mit Frühstückbed and breakfast
Real examples
- Die Pension war sehr gemütlich.The guesthouse was very cosy.
- Das Frühstück in der Pension war super.The breakfast at the guesthouse was great.
- Wir haben eine Pension am Meer gebucht.We booked a guesthouse by the sea.
