German word
die Ampel in German sentences
die Ampel means "traffic light" in English. Learn the word with article or verb notes, real German examples, and sentence practice.
Examples
Die Ampel springt auf Grün.
The traffic light turns green.
Lara wartet an der Ampel.
Lara waits at the traffic light.
Wir überqueren die Straße erst nach der Ampel.
We cross the street only after the traffic light.
Der Bus hält vor der roten Ampel.
The bus stops before the red traffic light.
Nach dem Unfall bleibt die Ampel außer Betrieb.
After the accident, the traffic light remains out of service.
Common mistake
Do not learn Ampel without its article. Store it as die Ampel when the article is available.