| German | English |
| Abfahrt | departure |
| Abhang | slope |
| Absteige | descent |
| Absteigen | to descend |
| Ache | river or stream |
| Alm | high alpine pasture where farmers spend the summer |
| Alpenverein | alpine club |
| Alpenvereinsführer | alpine club guidebook |
| Alpenvereinskarten | alpine club maps |
| Ankunft | arrival |
| Arzt | doctor |
| Aufsteig | ascent |
| Auskunft | information |
| Aussichtspunkt | viewpoint |
| Bach | stream or river |
| Bäckerei | bakery |
| Bahnhof | railway station |
| Bahnsteig | railway platform |
| Berg | mountain |
| Bergführer | mountain guide |
| Berggasthof | mountain inn |
| Bergschrund | crevasse between glacier and mountain wall |
| Bergsteiger | mountaineer |
| Bergsteigeressen | mountaineer’s meal –see Appendix C |
| Bergwanderer | mountain walker |
| Bergweg | mountain path |
| Blatt | map sheet |
| Briefmarke | postage stamp |
| Brücke | bridge |
| Dorf | village |
| Drahtseilbahn | cable car |
| Eisenbahn | railway |
| Feiertag | public holiday |
| Fels | rock |
| Ferienwohnung | holiday apartment |
| Ferner | glacier (eastern Alps) |
| Fernsprecher | telephone |
| Firn | snowfield |
| Fliesswasser | running water |
| Flughafen | airport |
| Funktelefon | radio telephone |
| Fussweg | footpath |
| Ganzjährig | all-year |
| Garni | hotel with breakfast only |
| Gasthof | hotel |
| Gästehaus | bed-and-breakfast hotel |
| Gasthaus | restaurant, inn |
| Gaststube | common room |
| Gebirge | mountain group |
| Gemse | chamois |
| Geröllhalde | scree |
| Geschlossen | closed |
| Gipfel | summit, peak |
| Gletscher | glacier (western Alps) |
| Gletscherspalte | crevasse |
| Gondelbahn | gondola lift |
| Grat | ridge |
| Haltestelle | bus stop |
| Heilbad | spa |
| Hoch | high |
| Höhe | altitude, height |
| Höhenweg | high route or path |
| Hilfe | help |
| Hirsch | red deer |
| Hütte | mountain hut |
| Hüttenwirt | hut warden |
| Joch | pass or col |
| Jugendherberge | youth hostel |
| Kamm | crest or ridge |
| Kopf | peak |
| Kumme | combe or small valley |
| Landgrenze | boundary |
| Landkarte | map |
| Landschaft | landscape |
| Lawine | avalanche |
| Lebensmittel | grocery, foodstuffs |
| Leicht | easy |
| Links | left (direction) |
| Materialseilbahn | goods lift |
| Matratzenlager | dormitory |
| Moräne | moraine |
| Nebel | low cloud, mist |
| Nord | north |
| Nur für Geübte | only for the experienced |
| Ober | upper |
| Ost | east |
| Pfad | path |
| Pickel | ice axe |
| Postamt | post office |
| Rechts | right (direction) |
| Regen | rain |
| Reh | roe deer |
| Sattel | saddle or pass |
| Scharte | narrow gap or pass |
| Schlafraum | bedroom, dormitory |
| Schlepplift | Ski lift/drag lift |
| Schlucht | gorge |
| Schlüssel | key |
| Schnee | snow |
| Schnell | quick |
| Schwierig | difficult |
| See | lake |
| Seil | rope |
| Seilbahn | cable car |
| Selbstversorger | self-catering only |
| Selbstversorgerraum | self-catering room |
| Sesselbahn | chairlift |
| Sessellift | chairlift |
| Speisekarte | menu |
| Spitze | summit or peak |
| Stausee | reservoir |
| Steig | steep path, climb |
| Steigeisen | crampons |
| Steil | steep |
| Steinmann | cairn |
| Steinschlag | rockfall |
| Stunde(n) | hour(s) |
| Sud | south |
| Tal | valley |
| Tauern | pass |
| Teewasser | hot water for drinks |
| Telefon | telephone |
| Trockenraum | drying room |
| Über | via or over |
| Unfall | accident |
| Unterkunft | accommodation |
| Verkehrsverein | tourist office |
| Wald | forest, woodland |
| Wanderweg | footpath |
| Wasser | water |
| Weit | far |
| Weiter | farther |
| Wetter | weather |
| Wildbach | torrent |
| Zahnradbahn | rack railway |
| Zelt | tent |
| Zeltplatz | campsite |
| Zimmer | room |
| Zimmerfrei | vacancies |