| Abgeordnetenhaus | House of Representatives (the parliament of the Federal State of Berlin) |
| Abgeordnetenhaus von Berlin | House of Representatives of Berlin |
| Akademie der Künste | Academy of the Arts |
| Alliierte | Allies |
| Band des Bundes | ribbon of government buildings |
| Bauhausarchiv | Bauhaus archive |
| Berlin | Berlin |
| Berlin-Mitte | Berlin-Mitte |
| Berliner Mauer | Berlin Wall |
| Berliner Senat | Berlin Senate |
| Berlinpaket | Berlin package |
| Bezirksamt | borough offices |
| Bezirksbürgermeister | borough mayor |
| Bezirksverordnetenversammlung | borough representatives' meeting |
| Bezirksverwaltung | borough administration |
| Botanischen Garten | Botanic Garden |
| Botschaft | embassy |
| Brandenburger Tor | Brandenburg Gate |
| Deutsches Historisches Museum | German History Museum |
| Diplomatenviertel | diplomatic district |
| Ehrenhalle | hall of honour |
| Fernbahnhof | railway station |
| Fernsehturm | television tower |
| Filmstadt | film city |
| Filmtheater | cinema |
| Flughafen | airport |
| Freie Universität Berlin (FU) | Free University of Berlin |
| Friedrichstraße | Friedrichstrasse |
| Galerien | galleries |
| Gedenkstätte Berliner Mauer | Berlin Wall Memorial Site |
| Gemäldeausstellung | paintings exhibition |
| Gürteltier | armadillo (the popular nickname of the “Ludwig Erhard Haus” in Charlottenburg) |
| Halbinsel Stralau | Stralau peninsula |
| Hauptbahnhof | central railway station |
| Hauptstadt | capital city |
| Haus der Demokratie | House of Democracy |
| Haus der Kulturen der Welt | House of the Cultures of the World |
| Haus des Erinnerns | House of Remembrance |
| Herrenhaus | House of Lords (the upper house of government until 1918, now the building where the Federal Council meets) |
| Historismus | historicism |
| Holocaust-Mahnmal | Holocaust Memorial |
| Humboldt-Universität (HU) | Humboldt University |
| Internationalen Filmfestspiele | International Film Festival |
| Jagdschloss | hunting lodge |
| Jüdisches Museum | Jewish Museum |
| Kanzlei | embassy offices (also used for the offices of law firms) |
| Kanzleramt | Federal Chancellery |
| Kanzlergarten | Chancellery Garden |
| Kanzlerpark | Chancellery Park |
| Kaufhaus | department store |
| kommunal | communal, municipal |
| Konsulat | Consulate |
| Krankenhaus | hospital |
| Kultur | culture |
| Kunst | art |
| Kunstausstellung | art exhibition |
| Kuppel | dome |
| Ludwig-Erhard-Haus | Ludwig Erhard building |
| Luftbrücke | Airlift |
| Luftbrückendenkmal | Airlift Memorial |
| Martin-Gropius-Bau | Martin Gropius building |
| Metropole | metropolis |
| Ministergärten | ministry gardens |
| Moabiter Werder | Moabit Werder area |
| Museum der Dinge | Museum of Objects |
| Museum Europäischer Kulturen | Museum of European Cultures |
| Museum für Völkerkunde | Museum of Ethnology |
| Museum für Volkskunde | Museum of Folklore |
| Off-Bühne | fringe theatre |
| Olympiastadion | Olympic Stadium |
| Olympisches Schwimmstadion | Olympic Swimming Stadium |
| Oper | opera |
| Ost und West | East and West |
| Panoptikum | panopticon |
| Pension | guest house |
| Personennahverkehr | public transport |
| Philharmoniker | Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Postfuhramt | postal stagecoach building |
| Preußisch | Prussian |
| Regierender Bürgermeister | Governing Mayor |
| Reichsbankbau | Reichsbank building |
| Reichsbankgebäude | Reichsbank building |
| Reichstag | Reichstag |
| Reichstagskuppel | Reichstag dome |
| Reichstagsplenarsaal | plenary chamber of the Reichstag |
| Reservierungs-Hotline | reservation hotline |
| Reservierungsformular | reservation form |
| Rollfeld | runway |
| Rosinenbomber | candy bomber |
| S-Bahn | S-Bahn urban railway |
| Schloß Bellevue | Bellevue Palace |
| Senat von Berlin | Senate of Berlin |
| Skulptur | sculpture |
| Sporthalle | sports hall |
| Spree-Athen | Athens on the Spree |
| Spreebogen | meander of the Spree |
| Spreekanal | canal of the Spree |
| Spreeufer | bank of the Spree |
| Staatsarchiv | State Archive |
| Staatsbibliothek | State Library |
| Staatsratsgebäude | State Council building |
| Standesamt | registry office |
| Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz | Prussian Cultural Trust |
| Technikmuseum | Museum of Technology |
| Technische Universität (TU) | Technical University |
| Theater | theatre |
| Tiefgarage | underground car park |
| Todesstreifen | death strip |
| Trabrennbahn | horse trotting course |
| Universität | university |
| Veranstaltungskalender | calendar of events |
| Verkehrsmanagementzentrale | transport management centre |
| Wasserbetriebe | Water Board |
| weltberühmt | world-famous |
| Weltmeisterschaft | World Championships |
| Westbezirke | western boroughs |
| Wohnungsbaugesellschaft | residential development company |
| Zapfenstreich | military tattoo |