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GERMAN LESSON - SHOPPING IN GERMANY - USEFUL TRAVEL PHRASES
- How much is this?
- Was kostet das? (vahss KOSS-tet
dahss?)
- That's too expensive.
- Das ist zu teuer. (dahss ist tsoo
TOY-er)
- Would you take _____?
- Würden Sie es für ___ verkaufen? (VUUR-den
zee as fyr _____ vayr-COW-fan?)
- expensive
- teuer (TOY-er)
- cheap
- billig / günstig (BILL-ikh /
GUUN-stikh)
- I can't afford it.
- Ich kann es mir nicht leisten. (ikh
kahn ess meer nikth LIGH-sten)
- I don't want it.
- Ich will es nicht. (ikh vill ess
nikht)
- I know that this is not the regular
price.
- Ich weiß, dass das nicht der normale
Preis ist. (ikh vighss, dahss dahss nikht dayr nor-MAH-luh PRIGHSS ist)
- I'm not interested.
- Ich habe kein Interesse. (ikh
hah-buh kighn in-ter-ES-se)
- Do you have this in my size?
- Haben Sie das in meiner Größe? (HAH-ben
zee dahs in MIGH-ner GROO-suh?)
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- OK, I'll take it.
- OK, ich nehme es. (oh-kay, ikh
NAY-muh ess)
- Can I have a bag? *
- Kann ich eine Tüte haben? (kahn
ikh IGH-nuh TUU-tuh HAH-ben?)
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Tip: at German supermarkets you have to pay extra for carrier bags)
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- Do you ship (overseas)?
- Versenden Sie auch (nach Übersee)? (fayr-ZEN-den
zee owkh [nahkh UU-ber-zay]?)
- I need...
- Ich brauche... (ikh BROW-khuh...)
(BROW rhymes with cow)
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 Practise a range of useful phrases to help you with your shopping trip in Germany with this audio file, in which you'll hear a phrase in English and then in German.
Useful shopping phrases in German
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- Useful phrases at a German
pharmacy / chemists ('APOTHEKE'):
| toothpaste |
Zahnpasta.
(TSAHN-pahs-tah) |
| toothbrush |
eine
Zahnbürste. (IGH-nuh TSAHN-buur-stuh) |
| tampons |
Tampons.
(TAHM-pohns) |
| soap |
Seife.
(ZIGH-fuh) |
| shampoo |
Shampoo.
(SHAHM-poo) |
| pain
killers (eg. aspirin) |
Schmerzmittel.
(SHMAYRTS-mit-tel) |
| medicine
for a cold |
etwas
gegen Erkältung. (ET-vahs GAY-gen ayr-KELT-oong) |
| stomach
medicine |
Magentabletten
(MAH-gen-tah-BLET-ten) |
| a
razor |
einen
Rasierer. (IGH-nen rah-ZEER-er) |
| a
razor blade |
eine
Rasierklinge. (IGH-ne rah-ZEER-kling-uh) |
| sunblock
cream |
Sonnencreme.
(ZON-nen-kraym) |
Practise these and other useful words and phrases for a visit to the chemists in Germany:
At the chemists / pharmacy in Germany
Useful phrases at the post office /
newsagents in Germany:
| a
postcard |
eine
Postkarte. (IGH-nuh POST-kahr-tuh) |
| postage
stamps |
Briefmarken.
(BREEF-mahr-ken) |
| writing
paper |
Schreibpapier.
(SHRIGHP-pah-peer) |
| a
pen |
einen
Stift. (igh-nen SHTIFT) |
| an
English language newspaper |
eine
englischsprachige Zeitung. (IGH-nuh ENG-lish-shprahkh-ig-uh
TSIGH-toong) |
| English
language books |
englischsprachige
Bücher. (ENG-lish-shprahkh-ig-uh BUUKH-er) |
| English
language magazines |
englischsprachige
Zeitschriften. (ENG-lish-shprahkh-ig-uh TSIGHT-shrift-en) |
| an
English-German dictionary |
ein
Englisch-Deutsch-Wörterbuch. (ighn ENG-lish-DOYTCH woor-ter-bookh) |
 Free German Language Lesson Home
Pronunciation |
Basics |
Numbers |
Telling the Time |
Days of the Week / Months |
Colors
Weather |
Food / at the Restaurant |
Asking for Directions |
At the Hotel / Accommodation |
Shopping
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