German Stores - Shops
Shopping in Germany, Austria, Switzerland
Kinds of Businesses, Stores, Shops
in German-Speaking Europe
An annotated English-German glossary
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BUSINESSES | STORES | SHOPS • Geschäfte | Läden The following English-German glossary lists the German words for various kinds of shops, stores, and businesses—as well as the items or services offered. For more related vocabulary, see our English-German Glossaries Index.
Tipp: For related vocabulary, do a Google.de or Yahoo.de search for the category you want. For instance, to find vocabulary for pastry or pastry shops, use the term "Konditorei" to find online sources of vocabulary (and pastries). Also see the examples in the glossary below. For more general vocabulary searches, see the German Yahoo! Shopping category or other similar German directory listings.
Noun genders: r (der, masc.), e (die, fem.), s (das, neu.)
Abbreviations: adj. (adjective), Br. (British), n. (noun), pl. (plural), v. (verb)
| ENGLISH | DEUTSCH | Was? What? |
| antique store | s Antiquitätengeschäft | Antiquitäten pl. |
| Note: Don't confuse s Antiquariat (second-hand bookstore) with s Antiquitätengeschäft (antique store). | ||
| appliance store | s Elektrogeschäft | Elektrogeräte |
| auto dealer/dealership car sales/dealership |
r Autohändler e Autohandlung s Autohaus |
Autos |
| auto mechanic auto repair/garage |
r Automechaniker e Autowerkstatt |
Autoreparaturen |
| bakery | e Bäckerei | Brot, Brötchen |
| bar, pub | e Kneipe | alkoholische Getränke |
| barber (shop) | r Herrenfriseur | e Herrenfrisur |
| beauty salon, parlor | r Damenfriseur | e Damenfrisur (hair-do) |
| bookstore, bookshop | e Buchhandlung | Bücher pl. |
| Bücher online > See the German Amazon.de or BOL.de online bookstores for German bookstore terms and books in German. | ||
| business, store, shop | s Geschäft, r Laden | -- |
| butcher shop | e Fleischerei e Metzgerei |
s Fleisch |
| candy store, confectionery | r Süßwarenladen | Süßwaren |
| car hire/auto rental | r Autoverleih e Autovermietung |
Autovermietung |
| clothier clothing store |
r Herrenausstatter (men) r Modesalon (ladies) |
e Kleidung |
| computer store | s Computergeschäft r Computerladen |
Computer, Rechner |
| dairy store | s Milchgeschäft | e Milch, r Käse |
| delicatessen | s Feinkostgeschäft | r Feinkost |
| department store | s Kaufhaus s Warenhaus |
fast alles |
| Note: See Lesson 17 for the names of the departments or sections of a department store. | ||
| drugstore | e Drogerie | Toilettenartikel pl. |
| Note: A German Drogerie does not sell drugs or medicine. You can only buy toiletries and other non-drug items. For medicine (even just aspirin!) you have to go to an Apotheke (pharmacy). | ||
| dry cleaner | e Reiningung, chemische Reinigung | Kleider reinigen |
| electrical store | s Elektrogeschäft | Elektrogeräte |
| Fachgeschäft > The German term das Fachgeschäft refers to any store or business that specializes in whatever it sells. In such a store there are usually Fachleute (specialists) who know a lot about the product or service offered. | ||
| florist | s Blumengeschäft | Blumen |
| furniture store | s Einrichtungshaus s Möbellager |
r Hausrat Möbel pl |
| Ikea has more than 35 outlets (Niederlassungen) in Germany. See the German Web site of the international (Swedish) Ikea chain for furniture and housewares vocabulary: Ikea Deutschland (see "Produckte A-Z" in top menu). | ||
| gift shop | r Geschenkladen Geschenke (sign) |
Geschenke |
| grocery store | s Lebensmittelgeschäft | Lebensmittel |
| hardware store | s Eisenwarengeschäft | Eisenwaren |
| health food store |
s Reformhaus Also see "organic food store" below |
Biokost/Lebensmittel Heilkräuter |
| jeweler, jewelry store | r Juwelier | Ringe, Schmucksachen |
| laundromat, laundrette | r Waschsalon | Kleider waschen |
| laundry (firm) | e Wäscherei | Kleider waschen |
| mail order store | r Versand, s Versandkaufhaus | fast alles |
| market | r Markt | fast alles |
| newsstand | r Kiosk | Zeitschriften, Zeitungen |
| office supplies store | r Bürobedarfladen | Bürobedarf, Büroausstattung |
| online store online shop |
s Onlinegeschäft r Onlineshop |
fast alles |
| Onlinegeschäfte > The German divisions of the Staples and Office Discount online stores are a good source of German vocabulary... or office supplies! Same for the German Ikea for furniture or Amazon.de for books, DVDs, CDs, electronics, toys, and much more. | ||
| optician | r Optiker | Augengläser, Brillen |
| organic food store (wholefood shop) |
r Bioladen s Reformhaus |
Biokost/Lebensmittel Heilkräuter |
| Bioläden > Besides fans of Biokost (organic/health food), a Bioladen is also popular with vegetarians (Vegetarier) and the ecologically-minded (recycled paper, bleach-free detergents, etc.). The British call this a "wholefood shop." Similar to, but older than Bioläden, the first Reformhäuser were established in the 1890s. In addition to organic and chemical-free food, a Reformhaus also sells herbal medicines (Heilkräuter) and other natural products. | ||
| pastry shop | e Konditorei | s Gebäck |
| pet store, pet shop | e Zoohandlung | Haustiere, Tierbedarf |
| pharmacy/chemist | e Apotheke | Medikamente |
| Apotheke > See Drogerie (drugstore) above for more about German pharmacies. | ||
| photo shop | s Fotogeschäft | Film, Kameras |
| rent-a-car/auto rental | r Autoverleih e Autovermietung |
Autovermietung |
| restaurant | s Restaurant | s Essen |
| Restaurants and dining > See the vocabulary in our Menu and Dining Guide. | ||
| second-hand bookstore used-books store |
s Antiquariat | antiquarische Bücher |
| shoe store | s Schuhgeschäft | Schuhe |
| shop, store, business | r Laden, s Geschäft | -- |
| shopping center/mall | s Einkaufszentrum | -- |
| souvenir shop | r Andenkenladen r Souvenirladen |
s Andenken, s Souvenir |
| sporting goods store | s Sportgeschäft | Sportausrüstungen |
| stationery store | s Schreibwarengeschäft | Papier, Schreibwaren |
| supermarket | r Supermarkt | fast alles |
| tobacco shop tobacconist |
r Tabakwarenladen e Trafik (Austria) |
Zigaretten, Tabakwaren |
| toy store | s Spielwarengeschäft | Spielwaren, Spielzeuge |
| watch repair shop | r Uhrmacher | Uhren reparieren |
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