German Shopping Phrasebook
English-German Expressions
Shopping in German-Speaking Europe
An annotated English-German phrasebook
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SHOPPING PHRASES • Was sagt man beim Einkaufen? The following English-German phrasebook contains common expressions that might be used when shopping in Germany, Austria, or German Switzerland. For more related phrases, see Lesson 17C (department store phrases).
Pronunciation: Please note that the phonetic pronunciations shown below are only an approximate guide.
| SHOPPING PHRASEBOOK Hello! Guten Tag! - Grüß Gott! (Austria/Bavaria) NOTE: When entering a smaller German shop, it is customary to exchange hello's with the shopkeeper or sales clerk. See the procedure for leaving below. May I help you? (salesperson) Was darf es sein? (Verkäufer/in) May I help you? (salesperson) Darf ich Ihnen helfen? (Verkäufer/in) customer der Kunde m., die Kundin f. I'm looking for... Ich suche... a dress - ein Kleid (eye-n KLITE) a shirt - ein Hemd (eye-n HEMT) athletic shoes - Sportschuhe (SHPORT SHOO-a) a postcard - eine Postkarte (eye-na POST-KAR-ta) I'm just looking. Ich sehe mich nur ein wenig um. I'm just looking. Ich schau nur ein bisschen herum. SALE! - SPECIAL OFFER! - REDUCED! Ausverkauf! - Sonderangebot! - Reduziert! NOTE: German stores usually offer two big sales each year: the Sommerschlussverkauf in late summer and the Winterschlussverkauf towards the end of winter. I'd like... Ich möchte... (eech MURG-ta) Can you fix/repair this? Können Sie das reparieren? (KURN-en zee das REP-ah-rear-en) What size are you? (salesperson) Welche Größe haben Sie? (Verkäufer/in) Do you have it in a different color? Haben Sie das in einer anderen Farbe? May I try it on? Darf ich es/ihn/sie anprobieren? (das/der/die) It's too big/small. Das ist mir zu groß/klein. How much is it? - How much does it cost? Wie viel kostet es? (er/sie) (VEE feel KOST-et es) That's too expensive. Das ist zu teuer. Do you take credit cards? Nehmen Sie Kreditkarten? (NAME-en zee kred-DIT-kar-ten) I'll take it. Ich nehme es (ihn, sie). (ich NAY-muh es [een, zee]) cashier / check-out counter die Kasse (dee KA-suh) Is this intended as a gift? (salesperson) Soll das ein Geschenk sein? Can I get this gift-wrapped? Kann ich das als Geschenk eingepackt bekommen? Good-bye! Wiederseh'n! (VEE-der zane) - auf Wiedersehen! (owf VEE-der zay-en) NOTE: When leaving a shop in Austria or Germany, it is usual for the customer and shopkeeper to exchange good-byes: Wiederseh'n! MORE > Businesses and Stores Glossary > Lesson 17 - Part 3 |
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