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Shopping in German Language Phrases
Each time looking for clothes or keepsakes in any German speaking country, you simply must know several German words to implement while gift buying. Learn More
Key German Phrases to Know When Shopping
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Understand the German terms which are listed here and can be used for speaking when you shop in German language.
| Do you have this in my size? | Haben Sie das in meiner Größe? (HAH-ben zee dahs in MIGH-ner GROO-suh?) |
| 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) (Note: "Billig" also can mean "not good/low quality") |
| 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) |
| You're cheating me. | Sie wollen mich abzocken. (zee VOLL-en mikh AHP-tsock-en) Note: Actually, the translation would be: Sie betrügen mich. But that sounds too hard. The word abzocken is a rather familiar use of language. |
| I'm not interested. | Ich habe kein Interesse. (ikh hah-buh kighn in-ter-ES-se) |
| 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?) |
| 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) |
| ...toothpaste. | ...Zahnpaste. (TSAHN-pahs-teh) |
| ...a toothbrush. | ...eine Zahnbürste. (IGH-nuh TSAHN-buur-stuh) |
| ...tampons. | ...Tampons. (TAHM-pohns) |
| ...soap. | ...Seife. (ZIGH-fuh) |
| ...shampoo. | ...Shampoo. (SHAHM-poo) |
| ...pain reliever. (e.g., aspirin or ibuprofen) | ...Schmerzmittel. (SHMAYRTS-mit-tel) |
| Note: You will get medicine in pharmacies ("Apotheke" , with big red A-Sign) only, not in normal drugstores | |
| ...cold medicine. | ...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) |
| ...an umbrella. | ...einen Regenschirm. (IGH-nen RAY-gen-sheerm) |
| ...sunblock lotion. | ...Sonnencreme. (ZON-nen-kraym) |
| ...a postcard. | ...eine Postkarte. (IGH-nuh POST-kahr-tuh) |
| ...postage stamps. | ...Briefmarken. (BREEF-mahr-ken) |
| ...batteries. | ...Batterien. (baht-uh-REE-en) |
| ...writing paper. | ...Schreibpapier. (SHRIGHP-pah-peer) |
| ...a pen. | ...einen Stift. (igh-nen SHTIFT) |
| ...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-language newspaper. | ...eine englischsprachige Zeitung. (IGH-nuh ENG-lish-shprahkh-ig-uh TSIGH-toong) |
| ...an English-German dictionary. | ...ein Englisch-Deutsch-Wörterbuch. (ighn ENG-lish-DOYTCH woor-ter-bookh) |
Select the hyperlinks below to find a number of beneficial German holiday key phrases that are sorted by category. For every travel phrase in German, you will notice the English translation.
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