German shopping vocabulary A2 · Elementary
Ask for prices, sizes and items in shops and markets. Shopping phrases are some of the most useful words for everyday life in German-speaking countries.
This set has 20 words. Study them as a list or as flashcards in the app, and mark each word once you know it.
How to use these words
Use Ich möchte … or Ich nehme … when buying. Ask Haben Sie … ? for availability and Wie viel kostet … ? for prices.
Example sentences
- Wie viel kostet die Jacke? – How much does the jacket cost?
- Haben Sie diese Hose in Größe 40? – Do you have these trousers in size 40?
- Ich nehme den Pullover. – I will take the jumper.
Word list
- einkaufen – to shop
- das Geschäft – shop
- der Laden – store
- der Markt – market
- das Angebot – offer
- der Preis – price
- das Geld – money
- bezahlen – to pay
- bar – in cash
- die Kreditkarte – credit card
- die Quittung – receipt
- das Wechselgeld – change
- die Größe – size
- anprobieren – to try on
- passen – to fit
- umtauschen – to exchange
- zurückgeben – to return
- die Tüte – bag
- die Kasse – checkout
- geöffnet – open