Making a purchase

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Making a purchase


Your score Vocabulary Audio Translation Example sentence / notes

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to go shopping einkaufen gehen ‘I’m going shopping this evening to buy a new toaster.’

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to buy something etwas kaufen ‘Did you buy anything at the shops?’

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to pay in cash in bar bezahlen ‘Can I pay in cash?’

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to pay by credit card mit Kreditkarte zahlen ‘Can I pay by credit card? I don’t have any cash with me.’

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a contactless payment kontaktloses Bezahlen ‘We’re able to accept contactless payments using our new payment terminal.’

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to ask for a refund um eine Rueckerstattung bitten ‘That coat’s too big for you. Take it back and ask for a refund.’

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to refund rückerstatten ‘I bought these shoes yesterday but they’re a bit big for me – please could I return them for a refund?’

Your score Vocabulary, Audio, Translation, Example sentence / notes

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to go shopping
einkaufen gehen
‘I’m going shopping this evening to buy a new toaster.’

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to buy something
etwas kaufen
‘Did you buy anything at the shops?’

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to pay in cash
in bar bezahlen
‘Can I pay in cash?’

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to pay by credit card
mit Kreditkarte zahlen
‘Can I pay by credit card? I don’t have any cash with me.’

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a contactless payment
kontaktloses Bezahlen
‘We’re able to accept contactless payments using our new payment terminal.’

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to ask for a refund
um eine Rueckerstattung bitten
‘That coat’s too big for you. Take it back and ask for a refund.’

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to refund
rückerstatten
‘I bought these shoes yesterday but they’re a bit big for me – please could I return them for a refund?’

At the checkout


Your score Vocabulary Audio Translation Example sentence / notes

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a shop assistant der Verkäufer / die Verkäuferin ‘I’ll ask a shop assistant if this is available in blue.’

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a cashier ein Kassierer / eine Kassiererin ‘If you take the item to a checkout the cashier can check the price for you.’

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a checkout eine Kasse ‘Where are the checkouts, please? I’d like to pay for these items.’

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an automated checkout ein automatisierter Checkout ‘My local supermarket has installed three new automated checkouts. The queues are much shorter now.’

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a receipt eine Quittung ‘Would you like a receipt?’

Note the ‘p’ is silent when pronouncing this word

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a till eine Kasse ‘This till is broken. Please could you use another checkout?’

Also : ‘a cash register’
Your score Vocabulary, Audio, Translation, Example sentence / notes

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a shop assistant
der Verkäufer / die Verkäuferin
‘I’ll ask a shop assistant if this is available in blue.’

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a cashier
ein Kassierer / eine Kassiererin
‘If you take the item to a checkout the cashier can check the price for you.’

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a checkout
eine Kasse
‘Where are the checkouts, please? I’d like to pay for these items.’

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an automated checkout
ein automatisierter Checkout
‘My local supermarket has installed three new automated checkouts. The queues are much shorter now.’

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a receipt
eine Quittung
‘Would you like a receipt?’

Note the ‘p’ is silent when pronouncing this word

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a till
eine Kasse
‘This till is broken. Please could you use another checkout?’

Also : ‘a cash register’



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