Shopping
Shopping in a new area is always exciting and you can really get a feel for the culture. But how can you find what you are looking for at a German store if you don't know some key words and phrases. These phrases will help you find the clothes that you want in your style in a German department store or boutique, in addition to key words about electronics, small appliances and books in German stores.| Open | Geöffnet geh-oef-neht |
| Closed | Geschlossen geh-shlah-sehn |
| Entrance | Eingang ayn-gahng |
| Exit | Ausgang OWs-gahng |
| ATM | Geldautomat gehld-OW-toh-maht |
| Credit Card | Kreditkarte kray-deet-kar-teh |
| Money Exchange | Geldwechsel gehld-vehk-sehl |
Clothing (Kleidung)
| Im looking for ... | ich suche für ... eesh sook-eh fuer |
| What is my size in ... | Was ist meine Größe in ... vahs eest may-neh groe-seh in ... |
| Do you have my size | Haben Sie meine Größe hah-ben zee may-neh groe-seh |
| Mens | Herren heh-ren |
| Womens | Damen dah-men |
| Childrens | Kinder kin-der |
Men's (Herren)
| Shirt | Hemd heh-mt |
| Pants | Hose hoh-zeh |
| Suit | Anzug ahn-tsoog |
| Underwear | Unterwäsche oon-tehr-wae-sheh |
| Socks | Socken zoh-ken |
| Shoes | Schuhe shoo-eh |
| Boots | Stiefel sh-tee-fehl |
| Sneakers | Turnschuhe toorn-shoo-eh |
| Bathing suit | Badeanzug bah-deh-ahn-tsoog |
Women's (Damen)
| Blouse | Bluse bloo-zeh |
| Sleeveless | ärmellose aer-meh-loh-seh |
| Skirt | Rock rohk |
| Dress | Kleid kl-aye-d |
| Stockings | Strümpfe struem-pfeh |
| Heels | Stöckelschuh sht-oe-kel-shoo |
| Bra | Büstenhalter bue-stehn-hahl-tehr |
| Panties | Höschen hoes-chehn |
| Bikini | Bikini bee-kee-nee |
| Thong | Tanga tahn-gah |
Electronics & Appliances (Elektronik & Geräte)
| TV | Fernseher fehrn-zay-ehr |
| DVD | DVD dvd |
| Computer | Computer computer |
| Printer | Drucker drook-ehr |
| Monitor | Monitor monitor |
| Washer | Waschmaschine vahsh-mah-shee-neh |
| Dryer | Trockner trohk-nehr |
| Dishwasher | Geschirrspüler geh-sheer-spuel-ehr |
| Microwave | Mikrowelle mee-crOW-weh-leh |
| Oven | Ofen oh-fehn |
| Stove | Herd heh-rt |
| Air conditioner | Klimagerät klee-mah-gehr-aet |
Books (Bucher)
| Fiction | Fiktion feek-tyon |
| Non-fiction | sachliteratur zak-lee-tehr-ah-toor |
| Best seller | besten Verkäufer besh-ten fehr-koy-fehr |
| Magazines | Zeitschriften tsayet-shreef-tehn |
| Newspapers | Zeitungen tsaye-toon-gehn |
| Travel | Reisen raye-zehn |
| Cooking | Kochen kohk-ehn |
| Self-help | Selbsthilfe zelbst-heel-feh |