Basic colors: Asking about tshirt color options
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Key Phrases
Ich suche T-Shirts.
I am looking for T-shirts.
Welche Farben mögen Sie?
Which colors do you like?
Ich nehme alle vier T-Shirts.
I'll take all four T-shirts.
Skills You'll Learn
Ask for clothing items in a shop.
Im Geschäft nach Kleidung fragen.
Talk about colors and preferences.
Über Farben und Vorlieben sprechen.
Choose and buy multiple items politely.
Mehrere Artikel höflich auswählen und kaufen.
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you are in a clothing store in Germany, talking to a shop assistant and choosing T-shirts in different colors for yourself and your brother.
Hallo, ich suche T-Shirts in verschiedenen Farben.
Hello, I'm looking for T-shirts in different colors.
Gerne. Welche Farben mögen Sie?
Certainly. Which colors do you like?
Ich möchte ein blaues und ein rotes T-Shirt.
I would like a blue and a red T-shirt.
Ja, wir haben Blau und Rot.
Yes, we have blue and red.
Haben Sie auch ein grünes T-Shirt?
Do you also have a green T-shirt?
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Hallo.
HAH-loh
Hello.
Ich suche
ikh ZOO-khuh
I am looking for
T-Shirts
TEE-sherts
T-shirts
Ich suche T-Shirts.
ikh ZOO-khuh TEE-sherts
I am looking for T-shirts.
In verschiedenen Farben
in fer-SHEE-duh-nen FAHR-ben
In different colors
Gerne.
GEHR-nuh
Certainly.
Welche Farben
VEL-khuh FAHR-ben
Which colors
Mögen Sie?
MER-guhn zee
Do you like?
💬 [Sie] takes the same verb form as [sie] (they): [mögen], not [magst]. You'll see the same pattern in [Kommen Sie?] and [Möchten Sie...?].
🇩🇪 Use [Sie] with shop staff and strangers by default. In Germany, starting formal is the safe choice.
See breakdown →Welche Farben mögen Sie?
VEL-khuh FAHR-ben MER-guhn zee
Which colors do you like?
💬 With question words like [welche], the verb often comes before [Sie]: [Welche Farben mögen Sie?] Compare [Was möchten Sie?].
🇩🇪 Use [Sie] with shop staff and strangers by default. In Germany, starting formal is the safe choice.
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