Basic numbers: Paying the grocery bill
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Key Phrases
Guten Tag.
Good day.
Das macht zwölf Euro achtzig.
That comes to twelve euros eighty.
Ich bekomme sieben Euro zwanzig zurück, oder?
I get seven euros twenty back, right?
Skills You'll Learn
Greeting someone politely in a shop
Jemanden höflich im Geschäft begrüßen
Understanding and saying prices in euros and cents
Preise in Euro und Cent verstehen und sagen
Paying with cash and checking the correct change
Mit Bargeld bezahlen und das Rückgeld prüfen
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you are at a shop checkout in Germany, buying six items, hearing the total, paying with a twenty-euro note, checking your change, and politely finishing the conversation.
Guten Tag. Ich habe sechs Sachen.
Good day. I have six items.
Guten Tag. Alles klar.
Good day. All right.
Das macht zwölf Euro achtzig.
That comes to twelve euros eighty.
Zwölf Euro achtzig. Gut.
Twelve euros eighty. Okay.
Ich bezahle mit zwanzig Euro.
I’ll pay with twenty euros.
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Guten
GOO-ten
Good
Tag
tahk
Day
Guten Tag.
GOO-ten tahk
Good day.
Ich habe
ikh HAH-buh
I have
Sechs
zeks
Six
Sachen
ZAH-khen
Things / items
Ich habe sechs Sachen.
ikh HAH-buh zeks ZAH-khen
I have six items.
Alles
AH-les
Everything / all
Klar
klahr
Clear / OK
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