Making a purchase

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Making a purchase

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Making a purchase

Your score	Vocabulary	Audio	Translation	Example sentence / notes
0/0	to go shopping	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	einkaufen gehen	‘I’m going shopping this evening to buy a new toaster.’
0/0	to buy something	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	etwas kaufen	‘Did you buy anything at the shops?’
0/0	to pay in cash	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	in bar bezahlen	‘Can I pay in cash?’
0/0	to pay by credit card	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	mit Kreditkarte zahlen	‘Can I pay by credit card? I don’t have any cash with me.’
0/0	a contactless payment	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	kontaktloses Bezahlen	‘We’re able to accept contactless payments using our new payment terminal.’
0/0	to ask for a refund	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	um eine Rueckerstattung bitten	‘That coat’s too big for you. Take it back and ask for a refund.’
0/0	to refund	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	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
0/0	a shop assistant	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	der Verkäufer / die Verkäuferin	‘I’ll ask a shop assistant if this is available in blue.’
0/0	a cashier	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	ein Kassierer / eine Kassiererin	‘If you take the item to a checkout the cashier can check the price for you.’
0/0	a checkout	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	eine Kasse	‘Where are the checkouts, please? I’d like to pay for these items.’
0/0	an automated checkout	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	ein automatisierter Checkout	‘My local supermarket has installed three new automated checkouts. The queues are much shorter now.’
0/0	a receipt	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	eine Quittung	‘Would you like a receipt?’ Note the ‘p’ is silent when pronouncing this word
0/0	a till	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	eine Kasse	‘This till is broken. Please could you use another checkout?’ Also : ‘a cash register’

Your score

Vocabulary, Audio, Translation, Example sentence / notes

0/0

a shop assistant

der Verkäufer / die Verkäuferin

‘I’ll ask a shop assistant if this is available in blue.’

0/0

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.’

0/0

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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