Kann ich Ihnen helfen?
Can I help you?
German A1 · Lesson 13/30 · Free
Shopping and prices
In this lesson you will learn to ask price, size and choose products.
Lektion 1301 · First, listen
Dialogue in context
Listen to the complete conversation and follow the translation.
AnnaKann ich Ihnen helfen?Can I help you?
02 · Essential phrases
Listen and repeat
Learn each expression as a complete block.
Ja. Wie viel kostet diese Jacke?
Yes. How much does this jacket cost?
Sie kostet fünfzig Euro.
It costs fifty euros.
Haben Sie Größe M?
Do you have size M?
Ja, bitte schön.
Yes, here it is.
Ich nehme sie.
I'll take it.
Wie viel kostet das?
Wie viel kostet das? is the price question: 'how much does this cost?'. The verb kosten, to cost, becomes kostet for a single thing.
kosten: Wie viel kosten die Schuhe?
Wie viel kostet das? is the price question: 'how much does this cost?'. The verb kosten, to cost, becomes kostet for a single thing.
03 · Understand the logic
Explanation
Keep the German visible while you listen to the explanation.
Explanation 1
Dialog im Kontext
Notice the sequence: price, size, try on and decide. It's the script for almost every purchase.
Explanation 2
Größe
means size and has the ß and ö: say 'GROY-sse'. In clothing, sizes are usually the letters S, M and L, same as international.
Explanation 3
kann
Kann ich das anprobieren? asks to try on. Anprobieren is separable, but after kann, a modal verb, it stays whole at the end, in the infinitive.
Explanation 4
Kann ich Ihnen helfen?
You see a jacket and want the price. Ask the question out loud with
04 · Review
Test what you learned
Choose the correct translation and check your answer instantly.