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Question 1

‘How can I help you?’ =

‘How about this one?’ =

‘What do you think about….?’ =

Answer 1

‘How can I help you?’ = Wie kann ich Ihnen helfen?

‘How about this one?’ = Wie wäre es mit diese(r/m/n)?

‘What do you think about….?’ = Was hältst du von….?

Question 2

• the (newspaper) stall =
• the baker’s =
• the florist’s =
• the delicatessen =
• the fishmonger’s =
• the butcher’s =
• the greengrocer’s =

Answer 2

• the (newspaper) stall = der (Zeitungs) kiosk
• the baker’s = die Bäckerei
• the florist’s = der Blumenladen
• the delicatessen = das Delikatessengeschäft
• the fishmonger’s = der Fischhändler
• the butcher’s = die Fleischerei / die Metzgerei
• the greengrocer’s = der Obst-und Gemüsehändler

Question 3

• the clothes shop =
• the electrical goods shop =
• the shop =
• the grocery store =
• the cake shop =

Answer 3

• the clothes shop = das Kleidergeschäft
• the electrical goods shop = das Elektrogeschäft
• the shop = der Laden
• the grocery store = das Lebensmittelgeschäft
• the cake shop = die Konditorei

Question 4

• the market =
• the supermarket =
• the department store =
• the jeweller’s =
• the perfume shop =
• the bank =

Answer 4

• the market = der Markt
• the supermarket = der Supermarkt
• the department store = das Warenhaus
• the jeweller’s = das Schmuckgeschäft
• the perfume shop = dre Parfümerie
• the bank = die Bank

Question 5

you use the accusative case when expressing…………………..
you use the dative case when …………………….

Answer 5

-use the accusative case when there is the idea of approaching something:
Er geht in DIE Konditorei.
(He goes INTO the cake shop)

-use the dative case when there isn’t this idea of approaching something:
Er arbeitet in DER Konditorei
(He works IN the cake shop)

Question 6

-the prepositions that always take the accusative case are:

Answer 6

‘dog wufe’

• durch (through)
• ohne (without)
• gegen (against)
• wider (against)
• um (around)
• für (for)
• entlang (along)

Question 7

-the prepositions that always take the dative case are:

Answer 7

‘aus, bei, seit, nach, mit, von, zu take the dative case to you!’ (+ gegenüber)

• aus (out of)
• bei (at (the house of))
• seit (since)
• nach (after)
• mit (with)
• von (from)
• zu (to)
• gegenüber (opposite)

Question 8

-the prepositions that take the genitive case are:

Answer 8

• außerhalb (outside)
• innerhalb (inside)
• statt (instead of)
• trotz (in spite of)
• wegen (on account of, due to, because of)

Question 9

‘Is it a good price?’ =

‘How much is it?’ =

‘How much do I owe you?’ =

Answer 9

‘Is it a good price?’ = Ist der Preis gut?

‘How much is it?’ = Wieviel kostet es?

‘How much do I owe you?’ = Wieviel bekommen Sie?

Question 10

• a/the special offer =
• a/the discount =
• a/the deposit =
• the change =
• a/the banknote =
• a/the coin =

Answer 10

• a/the special offer = einen/das Sonderangebot
• a/the discount = ein/der Rabatt
• a/the deposit = einen/das Pfand
• the change = die Veränderung / das Kleingeld / das Wechselgeld
• a/the banknote = ein/der Geldschein
• a/the coin = eine/die Münze

Question 11

• a/the wallet =
• a/the purse =
• the cash =
• the euro =
• the cent =
• a/the stamp =

Answer 11

• a/the wallet = die Brieftasche
• a/the purse = das Portemonnaie
• the cash = das Bargeld
• the euro = der Euro
• the cent = der Cent
• a/the stamp = die Briefmarke

Question 12

• cheap =
• expensive =
• high =
• low =
• up =
• down =

Answer 12

• cheap = billig
• expensive = teuer
• high = hoch
• low = niedrig
• up = auf
• down = nieder

Question 13

‘what time do you close today?’ =

Answer 13

Wann schließen Sie heute?

Question 14

• to shut =
• the day when closed =
• favourite =
• sold out =
• a/the cash till =
• the item/thing =
• a/the sale =

Answer 14

• to shut = geschlossen
• the day when closed = der Ruhetag
• favourite = beliebt
• sold out = ausverkauft
• a/the cash till = eine/die Kasse
• the item/thing = das Ding
• a/the sale = ein/der Schlussverkauf

Question 15

• to accept =
• to open =
• to spend =
• to choose =
• to serve =
• to order =

Answer 15

• to accept = annehmen
• to open = aufmachen
• to spend = ausgeben
• to choose = auswählen
• to serve = bedienen
• to order = bestellen

Question 16

• to pay for =
• to find =
• to buy =
• to fit =
• to look for =
• to sign =

Answer 16

• to pay for = bezahlen
• to find = finden
• to buy = kaufen
• to fit = passen
• to look for = suchen
• to sign = unterschreiben

Question 17

• to sell =
• to leave =
• to change =
• to weigh =
• to close =

Answer 17

• to sell = verkaufen
• to leave = verlassen
• to change = wechseln
• to weigh = wiegen
• to close = zumachen