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Lesson 88 of 240

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Priya and Jule stop in a shop near Görlitzer Bahnhof. Priya wants a jumper, but she is not ready to buy yet.

A clerk waits by the rails. Shop staff get Sie. Jule already knows what Priya should take.

You will ask to look, try something on, ask for another size or colour, then decide.

The rust-orange jumper fits. A huge green coat does not.

By the end of this lesson

Ask to try something on, ask for another size or colour, and decide.

  • Ich schaue nur.I'm just looking.
  • Haben Sie das in meiner Größe?Do you have this in my size?
  • Wo kann ich das anprobieren?Where can I try this on?
  • Das passt nicht.It doesn't fit.
  • Ich nehme das.I'll take this.
  • Haben Sie das in einer anderen Farbe?Do you have this in another colour?

Scene — the shop near the station

After work they walk from the U1 toward a small shop near the station. Rails of jumpers and coats fill the window.

Priya's rust-orange raincoat is already on her. She wants a jumper that matches it.

Jule heads straight for the coats. The clerk looks up and waits.

Priya and Jule arrive outside a small clothes shop near the station.

Learn — try it on

Six lines cover looking, asking for a size or colour, finding the fitting room, and deciding.

Shop staff get Sie. With Jule you still use du.

  1. Jule browses the coats and politely indicates that she is only looking.

    Ich schaue nur.

    I'm just looking.

    When to use it: Say this when a clerk offers help and you are not ready to buy.

    This short answer is fine with shop staff, even with no Sie in it.

    Say it: Schaue starts with sch, as in ship.

  2. Priya holds up a jumper to ask whether it comes in her size.

    Haben Sie das in meiner Größe?

    Do you have this in my size?

    When to use it: Ask shop staff this when you need this item in your size.

    Shop staff get Sie; do not use du with the clerk.

    Say it: Größe has an ö, said with rounded lips.

  3. Priya turns toward the fitting-room area and asks where she can try the jumper on.

    Wo kann ich das anprobieren?

    Where can I try this on?

    When to use it: Ask this in a shop when you want to try something on.

    After kann, anprobieren stays in one piece at the end.

    Say it: Anprobieren puts the stress on the first syllable.

  4. Priya steps out of the fitting room in the oversized green coat, which does not fit.

    Das passt nicht.

    It doesn't fit.

    When to use it: Say this when the clothes are the wrong size.

    Passt stays in second place after das in this line.

    Say it: Nicht uses the soft ch, as in ich.

  5. Priya places the jumper on the counter, ready to buy it.

    Ich nehme das.

    I'll take this.

    When to use it: Say this when you have decided to buy the item.

    Nehme stays in second place in this main clause.

  6. Priya asks whether the jumper is available in another colour.

    Haben Sie das in einer anderen Farbe?

    Do you have this in another colour?

    When to use it: Ask shop staff this when you want a different colour.

    Learn einer anderen Farbe as one piece with the noun.

Story — the rust-orange jumper

Watch Priya try a jumper near the station. Jule wants her to take it.

The highlighted words are the lines you just learned. Turn on Show English if you need it.

  1. They step in from the station. A clerk stands by a rail of coats.
  2. ClerkGuten Tag.Good afternoon.
  3. PriyaIch schaue nur.I'm just looking.
  4. Jule holds up a huge green coat. The sleeves look far too long.
  5. JuleProbier den mal.Try this one on.
  6. PriyaDarf ich eine Frage stellen?May I ask a question?
  7. ClerkJa, gern.Yes, gladly.
  8. PriyaWo kann ich das anprobieren?Where can I try this on?
  9. ClerkDort hinten.Back there.
  10. Priya comes out in the huge green coat. The sleeves hide her hands.
  11. PriyaDas passt nicht.It doesn't fit.
  12. JuleDer orangene Pullover ist schön.The orange jumper is nice.
  13. PriyaHaben Sie das in meiner Größe?Do you have this in my size?
  14. ClerkJa, hier.Yes, here.
  15. The rust-orange jumper matches her raincoat.
  16. PriyaHaben Sie das in einer anderen Farbe?Do you have this in another colour?
  17. ClerkNur in Orange.Only in orange.
  18. JuleNimm den.Take it.
  19. PriyaIch nehme das.I'll take this.

Practice — size, colour, decide

Eleven quick exercises wait here. You'll listen, pick, match, fill a gap, and build a line.

They stay in the shop, so you keep Sie with the clerk.

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  1. What did you hear?

  2. What does it mean?

    Haben Sie das in einer anderen Farbe?

  3. What do you say?

    A clerk offers help, and you are not ready to buy.

  4. Fill the gap

    It doesn't fit.

    Das ____ nicht.

  5. Swap the word

    Ask the clerk if they have this jumper in your size.

    Haben Sie das in ____ Größe?

  6. Pick the reply

    Jule says:

    Der Pullover passt. Nimm den.

    The jumper fits. Take it.

    And you reply with:

  7. Build the line

    Where can I try this on?

    ?

    Tap the words in order.

  8. Match the pairs

    German

    Ich schaue nur.Drop the English here
    Das passt nicht.Drop the English here
    Ich nehme das.Drop the English here

    English

    Drag an English line onto its German, or tap one and then the other.

  9. Find the mistake

  10. True or false?

    You say this to a close friend in the shop.

  11. What do you say?

    You want to ask the clerk a question first.

Say it — say it at the rail

Now you're Priya in the shop with Jule. When it's your turn, tap the microphone and speak the line.

Tap ▶ first if you want to hear the line. Your recording stays on your device.

  1. ClerkGuten Tag.Good afternoon.
  2. Priya (you)You are not ready to buy. You only want to look.

    Ich schaue nur.

    I'm just looking.

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Recap — what you can say now

GermanEnglish
Ich schaue nur.I'm just looking.
Haben Sie das in meiner Größe?Do you have this in my size?
Wo kann ich das anprobieren?Where can I try this on?
Das passt nicht.It doesn't fit.
Ich nehme das.I'll take this.
Haben Sie das in einer anderen Farbe?Do you have this in another colour?
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