German · Supermarkt / Kasse
At the cheese and sausage counter: what to say in German
At the cheese and sausage counter.
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How it's done. At the counter you order by weight: hundert Gramm (a hundred grams) or zwei Scheiben (two slices). Darf es etwas mehr sein? is the standard question.Prepared by the Movko team, November 2026. This is language help, not legal or medical advice: check the rules with the office itself.
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THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Guten Tag, was darf es sein?GOO-tayn tahk, vahs dahrf es zighn?
Good day, what can I get you?
YOU REPLY
Ich hätte gern hundert Gramm Salami, bitte.
Eekh KHEH-teh gehrn KHOON-dehrt grahm zuh-LAH-mee, BEE-teh.
I'd like a hundred grams of salami, please.
THEY SAY
Darf es etwas mehr sein?Dahrf es EH-tvuhs mehr zighn?
May it be a little more?
They might also say:
Ist das so in Ordnung?
Eest dahs zoh een ORD-noong?
Is that all right?
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YOU REPLY
Ja, das ist gut so.
Yah, dahs eest goot zoh.
Yes, that's fine.
THEY SAY
Sonst noch etwas?Zohnst nokh EH-tvuhs?
Anything else?
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YOU FINISH
Nein, danke. Das wäre alles.
Nighn, DAHN-keh. Dahs VEH-reh AH-les.
No, thank you. That's all.
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This dialogue is part of the course “German for life in Germany”: 416 situations with audio, a pronunciation guide and spaced review.
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Words worth knowing
Guten
GOO-tayn
adjective
good (in greetings)
Tag
tahk
noun
day
darf
dahrf
verb
may
sein
zighn
verb
to be
hätte
KHEH-teh
verb
would have
gern
gehrn
adverb
gladly
20 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.
If you did not understand
Können Sie das bitte wiederholen?
KYOH-nayn zee dahs BEE-teh vee-dehr-KHOH-layn?
Can you repeat that, please?
Was bedeutet das?
Vahs beh-DOY-tet dahs?
What does this mean?
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