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At the drugstore you look for nappies: what to say in German

In a drugstore you look for nappies.

Drogerie5 linesLevel A1For life in Germany The rest of the dialogue is in the app
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How it's done. Drugstores (dm, Rossmann, Müller) sell cosmetics, baby goods and cleaning products, but not prescription medicine.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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YOU START
Entschuldigung, wo finde ich Windeln?
Aynt-SHOOL-dee-goong, voh FEEN-deh eekh VEEN-deln?
Excuse me, where do I find nappies?
Or say:Wo sind die Windeln, bitte?
Voh zeent dee VEEN-deln, BEE-teh?
THEY SAY
Die Windeln sind im zweiten Gang, ganz hinten links.
Dee VEEN-deln zeent eem TSVIGH-tayn gahng, gahnts KHEEN-tayn leenks.
The nappies are in the second aisle, at the far end on the left.
They might also say:
Gang zwei, bei der Babyabteilung.
Gahng tsvigh, bigh dehr BEH-bee-uhp-tigh-loong.
Aisle two, in the baby section.
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YOU REPLY
Danke. Haben Sie auch Feuchttücher?
DAHN-keh. KHAH-bayn zee owkh FOYKH-tyoo-khuh?
Thanks. Do you also have wet wipes?
THEY SAY
Ja, gleich daneben.
Yah, glighkh DAH-neh-bayn.
Yes, right next to them.
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3
YOU FINISH
Wunderbar, vielen Dank!
VOON-dehr-buhr, FEE-layn dahnk!
Wonderful, thank you very much!

The course is in the app

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

wo
voh
adverb
where
finde
FEEN-deh
verb
I find
Windeln
VEEN-deln
noun
nappies
sind
zeent
verb
are
zweiten
TSVIGH-tayn
adjective
second (dative)
Gang
gahng
noun
aisle

18 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?
Können Sie mir das zeigen?
KYOH-nayn zee meer dahs TSIGH-gayn?
Can you show me?

All 21 rescue phrases in German →

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