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At the market you buy fruit by the kilo: what to say in German

At the market you buy fruit by the kilo.

Wochenmarkt6 linesLevel A1For life in Germany The rest of the dialogue is in the app
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How it's done. At the market prices are per kilo or per piece; you can often taste, but ask first: Darf ich probieren?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 Morgen! Was darf es sein?
GOO-tayn MOR-gayn! Vahs dahrf es zighn?
Good morning! What can I get you?
They might also say:
Bitte schön, was kann ich für Sie tun?
BEE-teh shyohn, vahs kahn eekh fyoor zee toon?
Please, what can I do for you?
YOU REPLY
Ich hätte gern ein Kilo Äpfel.
Eekh KHEH-teh gehrn ighn KEE-loh EP-fel.
I'd like a kilo of apples.
THEY SAY
Darf es etwas mehr sein?
Dahrf es EH-tvuhs mehr zighn?
May it be a little more?
They might also say:
Es sind ein paar Gramm mehr. Ist das in Ordnung?
Es zeent ighn pahr grahm mehr. Eest dahs een ORD-noong?
It's a few grams more. Is that all right?
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YOU REPLY
Ja, das ist in Ordnung.
Yah, dahs eest een ORD-noong.
Yes, that's all right.
THEY SAY
Das macht vier Euro zwanzig.
Dahs mahkht feer OY-roh TSVAHN-tseekh.
That's four euros twenty.
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3
YOU FINISH
Hier, bitte. Danke!
Kheer, BEE-teh. DAHN-keh!
Here you are. Thank you!

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Words worth knowing

Guten
GOO-tayn
adjective
good (in greetings)
Morgen
MOR-gayn
noun
morning
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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