German · Pfand / Leergut
At the till you hand over the receipt from the machine: what to say in German
At the till you hand over the slip from the machine.
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How it's done. The slip from the machine is called a Pfandbon; it is taken off your total or paid out.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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1
YOU START
Hier ist mein Pfandbon.
Kheer eest mighn PFAHND-bohn.
Here is my deposit slip.
Or say:Ich habe einen Pfandbon.
Eekh KHAH-beh IGH-nayn PFAHND-bohn.
THEY SAY
Gern. Soll ich ihn verrechnen oder auszahlen?Gehrn. Zol eekh een feh-REKH-nayn OH-duh OWS-tsuh-layn?
Gladly. Shall I take it off the total or pay it out?
They might also say:
Verrechnen oder auszahlen?
Feh-REKH-nayn OH-duh OWS-tsuh-layn?
Deduct it or pay it out?
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YOU REPLY
Verrechnen, bitte.
Feh-REKH-nayn, BEE-teh.
Deduct it, please.
Or say:Auszahlen, bitte.
OWS-tsuh-layn, BEE-teh.
THEY SAY
Alles klar. Das macht dann zwölf Euro dreißig.AH-les klahr. Dahs mahkht dahn tsvyolf OY-roh DRIGH-seekh.
All right. That's twelve euros thirty, then.
3
YOU FINISH
Danke schön!
DAHN-keh shyohn!
Thank you!
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
Hier
Kheer
adverb
here
ist
eest
verb
is
Pfandbon
PFAHND-bohn
noun
deposit receipt
Gern
Gehrn
adverb
gladly
Soll
Zol
verb
is to, should
verrechnen
feh-REKH-nayn
verb
to offset, to credit
16 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.
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