German · Supermarkt / Kasse
You look for a product in a big shop: what to say in German
You are looking for a product in a big shop.
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How it's done. In a shop Gang is the aisle between shelves and Regal is the shelf; signs above the aisles show a number and the goods.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
Entschuldigung, wo finde ich Milch?
Aynt-SHOOL-dee-goong, voh FEEN-deh eekh meelkh?
Excuse me, where do I find milk?
Or say:Entschuldigung, wo ist die Milch?
Aynt-SHOOL-dee-goong, voh eest dee meelkh?
THEY SAY
Die Milch ist in Gang drei, bei den Kühlregalen.Dee meelkh eest een gahng drigh, bigh dayn KYOOL-reh-guh-layn.
The milk is in aisle three, by the chilled shelves.
They might also say:
Dort hinten links, im Kühlregal.
Dort KHEEN-tayn leenks, eem KYOOL-reh-guhl.
Back there on the left, in the chiller.
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YOU REPLY
Und wo sind die Eier?
Oont voh zeent dee IGH-ehr?
And where are the eggs?
THEY SAY
Die Eier sind gleich daneben.Dee IGH-ehr zeent glighkh DAH-neh-bayn.
The eggs are right next to it.
3
YOU FINISH
Vielen Dank!
FEE-layn dahnk!
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.
On the website the first dialogue, the 112 category, the rescue phrases and the “Basics” are fully open.
Words worth knowing
wo
voh
adverb
where
finde
FEEN-deh
verb
I find
Milch
meelkh
noun
milk
ist
eest
verb
is
Gang
gahng
noun
aisle
Kühlregalen
KYOOL-reh-guh-layn
noun
refrigerated shelves
14 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?
Similar situations
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