German · Kleidung / Umtausch
The size does not fit and you ask for another: what to say in German
The size does not fit and you ask for another.
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How it's done. German sizes are numbers or letters: S, M, L or 38, 40, 42; eine Nummer größer means one size bigger.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, das ist mir zu klein. Haben Sie das eine Nummer größer?
Aynt-SHOOL-dee-goong, dahs eest meer tsoo klighn. KHAH-bayn zee dahs IGH-neh NOO-muh GRYOH-suh?
Excuse me, this is too small for me. Do you have this one size bigger?
Or say:Haben Sie das auch in Größe M?
KHAH-bayn zee dahs owkh een GRYOH-seh em?
THEY SAY
Ich schaue nach. Einen Moment, bitte.Eekh SHOW-eh nahkh. IGH-nayn moh-MAYNT, BEE-teh.
I'll check. One moment, please.
2
YOU REPLY
Danke.
DAHN-keh.
Thank you.
THEY SAY
Ja, hier ist eine Nummer größer.Yah, kheer eest IGH-neh NOO-muh GRYOH-suh.
Yes, here is one size bigger.
They might also say:
Ja, ich habe noch eine. Bitte schön, eine Nummer größer.
Yah, eekh KHAH-beh nokh IGH-neh. BEE-teh shyohn, IGH-neh NOO-muh GRYOH-suh.
Yes, I still have one. Here you are, one size bigger.
3
YOU FINISH
Perfekt, die probiere ich an.
Pehr-FEKT, dee proh-BEE-reh eekh ahn.
Perfect, I'll try it on.
THEY SAY
Gern. Die Kabinen sind gleich dort.Gehrn. Dee kuh-BEE-nayn zeent glighkh dort.
Of course. The cubicles are right there.
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
ist
eest
verb
is
klein
klighn
adjective
small
Haben
KHAH-bayn
verb
to have
Nummer
NOO-muh
noun
number
größer
GRYOH-suh
adjective
bigger
schaue
SHOW-eh
verb
I look
23 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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