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Buying Clothes

Use these phrases when shopping for clothes in German-speaking stores to ask about sizes, colors, fitting rooms, and fit.

Key Phrases

Voice
Finding an item

Ich suche eine Hose, bitte.

neutral

I am looking for pants, please.

A straightforward way to tell store staff what you want.

Asking for a size · 2 ways to say it

Haben Sie das Hemd in Größe M?

neutral

Do you have the shirt in size M?

Standard way to ask for a specific clothing size.

Gibt es das T-Shirt auch in M?

casual

Is the T-shirt also available in medium?

Relaxed spoken phrasing using 'gibt es'.

Asking for a different size

Haben Sie eine andere Größe da?

neutral

Do you have another size in stock?

'Da' is commonly used in spoken German for 'in stock'.

Asking for a different color · 2 ways to say it

Haben Sie eine andere Farbe da?

neutral

Do you have another color in stock?

Useful when you like the style but not the color.

Gibt es die Jacke auch in Schwarz?

casual

Is the jacket also available in black?

German color names do not change their endings after 'in'.

Locating the fitting room · 2 ways to say it

Wo ist die Kabine hier, bitte?

neutral

Where is the fitting room here, please?

'Die Kabine' is the standard everyday word for fitting room.

Entschuldigung, wo ist die Kabine, bitte?

polite

Excuse me, where is the fitting room, please?

Polite fixed formula for getting a clerk's attention.

Trying on clothes

Ich probiere die Hose jetzt mal.

casual

I will try on the pants now.

The particle 'mal' makes this sound friendly and natural.

Evaluating the fit · 2 ways to say it

Das Hemd ist leider zu klein.

neutral

The shirt is unfortunately too small.

Use 'zu' plus an adjective to state that a size is wrong.

Die Hose passt wirklich super, danke!

casual

The pants fit really great, thanks!

Common everyday reaction when clothing fits well.

Deciding to buy

Ich nehme die Jacke sehr gerne.

neutral

I will gladly take the jacket.

Clear phrase to confirm your purchase before heading to the till.

Practice Dialogue

Shopper
Hallo! Ich suche eine Hose.
Sales Clerk
Gerne. Brauchen Sie Größe M oder L?
Shopper
Größe M, bitte. Und haben Sie Schwarz?
Sales Clerk
Ja, hier. Die Kabine ist dort drüben.
Shopper
Danke. Hm, die Hose ist zu klein.
Sales Clerk
Kein Problem. Hier ist Größe L.
Shopper
Klasse, danke. Die Hose passt super.
Sales Clerk
Perfekt! Nehmen Sie die Hose?
Shopper
Ja, ich nehme die Hose gerne.
Sales Clerk
Sehr gut. Die Kasse ist da vorne.

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