At the Supermarket Checkout
Use these essential phrases to ask for bags, choose your payment method, and handle receipts or self-checkout issues at a German supermarket.
Key Phrases
Eine Tüte, bitte.
casualA bag, please.
Quick, natural request while the cashier scans your groceries.
Ich brauche eine Tüte.
neutralI need a bag.
Standard full sentence to ask for a carrier bag at the register.
Nein, habe ich nicht.
casualNo, I do not have one.
Natural everyday reply when asked for a store or points card.
Ich habe keine Kundenkarte.
neutralI do not have a loyalty card.
Standard clear answer when the cashier asks about store membership.
Karte, bitte.
neutralCard, please.
The most common way to say you want to pay by debit or credit card.
Bar, bitte.
casualCash, please.
Fast, direct response when asked 'Bar oder Karte?'.
Ich zahle bar.
neutralI am paying cash.
Standard full sentence when paying with banknotes and coins.
Kein Bon, danke.
casualNo receipt, thanks.
Everyday spoken reply when the cashier asks if you want the slip.
Ich brauche keinen Beleg.
neutralI do not need a receipt.
Standard neutral sentence to decline the paper receipt.
Der Scanner funktioniert nicht.
neutralThe scanner is not working.
Use this at a self-checkout terminal if a barcode fails to scan.
Entschuldigung, ich brauche Hilfe, bitte.
politeExcuse me, I need help, please.
Polite fixed formula to call an attendant at the self-checkout area.