Shopping

1. Ech kucken nëmmen

   I'm just browsing

   Usage

   To tell a shop assistant you are only looking

   Grammar Note

   Composed from dictionary-verified words. The n of kucken stays before the n of nëmmen (n-rule)

2. Hutt Dir eng méi grouss Gréisst?

   Do you have a larger size?

   Usage

   For asking to change the size of clothes or shoes. Gréisst is a feminine noun meaning size

   Grammar Note

   Composed from dictionary-verified words. Like the attested eng gréisser Struktur, the adjective before a feminine noun takes no ending

3. Ech huelen et

   I'll take it

   Usage

   When you have decided to buy; et refers to the item

   Grammar Note

   Huelen means to take, as in ech huelen de Bus. The n of huelen stays before the vowel of et (n-rule)

4. Akzeptéiert Dir Kreditkaarten?

   Do you accept credit cards?

   Usage

   For checking payment options. Kreditkaart is feminine

   Grammar Note

   Composed from dictionary-verified words: akzeptéieren and Kreditkaart (plural Kreditkaarten). Cash is Cash

5. Hutt Dir dat a Blo?

   Do you have this in blue?

   Usage

   For asking about another colour of an item; swap in another colour word

   Grammar Note

   Composed from dictionary-verified words. Colour names are used as nouns, and an becomes a before B (n-rule)

6. Däerf ech dat umoossen?

   May I try this on?

   Usage

   For trying clothes on. Umoossen is a separable verb meaning to try on

   Grammar Note

   Composed from dictionary-verified words. Umoossen is a separable verb meaning to try on clothes

7. Ech hätt gär eng Quittung, wannechgelift

   I'd like a receipt, please

   Usage

   For asking for the receipt at the till. Quittung is feminine

   Grammar Note

   Composed from dictionary-verified words. Ech hätt gär ... is the polite pattern for "I would like ...". German Kassenbon is not used

8. Dat ass e Geschenk

   This is a gift

   Usage

   For saying that something is a gift

   Grammar Note

   Composed from dictionary-verified words. Geschenk is neuter (dictionary: present, gift). Een loses its n before G and becomes e

9. Ech brauch keng Quittung

   I don't need a receipt

   Usage

   For declining a receipt

   Grammar Note

   Composed from dictionary-verified words. The 1st person of brauchen is brauch. Keng is the feminine form before Quittung

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