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Jun 2013
26m 58s

CBG 1:16 | Buying souvenirs

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In this latest episode of Coffee Break German you’ll be learning to deal with shopping situations in German. In this lesson you’ll learn:

  • how to ask for things in shops;
  • how to use the verbs kaufen (to buy), anprobieren (to try on), zahlen (to pay) and nehmen (to take);
  • what modal verbs are, and how to conjugate können (to be able) and wollen (to want) in the present tense, and mögen (to like) in the conditional;
  • cultural tips for dealing with shopping in German-speaking areas.


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