! Note: “brauchen” (need) and “schauen” (look) are regular verbs, conjugated like “kommen”

“helfen” is also a regular verb with a change in the 2./3. person singular:

du hilfst

                                                         er/sie/es hilft

! Remember the using of the courtesy form with “Sie” if you ask a strange person.

If you are looking for something special you can ask:

Like at the café you use the terms "ich möchte" and "ich nehme" to say what do you want to have. For being polite, don't forget "bitte".

The demonstrative pronouns are used to point out things in the surroundings.

In German, the definite articles can also be used as demonstrative pronoun. "The "real" demonstrative pronoun for things near by you is "dieses". As you know, here too: Gender, number and case of the article - definite as well as indefinite - depends on gender, number and case of the noun.

Both verbs, “nehmen” and “möchten”, demand accusative. Fortunately, the demonstrative pronoun or article change only for masculine nouns.

If you have different products to choose from, or if you confirm that you want to buy that particular product, you are using a demonstrative pronoun.

You can also use the demonstrative pronoun without the noun but it has to be in the same gender, number and case like the noun it stands for.

The product you are asking for the price is the subject of the sentence and in nominative:

Instead of the noun you can ask in general

The seller will tell you the price. Note that the currency “Euro” will follow the amount of the full Euros - and before the amount of the cents.

If the amount is under one euro, the cents will be named.

Before paying you often will be asked:

to which the normally response is:

Most supermarkets open between 7 and 9 in the morning and closed between 18 and 20. In larger cities supermarkets are usually open until 10pm. Ordinary exposures usually open at 9 o'clock and close between 17 and 18 o'clock.

Ordinary exposures usually open at 9 o'clock and close between 17 and 18 o'clock.

On Saturday, shops close usually at 17 o'clock. Almost all stores have closed on Sundays, except special supermarkets at train stations, kiosks or gas stations.

In Germany and Austria there is almost always something open to where you can shop.

Modal verbs are used with another verb which shows the activity. The modal verb doesn't change the activity but it changes the meaning of the statement.

The first verb is the conjugated form of the modal verb and it stands at the second position, the verb position. The second verb, the real activity, stands in infinitive at the last position of the sentence.

Examples:

• Wir können uns morgen treffen.    [ We can meet tomorrow.]

• Ich muss einen Stadtplan kaufen.    [ I have to buy a map.]

For the negation, the word "nicht" must be inserted before the word to which the negation refers.

• Wir können uns morgen nicht treffen.   
  [ Negation of  the activity: We can’t meet tomorrow … because I have to do other things.]
  
  

• Wir können uns nicht morgen treffen.   
  [ Negation of  the time: We can’t meet tomorrow … but maybe another time.]

However, the difference in the statements of both sentences is small und everyone understand the message. At first, remember that "nicht" is the negation-word.

Verbs with a prefix like the "be-" in "bezahlen" will be conjugated normally. There is only a difference in building the participle II: They keep their prefix (instead of "ge-")

Cash payments more popular in Germany and Austria than in other countries, but still Bank cards are accepted in almost all stores. Foreign cards are not accepted quite often and usually cost a bit extra to use.