Vocabulary for money and shopping in German

Here you will learn words for money and shopping such as euro, bill, discount and pay, prepared for A2 learners.

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das Trinkgeld [noun]

tip

Ex:

I didn't give a tip.

der Export [noun]

export

Ex:

The company increases its exports.

der Import [noun]

import

Ex:

The company reduces its imports.

der Lohn [noun]

wage

Ex:

She gets the wage in cash.

die Ermäßigung [noun]

discount

Ex:

Where is the discount?

der Euro [noun]

euro

Ex:

Are you exchanging dollars for euros?

der Cent [noun]

cent

Ex:

The chewing gum costs only 50 cents.

der Franken [noun]

Swiss franc

Ex:

Can you exchange euros for francs?

der Rappen [noun]

Swiss cent

Ex:

Please give me 50 centimes back.

die Gebühr [noun]

fee

Ex:

Is there a fee for registration?

die Steuer [noun]

tax

Ex:

When are the taxes due?

die Wirtschaft [noun]

economy

Ex:

He works at the Ministry of Economy.

der Betrag [noun]

amount

Ex:

I transferred the sum.

kostenlos [Adjective]

free

Ex:

This app is completely free.

ausgeben [Verb]

to spend

Ex:

She does not like to spend much money.

einzahlen [Verb]

to deposit

Ex:

He deposited 100 euros yesterday.

sparen [Verb]

to save

Ex:

If you want to save money, don't buy expensive things.

der Rabatt [noun]

discount

Ex:

Is there a student discount?

preiswert [Adjective]

affordable

Ex:

The TV was good and reasonably priced.

die Ec-karte [noun]

debit card

Ex:

The bank card is in my wallet.

das Portemonnaie [noun]

wallet

Ex:

There are only coins in his wallet.

der Schein [noun]

banknote

Ex:

The banknote was fake.

die Münze [noun]

coin

Ex:

He threw a coin into the fountain.

der Gesamtpreis [noun]

total price

Ex:

The total price consists of the product price and the shipping costs.

das Wechselgeld [noun]

change

Ex:

The shop assistant gave me too much change.

umtauschen [Verb]

to exchange

Ex:

She exchanged the shoes without a receipt.

zurückgeben [Verb]

to give back

Ex:

She returned the borrowed DVD on time.

die Mehrwertsteuer [noun]

Value Added Tax

Ex:

The invoice shows VAT separately.

der Kredit [noun]

loan

Ex:

He took out a loan.

A2 level
Extended Family	Personality and Physical Characteristics	Emotions and Reactions	Accessories
Clothing	House and Living	Health and Body	Professions
Places and Workplaces	Money and Shopping	Nationality and Countries	Language
Common Objects	Nature and Environment	Calendar and Celebrations	Activities
Transport	Education and learning	Movements and Actions	School Subjects
Music	Animals	Acquaintances, Friends and Others	Relationships
Home Accessories and Furniture	Kochen und Zutaten	Food	Drinks
Common Nouns	Important Nouns	Necessary Adjectives	Opposite Adjectives
Particles	Pronouns, Prepositions and Conjunctions	Important Verbs	Adverbs of Place
Common Adverbs	Adverbs of Time	Adverbs of Frequency