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Akafen

A2

Shopping

Where and how you shop, prices and paying — everyday errands vocabulary.

Vocabulary

  • to shop / go shopping
    Ech kafen am Supermarché an. — I shop at the supermarket.
    Separable: ech kafen … an.
  • the supermarket
    De Supermarché ass no bei mir. — The supermarket is close to me.
  • the shop / store
    D'Geschäft mécht um aacht op. — The shop opens at eight.
  • the price
    De Präis ass ze héich. — The price is too high.
  • the money
    Ech hunn net vill Geld. — I don't have much money.
  • to buy
    Ech kafe gär frësch Saachen. — I like buying fresh things.
  • to pay
    Ech bezuele mat der Kaart. — I pay by card.
  • expensive
    Dat ass mir ze deier. — That is too expensive for me.
  • cheap
    Um Maart ass et méi bëlleg. — At the market it is cheaper.
    Opposite of deier.
  • the clothes
    Ech brauch nei Kleeder. — I need new clothes.
    Plural only.

Grammar that powers this topic

Separable verbs
akafen splits: 'Ech kafen am Supermarché an.' — the prefix jumps to the end.
Verb-second word order
Fronting time or place keeps the verb second: 'Samschdes maachen ech d'Akeef.'
Prepositions & cases
am Supermarché, op de Maart, mat der Kaart — the dative after location prepositions.

Your ~5-minute answer

Tier 2 · your target (A2)
  • Ech kafen normalerweis am Supermarché an.
  • Samschdes maachen ech déi grouss Akeef fir d'Woch.
  • Ech bezuele meeschtens mat der Kaart.
  • Kleeder kafen ech net dacks.
  • Lescht Woch hunn ech nei Schung kaaft.
  • De Supermarché ass no bei mengem Haus.
▸Tier 3 · if you freeze (survival floor)
  • Ech kafen am Supermarché an.
  • Ech bezuele mat der Kaart.
  • Dat ass mir ze deier.
▸Tier 1 · for awareness only — don't drill this
  • Well ech net gär akafen, maachen ech alles op eemol, esou datt ech nëmmen eng Kéier d'Woch muss goen.
  • Wann eppes am Ausverkaf ass, kafen ech heiansdo méi, wéi ech eigentlech brauchen.

Could you say this out loud right now?

Examiner follow-ups (formal Dir/Är)

This is where interactivity and consistency points are won or lost. Practise the answers, not just the monologue.

Q

Wou kaaft Dir gewéinlech an?

Where do you usually shop?

Q

Wéini gitt Dir akafen?

When do you go shopping?

Q

Kaaft Dir gär Kleeder?

Do you like buying clothes?

↳ keep this consistent with your “family” story

Q

Bezuelt Dir léiwer mat Kaart oder mat Cash?

Do you prefer to pay by card or with cash?

Escape-hatch phrases (anti-freeze)

  • Wéi vill kascht dat, wgl.?

    How much does that cost, please?

  • Hutt Dir dat och an enger anerer Gréisst?

    Do you have this in another size too?

  • Ech kucke just, merci.

    I'm just looking, thanks.

  • Kann ech mat der Kaart bezuelen?

    Can I pay by card?

  • Wou fannen ech ...?

    Where do I find ...?

Photo-description practice (Part 1, task 2)

Describe: people shopping in a supermarket — shelves full of goods, a woman with a shopping trolley
am Supermarchéop der Etagèrevirun der Etagèreun der Keesam Caddie
Tier 2 · your target (A2)
  • Am Supermarché kafen d'Leit an.
  • Eng Fra steet mat hirem Caddie virun der Etagère.
  • Op der Etagère leien vill Wueren.
▸Tier 3 · if you freeze (survival floor)
  • Ech gesinn e Supermarché.
  • D'Leit kafen an.
▸Tier 1 · for awareness only — don't drill this
  • Un der Kees waarden e puer Leit, fir hir Saachen ze bezuelen.

Could you say this out loud right now?