Shopping & Money
खरीदारी और पैसे
Shopping phrases put möchte and the accusative case to use again in a new context, plus kosten (to cost) and how euro prices are written, which differs from the Indian numbering convention.
Grammar Comparison
व्याकरण तुलना
Prices: a comma for the decimal, not a point
3,50 Euro (drei Euro fünfzig)
3.50 यूरो (तीन यूरो पचास)
Hindi/Indian writing uses a point for decimals (₹3.50), just like English. German does the opposite: a comma separates euros and cents (3,50 €), and a point marks thousands (3.500 €). When reading a digitally written number in German, don't read 3.500 as "three point five" — it means three thousand five hundred.
kosten (to cost) + accusative
Das kostet zehn Euro. (That costs ten euros.)
इसकी कीमत दस यूरो है।
kosten works exactly like Hindi's "कीमत होना" — subject, verb, then the price as the object. Since numbers themselves don't take gender or case, nothing extra needs to change here — this verb can be used comfortably right from the start.
Vocabulary
शब्दावली
| German | Pronunciation | Hindi | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| das Geld | dahs gelt | पैसाpaisā | the money |
| der Preis | dair prys | कीमतkīmat | the price |
| Was kostet das? | vahs KOS-tet dahs | इसकी कीमत क्या है?iskī kīmat kyā hai? | How much does this cost? |
| Das kostet zehn Euro. | dahs KOS-tet tsayn OY-roh | इसकी कीमत दस यूरो है।iskī kīmat das yūro hai | That costs ten euros. |
| billig | BIL-likh | सस्ताsastā | cheap |
| teuer | TOY-er | महँगाmahañgā | expensive |
| die Kasse | dee KAH-seh | काउंटर / बिलिंग काउंटरkāunṭar | the checkout/register |
| bar bezahlen | bar beh-TSAH-len | नकद भुगतान करनाnakad bhugtān karnā | to pay cash |
| mit Karte bezahlen | mit KAR-teh beh-TSAH-len | कार्ड से भुगतान करनाkārḍ se bhugtān karnā | to pay by card |
| Ich hätte gern... | ikh HET-teh gairn | मुझे चाहिए... (विनम्र, खरीदारी में)mujhe cāhie... (vinamra) | I would like... (polite, shopping) |