5 | Eine Fahrkarte bitte

A ticket please

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German numbers 13-22, buy a ticket for public transport, ask politely
Verb conjugations singular: (ich) komme, wohne, arbeite

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Paul:Paul (name)
noun (m.) Gutengood
adjective Tagday
noun (m.) !

Paul: Hello!

Verkäufer:shop assistant; salesman; seller
noun (m.) Gutengood
adjective Tagday
noun (m.) ! Wiehow / like; as (comparison)
adverb kanncan
verb ichI
personal pronoun helfento help
verb ?

Seller: Hello! How can I help?

Paul:Paul (name)
noun (m.) IchI
personal pronoun hättewould have
verb gerngladly; with pleasure
adverb einea
article Monatskartemonthly ticket
noun (f.) .

Paul: I'd like to have a monthly ticket.

Verkäufer:shop assistant; salesman; seller
noun (m.) Dasthe (neuter); that
article machtmakes; does
verb 50 Euroeuro (€)
noun (m.) .

Seller: That’s 50 euros. (he actually says it ‚makes‘ 50 euros)

Paul:Paul (name)
noun (m.) Misttrash; dung / Darn!
noun (m.) ! IchI
personal pronoun habehave
verb nichtnot
particle genugenough
adverb Geldmoney
noun (n.) . Wiehow / like; as (comparison)
adverb vielmuch; a lot
pronoun kostetcosts
verb einea
article Tageskarteday ticket
noun (f.) ?

Paul: Darn! I don’t have enough money. How much does a day ticket cost?

Verkäufer:shop assistant; salesman; seller
noun (m.) Einea
article Tageskarteday ticket
noun (f.) kostetcosts
verb 9 Euroeuro (€)
noun (m.) .

Seller: A day ticket costs 9 euros.

Paul:Paul (name)
noun (m.) Undand
conjunction einea
article Wochenkarteweekly ticket
noun (f.) ?

Paul: And a weekly ticket?

Verkäufer:shop assistant; salesman; seller
noun (m.) Einea
article Wochenkarteweekly ticket
noun (f.) kostetcosts
verb 22 Euroeuro (€)
noun (m.) .

Seller: A weekly ticket costs 22 euros.

Paul:Paul (name)
noun (m.) Okok
particle , dannthen
adverb nehmetake
verb ichI
personal pronoun diethe (feminine)
article Wochenkarteweekly ticket
noun (f.) .

Paul: Ok, then I’ll take the weekly ticket.

Verkäufer:shop assistant; salesman; seller
noun (m.) Soso; such; in this manner
adverb , ... 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 undand
conjunction 22. Undand
conjunction hierhere
adverb istis
verb diethe (feminine)
article Fahrkarteticket
noun (f.) .

Seller: So, ... 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 and 22. And here ist the ticket.

Paul:Paul (name)
noun (m.) Dankethank / thanks
verb / particle !

Paul: Thanks!

Verkäufer:shop assistant; salesman; seller
noun (m.) Bitteplease; you're welcome
particle . Aufon; onto / open
preposition Wiedersehengoodbye; reunion
noun (n.) .

Seller: You’re welcome. Goodbye.

Paul:Paul (name)
noun (m.) Wiedersehengoodbye; reunion
noun (n.) . ... IchI
personal pronoun mussmust
verb zurto the
preposition Arbeitwork; job; labor
noun (f.) !

Paul: Bye! ... I have to (go to) work!

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New words

(Auf) Wiedersehen!
See you! / Goodbye!

der Euro
the euro

die Fahrkarte
the ticket

das Geld
the money

genug
enough

gern
gladly; with pleasure

ich habe
I have

ich, er, sie, es hätte
I, he, she, it would have

er, sie, es kostet
he, she, it costs

er, sie, es macht
he, she, it makes

Mist!
Darn!

die Monatskarte
the monthly ticket

ich nehme
I take

so
so; such

er, sie, es sagt
he, she, it says

die Tageskarte
the day ticket

der Verkäufer
the salesman

viel
much; a lot

die Wochenkarte
the weekly ticket

dreizehn
thirteen

vierzehn
fourteen

fünfzehn
fifteen

sechzehn
sixteen

siebzehn
seventeen

achtzehn
eighteen

neunzehn
nineteen

zwanzig
twenty

einundzwanzig
twenty-one

zweiundzwanzig
twenty-two

fünfzig
fifty

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Hints

If you want something and like to sound polite instead of demanding, you can say ich möchte (I’d like) or ich hätte gern (I’d ‚gladly have‘):

Ich möchte hier studieren.
I’d like to study here.

Ich hätte gern eine Monatskarte.
I’d ‚gladly have‘ a monthly ticket.

You surely noticed some English translations are ‚weird‘. The purpose is to better match the German phrase so that you’re less confused by similar expressions like the two above.

Numbers: From 13 on, we go from small to big. For 13, we say three + ten (dreizehn). From 21 on, we add an “und” between ones and tens: We say say one + and + twenty (einundzwanzig). Also, notice how we actually say nine euro, (not nine euros) – we always do that for any fixed amount of money.

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5 | Eine Fahrkarte bitte

A ticket please

German numbers 13-22, buy a ticket for public transport, ask politely Verb conjugations singular: (ich) komme, wohne, arbeite

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German numbers 13-22, buy a ticket for public transport, ask politely
Verb conjugations singular: (ich) komme, wohne, arbeite