Recycling in Germany is taken very seriously. Bins are colour-coded according to what can be put into them: brown is for biodegradable material, blue for paper, black for general waste and yellow for any packaging carrying the recycling symbol.
Queuing is taken quite casually in Germany. There are often several counters and multiple queues. You may end up being served much later than somebody else, even though you arrived earlier. It is impolite to jump a queue, but there are places where people do not stand in line, such as bus stations.
der Ausverkauf dehr owsferkowf
sale
das Stück das shtuek
single item
It’s too expensive for me
Das ist mir zu teuer das ist meer tsoo toyer
Do you have…?
Haben Sie…?hahben zee…?
Where is the nearest…?
Wo ist der/die/das nächste…? voh ist dehr/dee/das neh-kste…?
How do I get to the main shopping area?
Wie komme ich zum Einkaufsviertel? vee kom-e ikh tsoom yn-kowfs-feertel?
Which floor are shoes on?
Auf welchem Stockwerk sind die Schuhe? owf vel-khem shtokverk zint dee shoo-e?
Have you anything else?
Haben Sie noch etwas anderes?hahben zee nokh etvas an-der-res?
YOU MAY HEAR…
Kann ich Ihnen helfen? kan ikh eenen helfen?
Can I help you?
Darf es sonst noch etwas sein? darf es zonst nokh etvas zyn?
Most large shops in Germany are open all day, from about 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday to Saturday. Supermarkets open a little earlier, around 8 a.m., and bakeries around 7 a.m. Normally, shops are closed on Sundays.
Recycling das ri-sykling
