Introduction

In this week’s episode of Coffee Break German we’re looking at numbers from zero to ten, and dealing with buying things in stores and cafés. Coffee Break Geramn In weekly episodes you’ll join native speaker Thomas who’ll be teaching learner Mark in gradual, structured lessons. The episodes also feature Kirsten, our Grammar Guru, and Julia, our Cultural Correspondent.

Coming up in this lesson…

In this lesson you’ll be learning some numbers and how to deal with shopping in German. You’ll learn:

• the numbers from zero to ten;
• how to ask how much something costs;
• how to “spell” larger numbers and how to ask German speakers to write down the number or price;
• some useful phrases for dealing with shopping situations in German.

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