Shopping
One of the best places to practise numbers is while out shopping.
Numbers are needed to get the right sized clothing, to find out on which floor certain goods have been placed and to learn about the opening and closing times of various shops.
This clip is from: BBC TWO Talk German
Question
Watch the video above and answer the questions below.
- On which floor can you find the sportswear department? - two, three, four?
- How many litres can the rucksack hold? - 20, 30, 40?
- What time does the store open in the week? - 08:30, 09:00, 09:30?
- What time does the store close in the week? - 19:00, 20:00, 21:00?
- Between what times is the store open on Saturdays? - 08:00-17:00, 09:00-17:00, 09:00-16:00?
- On which floor can you find the sportswear department? – two
- How many litres can the rucksack hold? – 30
- What time does the store open in the week? – 09:30
- What time does the store close in the week? – 20:00
- Between what times is the store open on Saturdays? – 09:00-16:00
Did you know?
Clothing and shoe sizes in Germany and the rest of Europe are different from the UK and Ireland.
Women’s clothing sizes
| UK | Europe | Full form |
| 8 | 36 | sechsunddreißig |
| 10 | 38 | achtunddreißig |
| 12 | 40 | vierzig |
| 14 | 42 | zweiundvierzig |
| 16 | 44 | vierundvierzig |
| 18 | 46 | sechsundvierzig |
| 20 | 48 | achtundvierzig |
| UK | 8 |
|---|---|
| Europe | 36 |
| Full form | sechsunddreißig |
| UK | 10 |
|---|---|
| Europe | 38 |
| Full form | achtunddreißig |
| UK | 12 |
|---|---|
| Europe | 40 |
| Full form | vierzig |
| UK | 14 |
|---|---|
| Europe | 42 |
| Full form | zweiundvierzig |
| UK | 16 |
|---|---|
| Europe | 44 |
| Full form | vierundvierzig |
| UK | 18 |
|---|---|
| Europe | 46 |
| Full form | sechsundvierzig |
| UK | 20 |
|---|---|
| Europe | 48 |
| Full form | achtundvierzig |
Shoe sizes - Men and women
| UK | Europe | Full form |
| 4 | 37 | siebenunddreißig |
| 5 | 38 | achtunddreißig |
| 6 | 39 | neununddreißig |
| 7 | 41 | einundvierzig |
| 8 | 42 | zweiundvierzig |
| 9 | 43 | dreiundvierzig |
| 10 | 44,5 | vierundvierzig comma fünf |
| 11 | 45 | fünfundvierzig |
| UK | 4 |
|---|---|
| Europe | 37 |
| Full form | siebenunddreißig |
| UK | 5 |
|---|---|
| Europe | 38 |
| Full form | achtunddreißig |
| UK | 6 |
|---|---|
| Europe | 39 |
| Full form | neununddreißig |
| UK | 7 |
|---|---|
| Europe | 41 |
| Full form | einundvierzig |
| UK | 8 |
|---|---|
| Europe | 42 |
| Full form | zweiundvierzig |
| UK | 9 |
|---|---|
| Europe | 43 |
| Full form | dreiundvierzig |
| UK | 10 |
|---|---|
| Europe | 44,5 |
| Full form | vierundvierzig comma fünf |
| UK | 11 |
|---|---|
| Europe | 45 |
| Full form | fünfundvierzig |
Shoe sizes in the German-speaking countries are calculated in centimetres, whereas the UK and Ireland calculate length in inches
