Paying for Purchases

Learn the practical German needed to ask about payment methods, follow card-terminal instructions, request receipts and change, split a payment, handle declined transactions, and understand how refunds are returned.

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Scott Mountenay

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Paying for Purchases

Asking how you can pay

Paying in cash

Paying by card

Contactless payment

Asking about credit cards

Asking about debit cards

Inserting the card

Holding the card near the reader

Entering the PIN

Incorrect PIN

Removing the card

Successful payment

Signing for a card payment

Cash or card prompt

Receipt offer

Requesting a receipt

Keeping the receipt

Receiving change

Asking for exact cash

Paying separately

Splitting the amount equally

Using two payment methods

Not having enough cash

Insufficient funds

Declined card

Trying the payment again

Using a different card

Refund to the original payment method

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