How to Ask if a Store Has Something in Stock - Examples and Variations

Learn how to ask if a store has something in stock

Also Appears In: Can Do German for Absolute Beginners Can Shop at a Grocery Store

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Let's look at some examples.

Listen and repeat or speak along with the native speakers.

Haben Sie Salz?

Haben Sie Milch?

Haben Sie Wasser?

Haben Sie Eier?

Wo ist der Zucker?

Did you notice how I used a slightly different pattern?

Wo ist der Zucker?

"Where is the sugar?"

With this question, you are presuming that the shop has sugar.

First is wo, "where." Wo. Wo.

Next is ist, "is." Ist.

Ist is from the verb sein, meaning "to be." Sein.

After this is der Zucker, "the sugar." Der Zucker.

Zucker, "sugar." Zucker. Zucker.

Zucker is masculine and singular.

Before this is der, “the.” Der (clearly ). Der.

Der is masculine and singular to agree with Zucker.

All together, Wo ist der Zucker? This literally means “Where is the sugar?”

Wo ist der Zucker?

This pattern is

Wo ist ITEM?

“Where is” ITEM?

You should be aware of this pattern, but you won’t need it for this lesson.

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