department store
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department store
A large retail store that offers a wide range of products in different departments (e.g., clothing, electronics, household goods, groceries) under one roof.
Im Warenhaus in der Innenstadt findet man fast alles, was man für den täglichen Bedarf braucht.
In the department store downtown, you can find almost everything you need for daily life.
The word is made up of 'Ware' (goods; plural: Waren) and 'Haus' (house). A Warenhaus is therefore literally a 'house full of goods.'
Dieses Warenhaus bietet Waren aus aller Welt an.
This department store offers goods from all over the world.
Use 'ins Warenhaus' (into the department store, with accusative) for movement into the building and 'im Warenhaus' (in the department store, with dative) for being or a location inside it.
Lass uns später ins Warenhaus gehen, um ein Geschenk zu kaufen.
Let's go to the department store later to buy a gift.
A Warenhaus (department store) is typically a very large building with several floors and different departments, e.g., for clothing, electronics, and groceries. They are often located in the center of a city.
In der Lebensmittelabteilung des Warenhauses gibt es viele internationale Spezialitäten.
In the grocery department of the department store, there are many international specialties.
supermarket
'der Supermarkt' and 'das Warenhaus' are both large stores, but they have different focuses. In a supermarket, you mainly buy food and some household items. A department store has many departments, for example clothing, electronics, household goods, and sometimes also groceries. Learners may confuse the words because both can be large and offer many products. If it is mainly about food and regular shopping for the home, 'Supermarkt' is correct. If many different goods are sold in departments under one roof, 'Warenhaus' fits better.
Im Warenhaus sucht Anna zuerst eine Jacke und danach eine neue Lampe.
At the department store, Anna first looks for a jacket and then for a new lamp.
Vor dem Kochen holt Yusuf im Supermarkt noch Tomaten und Nudeln.
Before cooking, Yusuf picks up some tomatoes and pasta at the supermarket.