Vokabular
Unit 9 Getting goods delivered
A Making an enquiry
enquiry
Anfrage
We would like to make an enquiry.
supplier
Lieferant
Sb who provides things that people want
or need.
to interrupt
unterbrechen
If you interrupt sb, you speak while
he/she is talking.
wristwatch
Armbanduhr
A watch which you wear around your
wrist.
with reference to
mit Bezug auf
With reference to your offer of 6
February, we would like to order five
dresses, model BE5, in sizes 32 to 40.
to request
bitten
= to ask for sth politely
to extend
erweitern
= to make sth longer or larger
range of products
Produktpalette
We want to extend our range of products.
trade discount
Handelsnachlass/rabatt Most companies offer trade discounts for
large orders.
terms of delivery and
payment
Lieferungs- und
Zahlungsbedingungen
 to deliver
to grow (grew, grown)
wachsen
There is a growing market for these
products.
in advance
im Voraus
If you want to be sure that you‘ll get the
mobile phones, then order them in
advance, please.
reply
Antwort
= answer
complimentary close
Grußformel
You finish a letter with a complimentary
close.
encs = enclosures
Anhang
Sth that you include with a letter.
further
weiter
We can give you a further discount.
cash discount
Barzahlungsrabatt,
Skonto
We can also offer you a cash discount.
settlement
Bezahlung
We will accept settlement by Monday
next week.
to desire
wünschen
Our company has the products that your
customers desire.
in stock
vorrätig
My father has a lot of batteries in stock at
home.
B A business letter
C Receiving an offer
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order
Bestellung
 to order
according to
gemäß
According to our telephone conversation,
I‘ll send you a written enquiry.
to dispatch
abschicken
Please dispatch our order tomorrow.
free of charge
kostenlos
We will deliver the goods free of charge.
air mail
Luftpost
We will send the goods by air mail.
receipt of order
Auftragseingang
My boss will call you again after receipt of
order.
to place
hier: erteilen
We are very pleased to place our order
with you.
to grant
gewähren
We will grant you a discount.
to confirm
bestätigen
 confirmation
to remind
erinnern
My colleague reminded me about the
meeting with the branch manager.
bank transfer
Banküberweisung
You will have to pay by bank transfer.
in cash
in bar
We paid for the journey in cash.
in instalments
in Raten
The price of the computer is very high.
Are we allowed to pay in instalments?
on receipt
bei Erhalt
We will dispatch the goods on receipt of
your payment.
invoice
Rechnung
The subscription should be paid for on
receipt of the invoice.
subscription
Abonnement
We can offer you a subscription to a
news magazine.
air freight
Luftfracht
Large goods are sent by air freight, small
goods by air mail.
D Placing an order
E Delivery and payment
Skills: Commercial correspondence
to improve
verbessern
When you improve your English, your
English gets better.
Gitter
The words from top to bottom cross with
the words from left to right in the following
grid.
F Checking
grid
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