German · Real conversations
How to say “Could I have a receipt?” in German
Request proof of a purchase or payment.
Könnte ich einen Beleg bekommen?
Could I have a receipt?
Choose the local term for the document you need.
Use it in three situations
After buying something
Könnte ich einen Beleg bekommen?
Could I have a receipt?
At a service desk
Könnte ich einen ausgedruckten Beleg haben?
Could I have a printed receipt?
Confirming a payment
Könnten Sie mir den Beleg per E-Mail schicken?
Could you send me the receipt by email?
What to watch for
A receipt and a tax invoice can be different documents; clarify if the distinction matters.
Read the whole expression before replacing a detail. The natural wording may use a different order or construction from the English sentence.
Your turn
Imagine payments. Say this in German: Could I have a printed receipt?
Reveal a sample reply
Könnte ich einen ausgedruckten Beleg haben?
Could I have a printed receipt?
Build a useful exchange
Clarify a payment, a receipt, or a refund.
This expression in other languages
A note on speaking German
Use Sie for formal address and du with people you address informally. Könnten Sie …? is a useful polite request. Keep noun capitals and the verb position shown in each complete sentence.
The examples preserve German accents and ß. Read a full sentence before replacing a detail: a subordinate clause can move the verb to the end, and case can change an article or pronoun.
