How do you say you want to sell something in German?

You can say: Ich möchte heute vor allem die alten Bücher verkaufen (I mainly want to sell the old books today).

What does 'voll' mean here?

'Voll' means that nothing more fits in, like an apartment that has become too full.

You say: Möchten Sie den Vogelkäfig für zehn Euro haben? (Would you like the birdcage for ten euros?)

You set up a folding table at the flea market in November and sell what has become too much in your apartment.

Ich möchte heute vor allem die alten Bücher verkaufen.

Today I mainly want to sell the old books.

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verkaufen/fɛɐ̯ˈkaʊ̯fən/
to sellverb
To give someone something and get money for it in return.
Vase/ˈvaːzə/
vasenoun
A tall container of glass or clay that you put flowers with water into.
November/noˈvɛmbɐ/
Novembernoun
The eleventh month of the year, between October and December.
Volkswagen/ˈfɔlksvaːɡən/
Volkswagennoun
A car from the German company with this name.
viel/fiːl/
much, a lotadverb
In a large amount or a large quantity.
voll/fɔl/
fulladjective
Such that nothing more fits in.
Vogelkäfig/ˈfoːɡəlkɛːfɪç/
birdcagenoun
A cage made of bars in which you keep a bird.
vernünftig/fɛɐ̯ˈnʏnftɪç/
reasonableadjective
Such that it is sensible and makes sense.
vergessen/fɛɐ̯ˈɡɛsən/
to forgetverb
To leave something somewhere because you no longer think of it.
verlieren/fɛʁˈliːʁən/
to loseverb
To no longer have something because you don't know where it ended up.

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Ich möchte heute vor allem die alten Bücher verkaufen.
Today I mainly want to sell the old books.
Diese Vase steht bei mir nur noch herum.
This vase is just sitting around at my place.
Im November verkaufen wir hier draußen deutlich weniger.
In November we sell a lot less out here.
Mein alter Volkswagen steht gleich hinter dem Stand.
My old Volkswagen is parked right behind the stand.
Bei dem kalten Wetter ist heute nicht viel los.
With this cold weather, not much is happening today.
Meine Wohnung ist einfach zu voll geworden.
My apartment has just gotten too full.
Möchten Sie den Vogelkäfig für zehn Euro haben?
Would you like the birdcage for ten euros?
Der Preis ist vernünftig, finden Sie nicht auch?
The price is reasonable, don't you think?
Ich habe das Wechselgeld zu Hause vergessen.
I forgot the change at home.
Bei dem Wind kann man leicht etwas verlieren.
In this wind you can easily lose something.

verkaufen/fɛɐ̯ˈkaʊ̯fən/
The v sounds like an f, and the stress falls on the second syllable.
Vase/ˈvaːzə/
Here the v sounds like a w, the s sounds like a z, and the a is long.
November/noˈvɛmbɐ/
The stress falls on the second syllable, and the v sounds like a w.
Volkswagen/ˈfɔlksvaːɡən/
The first v sounds like an f, the second like a w; the stress is at the front, on Volks-.
viel/fiːl/
Here the v sounds like an f, and the i after it is long.
voll/fɔl/
The o is short, and the v sounds like an f.
Vogelkäfig/ˈfoːɡəlkɛːfɪç/
The o is long, the ä is too, and -ig at the end sounds like -ich.
vernünftig/fɛɐ̯ˈnʏnftɪç/
The ü is short, the stress falls on nünf-, and -ig sounds like -ich.
verlieren/fɛʁˈliːʁən/
The v sounds like an f, the stress is on the second syllable with a long ie.

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How do you say you want to sell something in German?: You can say: Ich möchte heute vor allem die alten Bücher verkaufen (I mainly want to sell the old books today).
What does 'voll' mean here?: 'Voll' means that nothing more fits in, like an apartment that has become too full.
How do you ask if someone wants to buy a birdcage?: You say: Möchten Sie den Vogelkäfig für zehn Euro haben? (Would you like the birdcage for ten euros?)

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