4.11 Vocabulary - Food and drink
Here is a summary of the vocabulary covered in this section, together with some other words for food and drink which you may find useful. Many of these nouns are not used in the plural - in most cases as in English - and so only the singular form will be given. Unless otherwise indicated, you should assume that any verbs given are regular (in the present tense at least).
Vocabulary 5: Food and drink (masc.) |
English |
German |
cake |
der Kuchen (plural - Kuchen) |
cocoa |
der Kakao |
coffee |
der Kaffee |
dessert |
der Nachtisch |
juice |
der Saft |
- apple juice |
- der Apfelsaft |
- orange juice |
- der Orangensaft |
ketchup |
der Ketschup |
salad |
der Salat |
sugar |
der Zucker |
tea |
der Tee |
wine |
der Wein |
- red wine |
- der Rotwein |
- white wine |
- der Weißwein |
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Vocabulary 6: Food and drink (fem.) |
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Singular |
Plural |
bill |
die Rechnung |
Rechnungen |
coca-cola |
die (Coca-)Cola |
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cream |
die Sahne |
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cup |
die Tasse |
Tassen |
gâteau |
die Torte |
Torten |
lemon |
die Zitrone |
Zitronen |
lemonade |
die Limonade |
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menu |
die Speisekarte |
Speisekarten |
milk |
die Milch |
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potato |
die Kartoffel |
Kartoffeln |
sachertorte |
die Sachertorte |
Sachertorten |
sausage |
die Wurst |
Würste |
- curried sausage |
- die Currywurst |
- Currywürste |
- fried sausage |
- die Bratwurst |
- Bratwürste |
strawberry |
die Erdbeere |
Erdbeeren |
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Vocabulary 7: Food and drink (neuter) |
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Singular |
Plural |
beer |
das Bier |
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bread roll |
das Brötchen |
Brötchen |
café |
das Café |
Cafés |
chicken |
das Hähnchen |
Hähnchen |
glass |
das Glas |
Gläser |
ice cream |
das Eis |
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- vanilla ice cream |
- das Vanilleeis |
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piece |
das Stück |
Stücke |
pig; pork |
das Schwein |
Schweine |
- pork cutlet |
- das Schweineschnitzel |
- Schweineschnitzel |
pot |
das Kännchen |
Kännchen |
restaurant |
das Restaurant |
Restaurants |
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Vocabulary 8: Food and drink (verbs) |
English |
German |
to bringen |
bringen |
to choose |
wählen |
to get; receive |
bekommen |
to order |
bestellen |
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Vocabulary 9: Food and drink (phrases) |
ist hier noch frei? |
Is this seat taken? |
hier ist besetzt |
this seat is taken |
nehmen Sie Platz! |
Take a seat! |
haben Sie schon gewählt? |
Have you already chosen? |
was bekommen Sie? |
What would you like? |
was möchten Sie? |
What would you like? |
möchten Sie sonst noch etwas? |
Would you like anything else? |
möchten Sie noch etwas bestellen? |
Would you like anything else? |
und zu trinken? |
And to drink? |
ich möchte... |
I would like... |
ich hätte gerne... |
I would like... |
guten Appetit! |
Bon appetit! |
hat es Ihnen geschmeckt? |
Did you enjoy your meal? |
ich möchte gleich zahlen |
I would like to pay now |
die Rechnung, bitte |
The bill, please |
kleinen Moment, bitte! |
Just one moment please! |
zusammen oder getrennt? |
are you paying together or separately? |
das macht 20 Euro |
It comes to 20 euros |
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Test yourself!
You can test yourself on your knowledge of food and drink vocabulary by clicking on the bar below:
Chapter 4.12: Eating out in Germany
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