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Food & Drink in German

Eating in German-speaking countries runs from fresh Brötchen at the bakery in the morning to a warm meal at a Gasthaus in the evening. These words take you from die Speisekarte to die Rechnung, and every noun comes with der, die, or das. You will also find polite phrases for ordering, like ich hätte gern.

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  1. 1Foodnoundas Essen
  2. 2Waternoundas Wasser
  3. 3Coffeenounder Kaffee
  4. 4Breadnoundas Brot
  5. 5Ricenounder Reis
  6. 6Winenounder Wein
  7. 7Beernoundas Bier
  8. 8Teanounder Tee
  9. 9Milknoundie Milch
  10. 10Cheesenounder Käse
  11. 11Chickennoundas Hähnchen
  12. 12Breakfastnoundas Frühstück
  13. 13Lunchnoundas Mittagessen
  14. 14Dinnernoundas Abendessen
  15. 15Fruitnoundas Obsta single fruit: die Frucht
  16. 16Vegetablenoundas Gemüse
  17. 17Meatnoundas Fleisch
  18. 18Fishnounder Fisch
  19. 19Eggnoundas Ei
  20. 20Juicenounder Saft
  21. 21Applenounder Apfel
  22. 22Banananoundie Banane
  23. 23Orange (fruit)noundie Orange
  24. 24Lemonnoundie Zitrone
  25. 25Strawberrynoundie Erdbeere
  26. 26Grapenoundie Weintraube
  27. 27Watermelonnoundie Wassermelone
  28. 28Tomatonoundie Tomate
  29. 29Potatonoundie Kartoffel
  30. 30Onionnoundie Zwiebel
  31. 31Garlicnounder Knoblauch
  32. 32Carrotnoundie Karotte
  33. 33Saladnounder Salat
  34. 34Soupnoundie Suppe
  35. 35Pastanoundie Nudeln / die Pasta
  36. 36Pizzanoundie Pizza
  37. 37Sugarnounder Zucker
  38. 38Saltnoundas Salz
  39. 39Pepper (spice)nounder Pfeffer
  40. 40Oilnoundas Öl
  41. 41Butternoundie Butter
  42. 42Cakenounder Kuchenlayered: die Torte
  43. 43Dessertnounder Nachtisch
  44. 44Ice creamnoundas Eis
  45. 45Chocolatenoundie Schokolade
  46. 46Cookienounder Keks
  47. 47Honeynounder Honig
  48. 48Beefnoundas Rindfleisch
  49. 49Porknoundas Schweinefleisch
  50. 50Shrimpnoundie Garnele
  51. 51Sandwichnoundas Sandwichroll: das belegte Brötchen
  52. 52Beansnoundie Bohnen
  53. 53Mushroomnounder Pilz
  54. 54Cucumbernoundie Gurke
  55. 55Lettucenounder Kopfsalat
  56. 56Cornnounder Mais
  57. 57Flournoundas Mehl
  58. 58Peachnounder Pfirsich
  59. 59Pearnoundie Birne
  60. 60Cherrynoundie Kirsche
  61. 61Pineapplenoundie Ananas
  62. 62Mangonoundie Mango
  63. 63Avocadonoundie Avocado
  64. 64Deliciousadjectiveleckerformal: köstlich
  65. 65Spicyadjectivescharf
  66. 66Sweetadjectivesüß
  67. 67Restaurantnoundas Restaurant
  68. 68Menunoundie Speisekarte
  69. 69Waiternounder Kellnerfemale: die Kellnerin
  70. 70Bill (check)noundie Rechnung
  71. 71Tipnoundas Trinkgeld
  72. 72Platenounder Teller
  73. 73Glass (for drinking)noundas Glas
  74. 74Cupnoundie Tasse
  75. 75Bottlenoundie Flasche
  76. 76Forknoundie Gabel
  77. 77Knifenoundas Messer
  78. 78Spoonnounder Löffel
  79. 79Napkinnoundie Serviette
  80. 80Snacknounder Snack / der Imbiss
  81. 81Yogurtnounder Joghurt
  82. 82Saucenoundie Soße
  83. 83Hamnounder Schinken
  84. 84Soda (soft drink)noundie Limonade / die Limo
  85. 85Steaknoundas Steak
  86. 86Spicesnoundie Gewürze
  87. 87Lambnoundas Lammfleisch
  88. 88I'm hungryphraseich habe Hunger
  89. 89I'm thirstyphraseich habe Durst
  90. 90The check, pleasephrasedie Rechnung, bittealso: zahlen, bitte
  91. 91A table for twophraseeinen Tisch für zwei, bitte
  92. 92I'd like…phraseich hätte gern… / ich möchte…
  93. 93Can I see the menu?phraseKann ich die Speisekarte sehen?
  94. 94What do you recommend?phraseWas empfehlen Sie?
  95. 95I'm vegetarianphraseich bin Vegetarierfemale: Vegetarierin
  96. 96It's delicious!phrasedas ist lecker!
  97. 97A coffee, pleasephraseeinen Kaffee, bitte
  98. 98To go, please (takeaway)phrasezum Mitnehmen, bitte
  99. 99Another one, pleasephrasenoch einen, bitte
  100. 100I'm fullphraseich bin satt

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Food & Drink in German: common questions

Do German food words have genders?

Yes, every one: der Kaffee, die Milch, das Bier. There is often no logic you can see, so learn each word together with its article, as these pages show it.

How do I ask for the bill in German?

Say die Rechnung, bitte, or more casually zahlen, bitte. The waiter will often ask zusammen oder getrennt? (together or separately?), because splitting the bill at the table is very common.

Do people tip in Germany?

Yes, but modestly. People usually round up or add around 5 to 10 percent, and they say the total when paying instead of leaving money on the table. Stimmt so means "keep the change".

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