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"Sauce" in German: Soße

die Soße

Say it: ZOH-suhfeminine · die Soßenoun/ˈzoːsə/

Sauce in German is die Soße. Say Die Soße ist zu salzig or Extra Soße bitte. Some packs write Sauce, but the headword spelling is Soße.

Sunday roast

Die Soße zum Braten ist fertig.
The sauce for the roast is ready.
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ZOH-suh

/ˈzoːsə/

ZOH-suh. Soft ß like s; stress ZOH.

"Sauce" in German: quick reference

GermanEnglish
die Soßesauce / gravy

Core noun.

Soßensauces

Plural.

extra Soßeextra sauce

Orders.

Tomatensoßetomato sauce

Flavor type.

How to use Soße in real life

  1. 1Sunday roast

    Die Soße zum Braten ist fertig.

    The sauce for the roast is ready.

    Die Soße.

  2. 2Pasta night

    Brauchst du mehr Soße auf den Nudeln?

    Do you need more sauce on the noodles?

    Mehr Soße.

  3. 3Imbiss order

    Pommes mit Soße und Mayo, bitte.

    Fries with sauce and mayo, please.

    Snack counter.

Mistakes English speakers make with Soße

Incorrect: der Soße

Correct: die Soße

Soße is feminine: die Soße.

Incorrect: die Sauce (only English spelling as the headword)

Correct: die Soße

Prefer Soße for this entry.

Good to know

In Germany Soße covers gravy and many sauces. At snack stands Pommes mit Soße often means a brown gravy-style topping. Recipes may mix Soße and Sauce spellings on packaging.

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Finishing a pan sauce

  1. ChatPal

    Schmeckt die Soße schon rund?

    Does the sauce taste rounded yet?

  2. You

    Noch etwas Pfeffer in die Soße.

    A bit more pepper into the sauce.

  3. ChatPal

    Okay. Ich rühre die Soße noch einmal um.

    Okay. I'll stir the sauce once more.

  4. You

    Perfekt. Extra Soße für mich, bitte.

    Perfect. Extra sauce for me, please.

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How do you say sauce?

Die Soße.

Plural?

Die Soßen.

Extra sauce?

Extra Soße bitte.

Gender?

Feminine: die Soße.

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