German Food and Meals Vocabulary

Learn vocabulary related to food and meals in German

     

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German Food and Meals

breakfast	das Frühstück	bread	das Brot (e)
lunch	das Mittagessen	pepper	der Pfeffer
dinner	das Abendessen	salt	das Salz
glass	das Glas (ä, er)	ice	das Eis
fork	die Gabel (n)	vinegar	der Essig
spoon	der Löffel (-)	oil	das Öl
knife	das Messer (-)	sugar	der Zucker
napkin	die Serviette (n)	butter	die Butter
plate	der Teller (-)	table	der Tisch (e)
silverware	das Besteck	dishes	das Geschirr
tea	der Tee	juice	der Saft (ä, e)
steak	das Steak	water	das Wasser
cake	der Kuchen	wine	der Wein
chicken	das Huhn	beer	das Bier
coffee	der Kaffee	soft drink	die Limonade
fish	der Fisch	milk	die Milch
ham	der Schinken	egg	das Ei (er)
ice cream	das Eis	honey	der Honig
jam	die Marmelade	snack	der Imbiss
rice	der Reis	cheese	der Käse
salad	der Salat	mustard	der Senf
soup	die Suppe	pie	die Torte (n)

 

Genitive Partitive

The genitive partitive is mostly used when talking about quantities of food.  Both words are in the nominative case in German, and of is not needed.

a glass of water - ein Glas Wasser
a piece of cake - ein Stück Kuchen
a slice of pizza - ein Stück Pizza

 

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