Food Vocabulary in German
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Learn Different Foods in German
Imagine you are in Germany and you are starving. As you move around the city with your non-German speaking guardian or friend, your stomachs begin to growl.
Everyone you meet on the street is busy and focused on minding their own business. You have been so busy using your brilliant brains to figure out where to go and what to buy and now it’s time to attend to another important part of your bodies: your stomachs.
Before you begin to satisfy your hunger, you must know some German vocabulary for food and how to order whatever you want in German. It is therefore important to learn food vocabulary in German.
By the end of this chapter, you will have some of these vocabularies on your fingertips.
Pepper |
der Pfeffer |
Saffron |
der Safran |
Mustard |
der Senf |
Sesame |
der Sesam |
Rosemary |
der Rosmarin |
Coriander |
der Echte Koriander |
True cinnamon |
der Zimt |
Clove |
die Gewürznelke |
Parsley |
die Petersilie |
Nutmeg |
die Muskatnuss |
Vanilla |
die Vanille |
Basil |
das Basilikum |
Chervil |
der Echte Kerbel |
Coriander |
der Echte Koriander |
Laurel |
der Echte Lorbeer |
Tarragon |
der Estragon |
Fennel |
der Fenchel |
Oregano |
der Oregano |
Rosemary |
der Rosmarin |
Salvia |
der Salbei |
Thymus |
der Thymian |
Mentha |
die Minze |
Parsley |
die Petersilie |
Lemon balm |
die Zitronenmelisse |
Desserts Do you love candies? What about sweets? I know you definitely love them! Do you know what they are called in German? I thought you should know. Below is a number of desserts and what they are called in German.
English |
German |
Plural |
chocolate |
die Schokolade |
die Schokladen |
candy |
das Bonbon |
die Bonbons |
ice cream |
die Eiscreme |
die Eiscremes |
cookie |
der Keks |
die Kekse |
cake |
der Kuchen |
die Kuchen |
Raisin |
die Rosine |
die Rosinen |
Describing Food (Essen Beschreiben )
You may want to describe the meal or food you ate. Here is a list of adjectives for describing food. Remember their endings change when used in a sentence.
English |
German |
salty |
salzig |
sour |
sauer |
delicious |
delikat |
warm |
warm |
bitter |
bitter |
cold |
kalt |
crispy |
knusprig |
sweet |
Süß |
tender |
zart |
fresh |
frisch |
tasteless |
Geschmacklos |
light |
leicht |
raw |
roh |
juicy |
saftig |
strongly spiced |
stark gewürzt |
tasty |
lecker |
delicious |
köstlich |
|
|
heavy |
schwer |
unusual, offbeat |
Ungewöhnlich |
spicy |
scharf |
creamy |
cremig |
exquisite |
ausgezeichnet |
Crunchy |
knackig |
hot |
Heiß |
mild |
mild |
bland |
fade |
disgusting |
ekelhaft |
Examples ofphrases |
Phrases in German |
Salty rice |
Salziger Reis |
Sour milk |
Saure Milch |
Delicious meal |
Leckeres Essen |
Warm milk |
Warm Milch |
Bitter herbs |
Bittere Kräuter |
Cold water |
Kaltes Water |
Crispy potatoes |
Knusprige Kartoffeln |
Sweet oranges |
Süße Orangen |
Tender meat |
Zartes Fleisch |
Fresh juice |
Frischer Saft |
Tasteless vegetables |
Geschmackloses Gemüse |
Light breakfast |
Leichtes Frühstück |
Raw meat |
Rohes Fleisch |
Juicy mangoes |
Saftige Mangoes |
Strongly spiced food |
Start gewürztes Essen |
Tasty avocados |
Leckere Avocados |
Delicious |
Leckere Äpfel |
apples |
|
Heavy lunch |
Schweres Mittagessen |
Unusual meal |
Ungewöhnlicher Mahlzeit |
Spicy food |
Scharfes Essen |
Creamy tomato soup |
Cremig Tomatensuppe |
Exquisite cake |
Exquisite Kuchen |
Crunchy Granola |
Knuspriges Müsli |
Hot soup |
Heiße Suppe |
Mild spices |
Milde Gewürze |
Bland sauce |
Milde Sauce |
Disgusting stew |
Widerlicher Eintopf |
Verbs used in Food Preparation
English |
German |
to bake |
bachen |
to boil |
kochen |
to cook |
kochen |
to fry |
braten |
to grill |
grillen |
to heat |
zu erhitzen |
microwave |
Microwelle |
to poach |
zu pochieren |
to roast |
braten |
to steam |
Zu dämpfen |
Examples in sentences
Ich habe die Milch gekocht, bevor ich sie genommen habe. I boiled the milk before taking it.
Wirst du ein paar Kuchen zu meinem Geburtstag backen? Are you going to bake some cake for my birthday? Wir werden zusammen kochen. We are going to cook together. Wirst du die Eier braten oder kochen? Will you fry the eggs or boil them? Kann ich ein gegrilltes Huhn haben? Can I have a grilled chicken?
Hol mir geröstete Erdnüsse.
Get me roasted groundnuts.
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