🍽️ German words: Essen & Trinken
44 important words for this topic with article, plural and English meaning – the words you need for everyday life and the A1–B1 exams.
| German | Plural | English |
|---|---|---|
| das Essen | - | food; meal |
| das Getränk | -e | drink |
| das Brot | -e | bread |
| das Brötchen | - | bread roll |
| die Butter | – | butter |
| der Käse | – | cheese |
| die Wurst | ¨-e | sausage; cold meat |
| das Fleisch | – | meat |
| der Fisch | -e | fish |
| das Ei | -er | egg |
| die Milch | – | milk |
| der Kaffee | -s | coffee |
| der Tee | -s | tea |
| das Wasser | – | water |
| der Saft | ¨-e | juice |
| das Bier | -e | beer |
| der Wein | -e | wine |
| der Apfel | ¨- | apple |
| die Kartoffel | -n | potato |
| das Gemüse | – | vegetables |
| das Obst | – | fruit |
| der Reis | – | rice |
| die Nudel | -n | noodle; (pl.) pasta |
| der Salat | -e | salad; lettuce |
| der Zucker | – | sugar |
| das Frühstück | -e | breakfast |
| das Mittagessen | - | lunch |
| das Abendessen | - | dinner, supper |
| frühstücken | – | to have breakfast |
| kochen | – | to cook |
| schmecken | – | to taste (good) |
| lecker | – | tasty, delicious |
| der Hunger | – | hunger |
| der Durst | – | thirst |
| das Restaurant | -s | restaurant |
| die Speisekarte | -n | menu |
| bestellen | – | to order |
| die Rechnung | -en | bill |
| das Trinkgeld | -er | tip |
| satt | – | full (not hungry) |
| scharf | – | spicy, hot |
| vegetarisch | – | vegetarian |
| das Rezept | -e | recipe |
| die Zutat | -en | ingredient |
Tip: always learn a noun together with its article – der (masculine), die (feminine), das (neuter). The plural article is always die.
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