Test your knowledge of German food and drinks.
Testen Sie Ihr Wissen über deutsche Vokabeln für Essen und Trinken.
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Food is central to culture! This list will help you navigate menus and local markets.
Articles Matter: When learning food words in German, it's highly recommended to memorize their definite articles (der, die, das). E.g., der Apfel (the apple), die Milch (the milk), das Brot (the bread).
Ordering: To sound polite when ordering, use "Ich hätte gerne..." (I would like to have...). Example: "Ich hätte gerne ein Wasser, bitte."
| English | German |
|---|---|
| food | Essen |
| water | Wasser |
| bread | Brot |
| wine | Wein |
| beer | Bier |
| milk | Milch |
| coffee | Kaffee |
| tea | Tee |
| juice | Saft |
| cheese | Käse |
| meat | Fleisch |
| fish | Fisch |
| chicken | Hähnchen |
| fruit | Obst |
| vegetables | Gemüse |
| apple | Apfel |
| banana | Banane |
| orange (fruit) | Orange |
| tomato | Tomate |
| potato | Kartoffel |
| onion | Zwiebel |
| garlic | Knoblauch |
| oil | Öl |
| salt | Salz |
| sugar | Zucker |
| breakfast | Frühstück |
| lunch | Mittagessen |
| dinner | Abendessen |
| rice | Reis |
| pasta | Nudeln / Pasta |
| pizza | Pizza |
| soup | Suppe |
| salad | Salat |
| egg | Ei |
| butter | Butter |
| jam | Marmelade |
| honey | Honig |
| yogurt | Joghurt |
| cookie / biscuit | Keks |
| cake | Kuchen / Torte |
| ice cream | Eis |
| chocolate | Schokolade |
| candy | Bonbon |
| spice | Gewürz |
| vinegar | Essig |
| mustard | Senf |
| ketchup | Ketchup |
| lemon | Zitrone |
| strawberry | Erdbeere |
| grape | Traube |
| peach | Pfirsich |
| pear | Birne |
| melon | Melone |
| watermelon | Wassermelone |
| drink / beverage | Getränk |
| freshly squeezed juice | frisch gepresster Saft |
| sparkling water | Mineralwasser (mit Kohlensäure) |
| still water | stilles Wasser |