Lesson 8: Food and Drinks in German

🍽️ Basic Food Vocabulary

• das Brot 🔊 – bread
• der Käse 🔊 – cheese
• die Suppe 🔊 – soup
• das Fleisch 🔊 – meat
• das Gemüse 🔊 – vegetables
• das Obst 🔊 – fruits
• die Kartoffel 🔊 – potato
• der Reis 🔊 – rice

🥤 Common Drinks

• das Wasser 🔊 – water
• der Saft 🔊 – juice
• die Milch 🔊 – milk
• der Kaffee 🔊 – coffee
• der Tee 🔊 – tea
• die Limonade 🔊 – lemonade

💡 Grammar & Sentence Structure

• Ich esse... 🔊 – I eat...
• Ich trinke... 🔊 – I drink...
• Ich habe Hunger 🔊 – I am hungry
• Ich habe Durst 🔊 – I am thirsty
• Der/Die/Das 🔊 are articles based on gender of the noun (der Saft 🔊, die Suppe 🔊, das Wasser 🔊).

📘 Easy Example Sentences

Ich esse gerne Brot und Käse. 🔊
– I like eating bread and cheese.
(Ich 🔊 = I, esse 🔊 = eat, gerne 🔊 = like, Brot 🔊 = bread, Käse 🔊 = cheese)

Ich trinke jeden Morgen Kaffee. 🔊
– I drink coffee every morning.
(Ich 🔊 = I, trinke 🔊 = drink, jeden Morgen 🔊 = every morning, Kaffee 🔊 = coffee)

Wir haben Suppe zum Mittagessen. 🔊
– We have soup for lunch.
(Wir 🔊 = we, haben 🔊 = have, Suppe 🔊 = soup, zum Mittagessen 🔊 = for lunch)

Magst du Obst und Gemüse? 🔊
– Do you like fruits and vegetables?
(Magst du 🔊 = Do you like, Obst 🔊 = fruits, Gemüse 🔊 = vegetables)

💭 Did You Know?

• 📚 In German, every noun starts with a capital letter! 🔊
  For example: das Brot 🔊 (the bread), not das brot.
  ✅ Always write nouns with a capital letter!
• 🧠 German has **three articles** depending on the gender of the noun:
  • der 🔊 – for **masculine** nouns
    (e.g. der Käse 🔊 🧀 – the cheese)
  • die 🔊 – for **feminine** nouns
    (e.g. die Suppe 🔊 🍲 – the soup)
  • das 🔊 – for **neuter** nouns
    (e.g. das Wasser 🔊 💧 – the water)
  📝 Tip: Always learn the article with the word!
• 🍽️ To politely ask for something (like food or drink), say:
  Ich hätte gern... 🔊 = “I would like...”
  Example: Ich hätte gern einen Kaffee (I’d like a coffee)
• 🥦 To say **"I’m vegetarian"** in German:
  – Male: Ich bin Vegetarier 🔊
  – Female: Ich bin Vegetarierin 🔊
• 🗣️ Want to offer something? Use:
  Möchtest du...? 🔊 = “Would you like...?”
  Example: Möchtest du Tee? (Would you like tea?)
• 🧊 Germans often drink **sparkling water** more than still water!
  – Sparkling water = Sprudelwasser 🔊
  – Still water = stilles Wasser 🔊
  So if you want plain water, ask for stilles Wasser.