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German Vocabulary - Food

In today's lesson, we will learn some basic German words related to food. We will also learn some useful phrases in German. Please feel free to edit this wiki page if you think it can be improved. 😎

Main Words

Word in German	Pronunciation	English Translation
Brot	[ˈbʁoːt]	Bread
Käse	[ˈkɛːzə]	Cheese
Wurst	[ˈvʊʁst]	Sausage
Apfel	[ˈapfəl]	Apple
Banane	[baˈnaːnə]	Banana
Kartoffel	[kaʁˈtɔfəl]	Potato
Ei	[aɪ]	Egg
Milch	[mɪlç]	Milk
Fisch	[fɪʃ]	Fish
Fleisch	[ˈflaɪʃ]	Meat
Salat	[zaˈlaːt]	Salad
Reis	[ˈraɪs]	Rice
Zucker	[ˈtsuːkɐ]	Sugar
Honig	[ˈhoːnɪç]	Honey

Phrases

• Ich möchte ein Glas Milch. (ɪç ˈmœçtə aɪn ɡlaːs mɪlç) – I would like a glass of milk.
• Kann ich ein Stück Käse haben? (kan ɪç aɪn ʃtʏk kɛːzə ˈhaːbn̩) – Can I have a piece of cheese?
• Ich esse gerne Brot. (ɪç ˈɛsə ɡɛʁnə bʁoːt) – I like to eat bread.
• Ich mag keinen Fisch. (ɪç maːk ˈkaɪnən fɪʃ) – I don't like fish.
• Ich trinke gerne Apfelsaft. (ɪç ˈtʁɪŋkə ɡɛʁnə ˈapfəlsaft) – I like to drink apple juice.
• Ich mag keine Bananen. (ɪç maːk ˈkaɪnə ˈbaːnanən) – I don't like bananas.
• Ich esse gerne Kartoffeln. (ɪç ˈɛsə ɡɛʁnə kaʁˈtɔfəln) – I like to eat potatoes.
• Ich mag kein Fleisch. (ɪç maːk ˈkaɪn ˈflaɪʃ) – I don't like meat.
• Ich trinke gerne Tee mit Honig. (ɪç ˈtʁɪŋkə ɡɛʁnə teː mɪt ˈhoːnɪç) – I like to drink tea with honey.
• Ich esse gerne Salat. (ɪç ˈɛsə ɡɛʁnə zaˈlaːt) – I like to eat salad.

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