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German Vocabulary
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Mitnehmen Mit-nay-men
takeout / take-away
noun holen Hoh-len
to get / to fetch
verb Appetit ah-peh-TEET
appetite
noun satt zatt (z as in zoo, a as in father, tt as in better)
full
adjective Salz zalts
salt
noun Milch milsh
milk
noun Pfeffer pfeff-er (soft 'r' at the end)
pepper
noun Noch Nock (like 'knock')
Still, yet, one more
Adverb Drink Drink (same as English)
Drink (beverage)
Noun Teller tel-ler
plate
noun Scheibe SHY-buh
slice
noun dritt driht
third
adverb/ordinal numbe gegessen guh-GESS-un
eaten
verb Person pear-zohn
person
noun Mittagszeit mih-tahks-tsite
lunch time
noun Empfang em-PFANG
reception
noun lokal loh-Kahl
local
adjective empfehlen em-PFEH-len
to recommend
verb Streetfood street-food (pronounced almost like English)
street food
noun Restaurant res-to-RONG (with a slight French/German 'R')
restaurant
noun probieren pro-BEER-en
to try / to taste
verb Lass Lahss (like 'loss' but with a longer 'a')
Let
verb Nudel NOO-del
noodle/pasta
noun total toh-tahl
totally / really
adverb heute Abend hoy-tuh ah-bent
tonight / this evening
adverb Lust loost
desire / craving / mood (f)
noun welche Vel-sheh
which / what kind of
pronoun hast Hast
have
verb Ernährungseinschränkungen air-NEH-rungs-ain-SHREN-kung-un
dietary restrictions
noun Pizza pit-suh
pizza (f)
noun Auf Owf
On / For
preposition Küche Koo-sheh
cuisine / kitchen
noun sollte ZOL-tuh
should
verb reservieren Re-sair-vee-ren
reserve
verb diesmal Dees-mahl
this time
adverb begeistert buh-GYS-turt
enthusiastic, thrilled, rave (as in review)
adjective seine ZY-nuh
his, its
possessive pronoun Freitag Fry-tahg
Friday
noun Tagesgericht Tah-ges-g'risht
daily special (dish)
noun Lokal loh-KAHL
place, establishment, restaurant
noun Kritik kri-TEEK
review, critique
noun Atmosphäre aht-moss-FAYR-uh
atmosphere
noun Weinbegleitung vyne-buh-gly-tung
wine pairing, wine accompaniment
noun Normalerweise nor-mahl-uh-vy-zuh
Usually
adverb Vorspeise for-shpy-zuh
appetizer
noun Eigentlich eye-gent-lish
Actually
adverb Soße zoh-seh
sauce
noun Fisch fish
fish
noun auslassen ows-lahs-uhn
to skip / to omit
verb die Ruhe
quiet / rest
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