Learn German A1: Food Preferences Lesson 41. Ask-scholars.com has started a series of lessons for German language and all the lessons are free to consume. You will learn different topics in German in this series.
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Essen gehen – to eat out
“Essen” can be a noun (food, eating) or a verb, “essen” (to eat).
For Example ”Essen” as a noun:
Willst du Essen gehen? – Do you want to eat out?
“gehen” means: to go. “Essen gehen” means: dining out.
For Example ”Essen” as a verb:
IIch esse Abendessen. – I eat dinner.
Essen machen – to make food
Ich will Essen machen. – I want to make some food.
Willst du Essen machen oder Essen gehen? – Do you want to make some food or eat out?
“Essen machen” means to prepare food or to cook.
Willst du Essen machen? – Ne, null Bock. Ich will lieber Essen gehen.
“Ne, null Bock” is a colloquial version of “Nein, keine Lust” (No, I can’t be bothered).
Essen bestellen – to order food
“Essen bestellen” means to order food, from a restaurant or a food delivery service.
Ich will lieber Essen bestellen. – I’d rather order food.
Willst du Essen machen oder Essen bestellen? – Do you want to make food or order food?
Ich will lieber Essen bestellen als Essen gehen. – I’d rather order food than go out to eat.
“lieber” stands before, and “als” after the preferred element.
Ich will lieber Essen gehen als Essen machen. – I’d rather eat out than make food.
What you eat?
Was isst du? – What do you eat? / What are you eating?
“Was isst du?” can refer to our general food preferences, or to what we’re eating at the moment.
Ich esse alles. – I eat everything.
While, “ich esse alles” implies that the person has no particular food preferences.
Ich esse kein Fleisch. – I don’t eat meat.
Ich esse keine Milchprodukte. – I don’t eat dairy products.
Was isst du gern? – What do you like to eat? ….. We ask this question to find out what the person likes to eat in general.
Ich esse gern Pizza. – I like eating pizza.
Ich esse gern Döner. – I like doner kebabs.
The word “gern” can be translated as: gladly. We use it to say what we like.
Ich esse gern Chinesisch. – I like to eat Chinese food.
Manners before eating
Guten Appetit! – Enjoy your meal!
Before a meal we wish each other “Guten Appetit” or “Guten” for short.
Mahlzeit! – Enjoy!
We can say “Guten Appetit” or “Mahlzeit” to begin a meal.
It’s good manners to say “Guten Appetit” or “Mahlzeit” and to start eating together.
Breakfast to Dinner
das Frühstück: the breakfast
Ich esse gern ein Brötchen zum Frühstück. – I like to have a bread roll for breakfast.
Sie essen gern Müsli zum Frühstück. – They like to eat muesli for breakfast.
das Mittagessen: the lunch
Ich esse gern Würstchen zum Mittagessen. – I like to eat sausages for lunch.
Ich esse gern Suppe zum Mittagessen. – I like to eat soup for lunch.
das Abendessen: the dinner
Zum Abendessen esse ich gern Wurstsalat. For dinner I like to eat Wurstsalat.
Information about Germans
Germans like to have:
– coffee, bread or bread rolls, cheese, cold cuts, eggs and / or muesli for breakfast,
– often a warm dish for lunch, and
– often a cold dish for dinner.
It’s also a tradition to have “Kaffee und Kuchen” (coffee and cake) as an afternoon snack!
Breakfast is served around 8am, lunch around 1pm and dinner around 6pm.
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