German food & drink vocabulary A1 · Beginner
Ordering a meal, shopping for groceries and talking about what you like all start with these words. Most food nouns follow the gender patterns you learn in the grammar section.
This set has 20 words. Study them as a list or as flashcards in the app, and mark each word once you know it.
How to use these words
Food nouns take the gender of the noun: der Käse, das Brot, die Milch. Use the accusative after essen and trinken: Ich esse einen Apfel.
Example sentences
- Ich trinke jeden Morgen einen Kaffee. – I drink a coffee every morning.
- Möchtest du Brot mit Käse? – Would you like bread with cheese?
- Das Essen schmeckt sehr gut. – The food tastes very good.
Word list
- das Brot – bread
- das Brötchen – bread roll
- die Butter – butter
- der Käse – cheese
- das Ei – egg
- das Fleisch – meat
- der Fisch – fish
- das Huhn – chicken
- der Reis – rice
- die Nudeln – noodles
- die Kartoffel – potato
- der Apfel – apple
- die Banane – banana
- die Milch – milk
- das Wasser – water
- der Kaffee – coffee
- der Tee – tea
- der Saft – juice
- das Bier – beer
- der Wein – wine