Food and Drink

Essen — Food in German!#

Food is one of the most important topics in any language, and in German, food is called Essen (say it like: ES-sen). German children eat many of the same foods as you do, but they use different words for them! Let's learn some delicious German food vocabulary.

Bread and Dairy#

Das Brot — German bread is very famous! Germany has hundreds of different types of bread. Das Brot sounds like "broat" — the bread is the star of German meals!

Die Milch sounds a bit like "milk" — that is because they come from the same ancient word root. You can hear the similarity!

Der Käse — German cheese is also famous. Say it: KAY-zeh. Imagine saying "Kay" and then "zeh" — easy!

Fruits and Vegetables#

Der Apfel looks like the old English word for apple. In fact, English "apple" and German "Apfel" come from the same ancestor word!

Die Banane sounds almost exactly like "banana" — that one is super easy to remember. Die Tomate is almost like "tomato" too!

At Mealtimes#

German children often say before meals:

• Guten Appetit! (say it like: GOO-ten ah-peh-TEET) — This means "Enjoy your meal!" or "Bon appetit!"

Everyone at the table says this together before eating. It is a lovely German tradition!