B1 · 43 words
Food and ingredients in German
The rest of the shopping list — dairy, meat, fruit and the bread names that need explaining.
German bread deserves a note of its own. Das Brötchen is a roll and is called something different in nearly every region — Semmel, Schrippe, Weck — all meaning the same thing. And two dairy products have no clean English equivalent: der Quark is a fresh curd cheese used in both sweet and savoury cooking, and die Schlagsahne is whipping cream sold ready to whip.
The words
Verb (1)
enthaltento containVerbB1
Forms: enthält, enthielt, enthalten.
Noun (40)
die Wurstsausage, cold cutsNounA2
Plural: die Würste. Covers both a sausage and sliced cold meat.
der SchinkenhamNounA2
Plural unchanged.
der JoghurtyoghurtNounA2
Masculine or neuter depending on region; both are correct.
die SahnecreamNounB1
der Quarkcurd cheeseNounB1
A staple with no clean English equivalent.
das MüslimuesliNounA2
The word is Swiss German and was borrowed into English.
die MarmeladejamNounA2
der HonighoneyNounA2
die MöhrecarrotNounA2
Also die Karotte, mainly in the south.
die TomatetomatoNounA1
die Gurkecucumber, gherkinNounA2
der KohlcabbageNounB1
der SpinatspinachNounB1
die BohnebeanNounB1
die ErbsepeaNounB1
der Pilzmushroom, fungusNounB1
die Birnepear, light bulbNounA2
Also a light bulb.
die BananebananaNounA1
die TraubegrapeNounB1
die ErdbeerestrawberryNounA2
die KirschecherryNounB1
die PflaumeplumNounB1
die ZitronelemonNounA2
die OrangeorangeNounA2
Also die Apfelsine in the north.
die NussnutNounB1
Plural: die Nüsse.
das RindfleischbeefNounB1
das SchweinefleischporkNounB1
das HähnchenchickenNounA2
The meat; the live bird is das Huhn.
das HackfleischminceNounB1
der Aufschnittsliced cold meatsNounC1
das Vollkornbrotwholemeal breadNounB1
die BrezelpretzelNounB1
der EssigvinegarNounB1
der SenfmustardNounB1
die Schlagsahnewhipping creamNounB1
die Konservetin, tinned foodNounC1
die Tiefkühlwarefrozen foodNounC1
der Imbisssnack, snack barNounB2
das Abendbrotevening meal of breadNounB1
A cold meal of bread, cheese and cold cuts — the standard German evening meal.
das PulverpowderNounB1
Plural: die Pulver.
Adjective (1)
fettfatty; fatAdjectiveB1
Of a person, rude; dick is the neutral word.
Phrase (1)
das Brötchen kaufento buy rollsPhraseA2
Called Semmel in the south and Schrippe in Berlin.
This list belongs to Food and drink — 22 lists and 862 words that can also be practised as a whole.
Practise this list
From these 43 words, as many per round as you like — up to all of them: first what is due today, then new ones. First you choose, then you fill the gap, then you write it yourself. Mistakes come back again shortly.