Food & Drinks
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Vocabulary Words (40)
Essen
/ˈɛsn̩/
Food
Wasser
/ˈvasɐ/
Water
Brot
/bʁoːt/
Bread
Fleisch
/ˈflaɪ̯ʃ/
Meat
Fisch
/fɪʃ/
Fish
Gemüse
/ɡeˈmyːzə/
Gemüse
Obst
/ɔpst/
Obst
Salat
/zaˈlaːt/
Salat
Suppe
/zuːpə/
Suppe
Kartoffeln
/kartoˈfɛln/
Kartoffeln
Nudeln
/nuːdlən/
Nudeln
Reis
/raɪs/
Reis
Käse
/kaːzə/
Käse
Ei
/aɪ/
Ei
Milch
/mɪlç/
Milch
Butter
/ˈbʊtər/
Butter
Zucker
/ˈtsuːkɐ/
Sugar
Salz
/zalts/
Salt
Öl
/œl/
Oil
Kaffee
/kaˈfɛ/
coffee
Tee
/teː/
tea
Saft
/zaːft/
juice
Bier
/biːr/
beer
Wein
/vaɪn/
wine
Frühstück
/fʁʏːstʏk/
breakfast
Mittagessen
/mɪtaːɡɛsn/
lunch
Abendessen
/abəndɛsn/
dinner
Snack
/znaːk/
snack
Rezept
/ʁɛt͡sɛpt/
recipe
Zutaten
/tsuːtaːtn/
ingredients
Geschmack
/ɡəʃˈmaːk/
taste
Mahlzeit
/maːltsaɪt/
meal
Kühlschrank
/kyːlsˈʁaŋk/
fridge
Backofen
Oven
Herd
/hɛɐ̯t/
stove
Topf
/tɔpf/
pot
Pfanne
/pfana/
frying pan
Tasse
/tɑsə/
cup
Portion
/pɔɐ̯ʃn/
portion
Menü
/mɛny/
menu
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