When you have finished this lesson you can:

• Name different food and groups

• Say what you eat and do not eat

• Say that you are allergic to something

The classic or traditional meal often consists of three components: meat with sauce, satiety side dish (such as potatoes or vegetables) and salad. Soups are usually taken as a starter and the dessert are regionally very different. For example, Austria has a lot of different and delicious pastries such as the Sachertorte.

Traditional food is not the one you see most in the cities or among the young generations. Here the kitchen is far more international.

Arrange correctly: Click at the speaker-button on the left and drag it to the corresponding word on the right side.

Arrange correctly: Click at the speaker-button on the left and drag it to the corresponding word on the right side.

Arrange correctly: Click at the picture on the left and drag it to the corresponding word on the right side.

! Note: In German, the terms are composed from the animal (in plural!) + the special kind of meat.

Arrange correctly: Click at the speaker-button on the left and drag it to the corresponding word on the right side.

Arrange correctly: Click at the speaker-button on the left and drag it to the corresponding picture on the right side.

Arrange correctly: Click at the speaker-button on the left and drag it to the corresponding word on the right side.

Arrange correctly: Click at the picture on the left and drag it to the corresponding word on the right side.

When you want to say what you eat and do not eat, say:

In German, there are three ways of negation:

1. nein

    “Nein” is the negative answer to a question. It is used exclusively to answer questions.

        Isst du mit uns? - Nein.    [Are you eating with us? - No.]

2. kein/keine/keiner
   

“Kein” denies exclusively nouns and must be declined like a possessive article.

Ich trinke keinen Alkohol. (accusative, masculin)    [I don’t drink alcohol.]

Ich mag keine Schokolade. (acc., f)                            [I don’t like chocolate.]

Ich esse kein Fleisch. (acc., n)                                    [I don’t eat meat.]
Ich sehe keine Gabeln. (acc., pl.)                                [I don’t see forks.]

1. nicht

With "nicht" everything is denied, which is not denied with "nein" or "kein".

"Nicht" always stands before what should be denied, unless it denies the conjugated verb.

        Ich esse nicht alles.                                                     [I don’t eat everything.]

If you deny the conjugated verb, you deny the whole sentence.

“Nicht” is at the end of the sentence.

           Ich kaufe das Gemüse nicht.                                                [I don’t buy the vegetables.]

            If an auxiliary verb or a modal verb is used in addition to the main verb, "nicht" always comes before the main verb.

                 Ich habe das Brot nicht gekauft.                                    [I didn’t buy the bread.]

Arrange correctly: Click at the form of "kein" on the left and drag it to the noun with the right gender on the right side.

If you are allergic to something you can say:

A meal can have several courses.

When going to a table, it is polite not to start eating before everyone has had some food. If you're a guest in someone's house. Usually people say “Guten Appetit” before they start eating, some of them also say “Mahlzeit”.

In some parts of the country, the host will keep saying "take something more" to keep eating. In other parts, you assume that you take yourself if you are still hungry.

When you have finished eating, you say "thanks for food," and so the host usually says "well-being."

You answer by giving the wish back.

Another opening phrase is:

If you've eaten some or all of your food, you'll surely be asked if you want more.

You can answer:

It is polite to thank for the food: