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Vocab: Drink — B1
Drink vocabulary at B1 level.
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das Gasthaus — inn, traditional restaurant
A Gasthaus is usually more traditional and rural than an ordinary restaurant. The word can refer to both the place for eating and drinking and, in some contexts, the accommodation attached to it.
Das Gasthaus liegt neben der Kirche.
The inn is next to the church.
liegt means is located, neben means next to, and die Kirche means the church. Das Gasthaus is nominative because it is the subject; der Kirche is dative because neben describes a fixed location, and liegt is in position two.
Wir besuchen das Gasthaus am Wochenende.
We visit the inn at the weekend.
besuchen means to visit, and am Wochenende means at the weekend. Das Gasthaus is accusative because it is the direct object of besuchen; the finite verb besuchen stands in position two.
Wir sitzen in dem Gasthaus und essen Suppe.
We are sitting in the inn and eating soup.
sitzen means to sit, in dem Gasthaus means in the inn, and Suppe means soup. Dem Gasthaus is dative because in expresses a fixed location; und keeps normal word order, so sitzen and essen stand in their clauses.
Die Tür des Gasthauses ist geschlossen.
The door of the inn is closed.
die Tür means the door, geschlossen means closed, and ist means is. Des Gasthauses is genitive to show that the door belongs to the inn; the finite verb ist is in position two.
In den Bergen gibt es viele Gasthäuser.
There are many inns in the mountains.
in den Bergen means in the mountains, viele means many, and gibt es means there are. Gasthäuser is plural after viele, while den Bergen is dative because in describes location; the phrase gibt es requires an accusative object, though the plural form looks the same in nominative and accusative.
die Gaststätte — restaurant, eating and drinking establishment
Gaststätte is a fairly neutral, slightly formal word for a place serving food and drinks. In everyday conversation, Restaurant, Café or Kneipe may be more specific.
Die Gaststätte öffnet um elf Uhr.
The restaurant opens at eleven o'clock.
öffnet means opens, and um elf Uhr means at eleven o'clock. Die Gaststätte is nominative because it performs the action; the finite verb öffnet is in position two, and um introduces the exact time.
Wir suchen eine Gaststätte in der Nähe.
We are looking for a restaurant nearby.
suchen means to look for, in der Nähe means nearby, and eine means a. Eine Gaststätte is accusative because it is the direct object of suchen; in der Nähe gives the location, and suchen stands in position two.
Wir essen in der Gaststätte neben dem Bahnhof.
We eat in the restaurant next to the station.
essen means to eat, neben means next to, and der Bahnhof means the station. Der Gaststätte is dative because in describes a fixed location, and dem Bahnhof is dative after neben; the finite verb essen is in position two.
Die Küche der Gaststätte ist sehr klein.
The restaurant's kitchen is very small.
die Küche means the kitchen, sehr klein means very small, and ist means is. Der Gaststätte is genitive to show which restaurant the kitchen belongs to; the finite verb ist is in position two.
In dieser Straße gibt es drei Gaststätten.
There are three restaurants in this street.
in dieser Straße means on this street, drei means three, and gibt es means there are. Gaststätten is plural after drei; dieser Straße is dative because in describes location, while the phrase gibt es takes an accusative object.
das Kaffeehaus — coffee house, café
A Kaffeehaus is more than a place to buy coffee: the word often suggests a traditional café where people stay and talk. Do not confuse it with das Café, which is the more general everyday word for café.
Das Kaffeehaus ist heute sehr voll.
The coffee house is very full today.
heute means today and sehr voll means very full. Das Kaffeehaus is nominative because it is the subject, and the finite verb ist stands in position two.
Wir besuchen das Kaffeehaus am Sonntag.
We are visiting the coffee house on Sunday.
besuchen means visit and am Sonntag means on Sunday. Das Kaffeehaus is accusative because besuchen takes a direct object; with a neuter noun, nominative and accusative both use das.
Wir sitzen in dem Kaffeehaus und lesen.
We are sitting in the coffee house and reading.
sitzen means sit and lesen means read. In dem Kaffeehaus is dative because in describes a fixed location here; the preposition is followed by the shortened form im in everyday speech.
Die Fenster des Kaffeehauses sind groß.
The coffee house's windows are large.
die Fenster means windows and groß means large. Des Kaffeehauses is genitive because it shows which windows are meant; the noun takes -es and the article is des.
In Wien gibt es viele Kaffeehäuser.
There are many coffee houses in Vienna.
in Wien means in Vienna and viele means many. Kaffeehäuser is the plural of Kaffeehaus, with -er and an umlaut; after es gibt, the thing that exists is accusative, although the plural article is not shown here.