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Vocab: Food — B2
Food vocabulary at B2 level.
Maskulin Feminin Neutrum Plural
ausgewogen — balanced, well-balanced
ausgewogen is often used for food, opinions, plans, or relationships that contain suitable or fair proportions. It can be compared regularly: ausgewogener, am ausgewogensten.
Die Ernährung ist ausgewogen.
The diet is balanced.
die Ernährung means the diet or nutrition. ausgewogen is predicative after ist, so it has no adjective ending; the verb ist stands in position two.
Sie kocht eine ausgewogene Mahlzeit.
She cooks a balanced meal.
kocht means cooks and eine Mahlzeit is a meal. ausgewogene describes the feminine accusative noun Mahlzeit and takes -e after eine; kocht is the finite verb in position two.
Diese Lösung ist ausgewogener als die alte.
This solution is more balanced than the old one.
diese Lösung means this solution and die alte means the old one. ausgewogener compares two things and is followed by als; ist remains in position two.
Von allen Vorschlägen ist dieser am ausgewogensten.
Of all the suggestions, this one is the most balanced.
von allen Vorschlägen means of all the suggestions, and dieser means this one. The predicative superlative uses am ausgewogensten, while ist is in position two and the comparison phrase comes first.
die Gastronomie — hospitality industry, food-service sector
This is a professional and business term for the restaurant, café and catering sector. It is broader and more formal than a single Gaststätte, which is one establishment.
Die Gastronomie braucht gut ausgebildete Fachkräfte.
The hospitality industry needs well-trained skilled workers.
brauchen means to need, gut ausgebildet means well-trained, and Fachkräfte means skilled workers. Die Gastronomie is nominative because it is the subject, while gut ausgebildete Fachkräfte is accusative after brauchen; the finite verb braucht is in position two.
Die Stadt fördert die Gastronomie im Zentrum.
The city supports the hospitality industry in the centre.
die Stadt means the city, fördern means to support or promote, and im Zentrum means in the centre. Die Gastronomie is accusative because it is the object of fördert; im Zentrum is a location phrase, and the finite verb is in position two.
Viele Menschen arbeiten in der Gastronomie.
Many people work in the hospitality industry.
viele Menschen means many people, arbeiten means work, and in der means in the. Der Gastronomie is dative because in describes the sector in which people work; the finite verb arbeiten is in position two.
Die Zukunft der Gastronomie hängt von den Gästen ab.
The future of the hospitality industry depends on the guests.
die Zukunft means the future, hängt ... ab means depends, and von den Gästen means on the guests. Der Gastronomie is genitive because it identifies whose future is meant; von takes dative, and the separable verb abhängen splits in the main clause.
Moderne Gastronomien bieten vegane Gerichte an.
Modern food-service businesses offer vegan dishes.
modern means modern, bieten ... an means offer, vegan means vegan, and Gerichte means dishes. Moderne Gastronomien is plural nominative, while vegane Gerichte is accusative after anbieten; the separable prefix an moves to the end of the main clause.
schlachten — to slaughter
schlachten is normally used for farm animals killed for meat and takes an accusative object. Its perfect uses haben: hat geschlachtet.
Der Bauer schlachtet heute ein Schwein.
The farmer is slaughtering a pig today.
der Bauer means the farmer, heute means today, and ein Schwein means a pig. ein Schwein is accusative because schlachten takes a direct object, and the finite verb schlachtet stands in position two.
Der Bauer hat ein Schwein geschlachtet.
The farmer has slaughtered a pig.
der Bauer is the farmer and ein Schwein is a pig. ein Schwein is accusative after schlachten; the auxiliary hat is in position two and geschlachtet goes to the end.
Früher schlachtete man die Tiere im Herbst.
In the past, people slaughtered the animals in autumn.
früher means in the past, man means people or one, and im Herbst means in autumn. die Tiere is accusative after schlachten, and the weak past form schlachtete is in position two.
Schlachte das Huhn nicht im Haus!
Do not slaughter the chicken in the house!
das Huhn means the chicken and nicht im Haus means not in the house. Schlachte is the du imperative; the direct object das Huhn is accusative, and nicht makes the command negative.
Ich würde das Tier nicht selbst schlachten.
I would not slaughter the animal myself.
würde ... nicht means would not, das Tier means the animal, and selbst means myself or personally. The infinitive schlachten stands at the end after würde; das Tier is accusative because it is the direct object.
Der Metzger wird morgen das Rind schlachten.
The butcher will slaughter the cow tomorrow.
der Metzger means the butcher, morgen means tomorrow, and das Rind means the cow or ox. The finite auxiliary wird is in position two and the infinitive schlachten goes to the end; das Rind is accusative.
das Schwammerl — mushroom
This is an Austrian and southern German word; standard German usually uses der Pilz. Schwammerl is often used when talking about collecting or cooking wild mushrooms.
Im Wald wächst ein Schwammerl neben dem Baum.
A mushroom is growing next to the tree in the forest.
der Wald means forest, wächst means is growing, neben means next to, and der Baum means tree. Ein Schwammerl is nominative because it is the subject, and the finite verb wächst stands in position two.
Ich sehe ein Schwammerl unter den Blättern.
I see a mushroom under the leaves.
sehen means to see, unter means under, and die Blätter means the leaves. Ein Schwammerl is accusative because sehen takes a direct object, while unter den Blättern is dative because it describes a fixed location.
Ich gebe dem Schwammerl noch etwas Zeit zum Wachsen.
I give the mushroom a little more time to grow.
geben means to give, noch etwas Zeit means a little more time, and wachsen means to grow. Dem Schwammerl is dative because it is the recipient of geben, and the direct object is Zeit.
Die Farbe des Schwammerls ist ungewöhnlich.
The mushroom’s colour is unusual.
die Farbe means colour and ungewöhnlich means unusual. Des Schwammerls is genitive because it shows whose colour it is; the genitive ending -s is added to the noun.
Auf dem Markt liegen frische Schwammerl.
Fresh mushrooms are lying at the market.
auf dem Markt means at the market, liegen means are lying, and frisch means fresh. Schwammerl has the same form in the plural, but frische and the article-free context show that it means more than one mushroom.
verpflegen — to feed; to provide for, to care for; to care for; to look after
Verpflegen is often used for supplying meals, especially in hotels, camps and organised events. It can also be reflexive: sich verpflegen means to arrange one's own food.
Das Hotel verpflegt seine Gäste dreimal am Tag.
The hotel provides its guests with meals three times a day.
das Hotel is a hotel, seine Gäste means its guests, and dreimal am Tag means three times a day. Seine Gäste is accusative because verpflegen takes the person receiving food as its direct object; the finite verb verpflegt stands in position two.
Das Hotel hat die Gäste gut verpflegt.
The hotel provided the guests with good meals.
gut means well, and die Gäste means the guests. Die Gäste is accusative because it is the object of verpflegen; hat stands in position two and verpflegt goes to the end as the Partizip II.
Früher verpflegte die Küche zweihundert Menschen.
In the past, the kitchen fed two hundred people.
früher means in the past, die Küche is the kitchen, and zweihundert Menschen means two hundred people. The object zweihundert Menschen is accusative, while the regular past form verpflegte stands in position two after the fronted time word.
Verpfleg die Kinder zuerst!
Feed the children first!
die Kinder means the children, and zuerst means first. Die Kinder is accusative because it is the object; the informal imperative verpfleg stands at the beginning and the subject du is left out.
Wenn ich müsste, verpflegte ich die ganze Gruppe selbst.
If I had to, I would provide food for the whole group myself.
wenn ich müsste means if I had to, die ganze Gruppe means the whole group, and selbst means myself. In the subordinate clause, the finite verb müsste goes to the end; the conditional form verpflegte is regular and takes the accusative object die ganze Gruppe.
Der Veranstalter wird alle Teilnehmer verpflegen.
The organiser will provide food for all participants.
der Veranstalter is the organiser, and alle Teilnehmer means all participants. Alle Teilnehmer is accusative after verpflegen; wird stands in position two and the infinitive verpflegen goes to the end.
Die Helfer verpflegen die Verletzten.
The helpers are caring for the injured.
die Helfer are the helpers, and die Verletzten means the injured people. Die Verletzten is accusative because verpflegen takes a direct object; the finite verb verpflegen stands in position two.
Wir müssen die Pferde jeden Morgen verpflegen.
We have to look after the horses every morning.
müssen means have to, die Pferde are the horses, and jeden Morgen means every morning. Die Pferde is accusative, while the infinitive verpflegen goes to the end after the modal verb müssen.
die Verpflegung — catering; food provision; care; care; provision of food and support
Verpflegung is a mass noun, so it normally has no plural when referring to food or catering in general. It is common in travel, hotel and event contexts, and volle Verpflegung means that meals are included.
Die Verpflegung im Hotel ist ausgezeichnet.
The food and catering at the hotel are excellent.
im Hotel means at the hotel, and ausgezeichnet means excellent. Die Verpflegung is nominative because it is the subject; the finite verb ist stands in position two, and this mass noun normally has no plural here.
Die Reiseleitung organisiert die Verpflegung.
The tour guide organises the catering.
die Reiseleitung is the tour management or tour guide, and organisiert means organises. Die Verpflegung is accusative because it is the direct object of organisiert; its form is identical to the nominative feminine form.
Wir sind mit der Verpflegung sehr zufrieden.
We are very satisfied with the catering.
sehr zufrieden means very satisfied, and mit means with. Mit always takes the dative, so der Verpflegung is dative; sind stands in position two and zufrieden remains at the end of the clause.
Die Qualität der Verpflegung war besser als erwartet.
The quality of the catering was better than expected.
die Qualität means the quality, and besser als erwartet means better than expected. Der Verpflegung is genitive because it identifies whose quality is meant; the finite verb war stands in position two.
Die Verpflegung der Verletzten hat Priorität.
Caring for the injured has priority.
die Verletzten means the injured people, and Priorität means priority. Der Verletzten is genitive after the noun Verpflegung to show whose care is meant; the finite verb hat stands in position two.
Für die Verpflegung der Kinder ist gesorgt.
The children's food and care have been taken care of.
für means for, der Kinder means of the children, and ist gesorgt means has been taken care of. Für die Verpflegung is accusative because für requires it, while der Kinder is genitive; the fixed expression ist gesorgt places gesorgt at the end.
der Verzehr — consumption, intake
Verzehr is a formal noun used for eating and drinking, often on menus, labels and in official language. In everyday speech, Essen or Essen und Trinken is usually more natural.
Der Verzehr von Alkohol ist hier verboten.
The consumption of alcohol is forbidden here.
der Verzehr von Alkohol means the consumption of alcohol, and verboten means forbidden. The noun phrase is nominative because it is the subject of ist; von Alkohol uses the dative after von.
Das Gesetz beschränkt den Verzehr von Fleisch.
The law restricts the consumption of meat.
das Gesetz means law, beschränkt means restricts, and das Fleisch means meat. Den Verzehr is accusative because beschränken takes an accusative object; von Fleisch uses von plus dative.
Bei der Veranstaltung ist dem Verzehr von Speisen nicht erlaubt.
At the event, the consumption of food is not permitted.
die Veranstaltung means event, and die Speisen means food or dishes. Bei requires the dative, so bei der Veranstaltung is dative; dem Verzehr is dative in the fixed phrase zum Verzehr or after a structure that assigns dative, while the sentence is more naturally phrased as Der Verzehr von Speisen ist nicht erlaubt.
Die Kosten des Verzehrs stehen auf der Rechnung.
The cost of the consumption is on the bill.
die Kosten means costs, die Rechnung means bill, and stehen auf means are shown on. Des Verzehrs is genitive because it specifies which costs; auf der Rechnung is dative because it describes a fixed location.
Hohe Verzehre können die Gesundheit belasten.
High levels of consumption can harm health.
hohe means high, die Gesundheit means health, and belasten means to put a strain on or harm. Verzehre is nominative plural as the subject; after the modal können, the infinitive belasten goes to the end.