🇩🇪 German from 🇬🇧 English All Words
Kaffee
A1 noun Essen & Trinken
🇬🇧 English: coffee
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🇩🇪 Hören & Wiederholen (German)

Definition

🇩🇪 German
noun

Anregendes schwarzes Aufgussgetränk.

Definition

🇬🇧 English

A dark brown drink made from roasted coffee beans. It contains caffeine and is one of the most popular drinks in the world.

Grammatik

🇩🇪 German

Gender: maskulin (der). Plural: die Kaffees.

🇬🇧 Usually uncountable: 'I drink coffee every day.' But countable when ordering: 'Can I have two coffees please?' Common collocations: black coffee (no milk), white coffee (with milk), coffee shop, coffee break, instant coffee.

Cultural Notes

🇬🇧 English

Coffee culture is very strong in English-speaking countries. The 'coffee break' is a short rest from work for a coffee. Going for 'a coffee' with someone is a common social activity. Popular orders include flat white, latte, cappuccino, and Americano.

Beispielsätze

Der Mann goss den Kaffee in eine Tasse.

"Der Mann goss den Kaffee in eine Tasse."

🇬🇧 "The man poured the coffee into a cup."

Sie trinken Kaffee.

"Sie trinken Kaffee."

🇬🇧 "They are drinking coffee."

Lückentext 🇩🇪 German

Der Mann goss den ___ in eine Tasse.

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