On
wine labels in Germany, you will come across four different types of
grapes used for wines:
1. Sp
ä tlese ( shp ä t-ley-suh ), indicating a
dry wine.2. Auslese ( ous-ley-suh ), indicating a fairly dry wine made form ripe grapes.
3. Beerenauslese ( beyR-uhn-ous-ley-suh ), indicating a sweet wine made from a special kind of very ripe grape.
4. Trockenbeerenauslese ( tRo-kuhn-bey-Ruhn-ous-ley-suh ), indicating a very sweet (usually quite expensive) wine.
Here
are some terms you should familiarize yourself with if you're a wine
lover:
German
|
Pronunciation
|
English
|
(sehr)
trocken
|
(seyR)
tRo-kuhn
|
(very)
dry
|
süß
|
z
ühs
|
sweet
|
etwas
süß
|
et-vAs
z ühs
|
rather
sweet
|
leicht
|
layHt
|
light
|
Beer
Words
Here
are a few terms and phrases that might help you in a
German Kneipe ( knay-puh ) or pub:
German
|
Pronunciation
|
English
|
das
Bier
|
dAs
beeR
|
Beer
|
ein
altbier
|
ayn
Alt-beeR
|
A
bitter ale
|
ein
Bier vom Faß
|
ayn
beer from fAs
|
A
draft beer
|
ein
dunkles Bier
|
ayn
doon-kuhns beer
|
A
dark beer
|
Ein
Glas Bier, bitte
|
ayn
glAs beer, bi-tuh
|
A
glass of beer, please
|
ein
helles Bier
|
ayn
he-luhs beer
|
A
light beer
|
ein
Pils
|
ayn
pilts
|
A
bitter (light beer)
|
Eine
Berliner Weiße mit Schuß
|
ay-nuh
BeR-li-nuhR vay-suh mit shoos
|
A
Weißbier with a dash of raspberry juice
|
Non-Alcoholic
Drinks
Here
are some names of general drinks you can find in the supermarket:
German
|
Pronunciation
|
English
|
die
Getränke
|
dee
guh-tR än-kuh
|
Drinks
|
das
Mineralwasser
|
dAs
mee-nuh-Rahl-vA-uhR
|
Mineral
Water
|
der
Saft
|
deyR
zAft
|
Juice
|
die
Limonade
|
dee
lee-moh-nah-duh
|
Soft
Drink
|
kohlensäurehaltig
|
koh-len-zoy-Re-hAl-tiH
|
Carbonated
|
nicht
kohlensäurehaltig
|
niHt
koh-len-zoy-Re-hAl-tiH
|
Non-Carbonated
|
The
Verb 'Trinken'
You
can use the verb trinken to help you order a beer or
that special glass of wine.
Person
|
Singular
|
English
|
Plural
|
English
|
First
|
ich
trinke
iH tRin-kuh |
I
drink
|
wir
trinken
veer tRin-kuhn |
We
drink
|
Second
|
du
trinkst
dew tRinkst |
You
drink
|
ihr
trinkt
eeR tRinkt |
You
drink
|
(Formal)
|
Sie
trinken
zee tRin-kuhn |
Sie
trinken
zee tRin-kuhn |
||
Third
|
er,
sie,
es trinken eR, zee, es tRin-kuhn |
He,
she,
It drinks |
sie
trinken
zee tRin-kuhn |
They
drink
|
