Illustration of the A1 German word “lecker”, which translates to “delicious, tasty”. A colorful cake slice floating in the air, surrounded by tiny, happy musical notes that erupt from the frosting with every delicious bite.
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lecker

delicious, tasty

/ˈlɛkɐ/

Forms

Comparative Forms

Positive lecker
Komparativ leckerer
Superlativ am leckersten

Examples — lecker in a sentence

Das Abendessen ist sehr lecker.

The dinner is very delicious.

Sie macht immer leckeren Kuchen.

She always makes delicious cake.

How to remember it

Lecker sounds like 'LECK-ER'. If something is DELICIOUS, you want to LICK 'ER clean!

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Illustration of the A1 German word “lesen”, which translates to “to read”. A child reading a magical book with images floating out
lesen

/ˈleːzn̩/

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to read

Principal parts

lesen, las, hat gelesen

ich lese
du liest
er/sie/es liest
wir lesen
ihr lest
sie/Sie lesen

Examples

Ich lese gern interessante Bücher.

I like to read interesting books.

Liest du heute die Zeitung?

Do you read the newspaper today?

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das Menü

/meˈnyː/

set menu / menu

Examples

Wir bestellen das Tagesmenü.

We order the daily set menu.

Wo ist das Menü, bitte?

Where is the menu, please?

Illustration of the A1 German word “die Minute”, which translates to “minute”. A golden sandglass floating in mid-air, where the sand grains are tiny, glowing hourglasses falling toward a clock face on the ground.
die Minute

/miˈnuːtə/

minute

Examples

Warte bitte eine Minute hier.

Please wait one minute here.

Er kommt in fünf Minuten an.

He arrives in five minutes.

Illustration of the A1 German word “der Mittag”, which translates to “noon, midday”. A sun sitting perfectly at the highest point of the sky, casting a shadow that looks like a picnic table set for a feast.
der Mittag

/ˈmɪtaːk/

noon, midday

Examples

Wir essen zu Mittag.

We eat lunch.

Der Mittag ist um zwölf Uhr.

Noon is at twelve o'clock.

Illustration of the A1 German word “mittags”, which translates to “at midday, at lunchtime”. A sun perched exactly at the zenith of a clock-tower, casting a perfectly circular, shadowless glow over a table set for a midday feast.
mittags

/ˈmɪtaːks/

at midday, at lunchtime

Examples

Wir essen mittags immer zusammen in der Kantine.

We always eat together in the canteen at lunchtime.

Ich trinke mittags gern einen Kaffee mit Milch.

I like to drink coffee with milk at midday.

Illustration of the A1 German word “mögen”, which translates to “to like (general preference)”. A person hugging a giant, fluffy heart-shaped cloud, while gentle, warm rays of golden light radiate from the embrace.
mögen

/ˈmøːɡn̩/

to like (general preference)

Principal parts

mögen, mochte, hat gemocht

ich mag
du magst
er/sie/es mag
wir mögen
ihr mögt
sie/Sie mögen

Examples

Ich mag Pizza mit viel Käse.

I like pizza with a lot of cheese.

Er mag keine großen Spinnen.

He does not like big spiders.

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