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Essen — food, meal, dinner in German

dasnounA1
Pronunciation

/ˈɛsn̩/

Quick Facts

Gender

das

Plural

Essen

Level

A1

Frequency

80/100

Source Rank

#979

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Example Sentences

Bringen Sie Essen mit.

Bring food.

Danke für das Essen.

Thanks for the meal.

Example sentences from Tatoeba, licensed under CC BY 2.0 FR.

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