Schokolade
/ʃokoˈlaːdə/feminine
The English word chocolate is translated into German as Schokolade.
Schokolade refers to the food made from ground roasted cocoa beans. Specific varieties include Milchschokolade for milk chocolate, while Bitterschokolade and Zartbitterschokolade are both used to refer to dark chocolate. If you are drinking the beverage, use Heiße Schokolade for hot chocolate.
Meaning: food made from ground roasted cocoa beans (noun)
Which one should you use?
While Schokolade is the standard noun, you can use the adjective schokoladen to describe something as being made of or containing chocolate. To describe a color, you can use schokoladenfarben or schokoladenbraun.
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
Schokolade is a feminine noun. The genitive form for 'of chocolate' or 'chocolate's' is Schokoladen. If you are referring to the genitive of the noun with a definite article, such as 'of the chocolate', use der Schokolade.
How do you pronounce it?
/ʃokoˈlaːdə/
Did you know?
- While 'Schokolade' is the food, Germans often use the term Schokoladenseite to describe someone's 'sunny side' or best qualities.
- The German language allows for the creation of compound words like Schokoladentafel, which refers specifically to a chocolate bar as a 'table' of chocolate.
- The word Schokolade is borrowed from the Dutch chocolade, which came from the Spanish chocolate and the Classical Nahuatl chocolātl.
Examples in context
- Ann mag Schokolade sehr.Ann likes chocolate very much.This sentence shows how to express that someone likes Schokolade.Tatoeba #1974473 by Vortarulo, translation #413335 by CN
- Ich mag keine Schokolade.I don't like chocolate.This sentence shows how to express a dislike for Schokolade.Tatoeba #1589465 by Zaghawa, translation #1589467 by Zaghawa
- Tom mag keine Schokolade.Tom doesn't like chocolate.Tatoeba #8123775 by Pfirsichbaeumchen, translation #4665947 by CK
- Ich liebe SchokoladeI love chocolate
- Kannst du mir Schokolade geben?Can you give me some chocolate?
- Ich esse gerne MilchschokoladeI enjoy eating milk chocolate
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Example conversation
Julian and Julia are in the kitchen after dinner.
- JulianJulia, möchtest du Schokolade?Julia, do you want some chocolate?
- JuliaJa, sehr gerne, Julian.Yes, I would love to, Julian.
- JulianHier ist die Schokolade.Here is the chocolate.
- JuliaDanke, sie sieht gut aus.Thanks, it looks good.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “chocolate” translations and entries Schokolade, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries Schokolade, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
