gutes Essen
The English phrase "good food" is gutes Essen in German.
gutes Essen is used to describe food that tastes good or is of high quality.
Which one should you use?
While gutes Essen refers generally to the quality of the food, you might use leckeres Essen if you want to specifically describe the delicious taste of the food.
How does it change in a sentence?
In the phrase gutes Essen, the adjective gut takes the -es ending because Essen is a neuter noun in the nominative or accusative case.
Did you know?
- If you are in a German-speaking region, you might find that Essen is also the name of a major city in North Rhine-Westphalia.
- Germans often use the phrase Guten Appetit before starting a meal to wish others 'good food' or a 'good appetite'.
- While gutes Essen describes quality, Germans may use the word Leckerbissen to describe a specific 'good' morsel or a delicacy.
Examples in context
- Das ist gutes Essen.This is good food.This sentence is useful for stating that something is gutes Essen.Tatoeba #10055622 by wolfgangth, translation #6013192 by mailohilohi
- Fast jeder schätzt gutes Essen.Almost everybody appreciates good food.This sentence shows how people appreciate gutes Essen.Tatoeba #1857076 by Tamy, translation #33284 by CK
- Dieses Hotel serviert sehr gutes Essen.That hotel serves very good food.This sentence demonstrates a hotel serving very gutes Essen.Tatoeba #793458 by Hans_Adler, translation #68614 by CK
- Des Essen is echt guad.The food is really good.
- Die Suppe schmeckt fantastischThe soup tastes fantastic
- 2 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Lukas and Julia are deciding where to go for dinner.
- LukasJulia, wollen wir heute Abend essen gehen?Julia, do you want to go out to eat tonight?
- JuliaJa, aber ich möchte nur gutes Essen.Yes, but I only want good food.
- LukasDann sollten wir in das neue Restaurant gehen.Then we should go to the new restaurant.
- JuliaGute Idee, Lukas, ich habe viel Gutes darüber gehört.Good idea, Lukas, I have heard many good things about it.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
