EUT: Going to a German Supermarkt

Going to a German Supermarkt

What is it like to go to a supermarket in a German-speaking country?

The old saying, "You are what you eat" is usually translated in German to "Man isst was man ist" - which forms a pun in German as well (with isst being the third-person conjugation of essen / to eat and ist being is).    

A trip to a German supermarket (Supermarkt auf Deutsch) reveals much about German food culture and the grocery shopping habits of most Germans.

The average German Supermarkt tends to be smaller than its American counterpart, illustrating the German preference for buying fresh meats and produce frequently and from specialty stores: the butcher or Metzgerei, the bakery or Bäckerei (it is not uncommon for many Germans to make daily trips to the bakery to get the freshest Brot or Brötchen), the dairy store or Mölkerei, the produce store or Obst- und Gemüseladen, the beverage store or Getränkemarkt (where Bier and Mineralwasser are bought by the case), and, perhaps most loved of all by Germans, from the Wochenmarkt or weekly outdoor market, usually open once or twice per week in most German towns (with Saturday markets being most popular) and offering the freshest farm to table produce, meats, poultry, bread, cheeses, etc. A visit to Germany would not be complete without seeing a Wochenmarkt in full swing.

Wortschatz - Supermarkt

Wortschatz - Supermarkt
Click to listen to the pronunciation of these terms. süß - sweet salzig - salty warm - warm sauer - sour bitter - bitter scharf - spicy hart - hard alt - old kalt - cold trocken - dry fettig - greasy zu - to zu scharf - too spicy zu salzig - too salty zu kalt - too cold	Click to listen to the pronunciation of these terms. kosten - to cost Was kostet...? How much is...? kochen - to cook backen - bake brauchen - to need schmecken - to taste probieren - to taste something die Flasche - the bottle die Kiste - the case der Becher - the container/the bowl die Packung - the package das Pfund - the pound das Kilo - the kilogram das Gram   - the gram der Liter - the liter die Lebensmittel - the groceries das Salat-Öl - the salad oil der Zucker - the sugar das Mehl - the flour eine Prise Salz - a pinch of salt die Gewürze - the seasoning/spices das Schwein - the pig  das Geflügel - the poultry der Aufschnitt - the cold cut das Obst - the fruit das Gemüse - the vegetables der Schinken - the ham	Click to listen to the pronunciation of these terms. Ich habe genug. - I have enough Ich bin satt. - I'm full Ich möchte nicht mehr. - I don't want any more fantastisch - fantastic sehr gut - very good gut - good lecker - delicious

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